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Montana is selling more state trust land than it’s buying
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (771+ words) In recent years, Montana has sold more state trust land than it’s purchased due, in part, to a fast-moving real estate market. Seth Goodwin, Land Section Supervisor with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, told the state Land Board…...
‘A dress rehearsal’ for grizzly delisting
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1335+ words) When I arrived at the press conference Tuesday evening, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials were setting up a makeshift stage. Front and center was a sign that said “Return Management to the States.” As Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and…...
Feds transfer grizzly bear management to states
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (543+ words) After more than half a century of federal protections, the Trump Administration on Tuesday announced a proposal to return management of grizzly bears in the Lower 48 to the states. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, flanked by governors Greg Gianforte…...
Do no ‘harm’: Feds rescind ESA definition protecting habitat
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (721+ words) The U.S. Interior Department will officially drop the definition of the word “harm” from the kinds of actions prohibited by the Endangered Species Act in a Federal Register notice expected to publish Tuesday. The Endangered Species Act was passed almost unanimously…...
The big findings from the new Montana Free Press–Eagleton poll
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Over the past two weeks, Montana Free Press has published a series of stories examining the results of the new Montana Free Press-Eagleton poll. The poll explored voter attitudes on national politics, immigration, affordability, elected officials and several emerging 2026 races....
Senate confirms Steve Pearce to lead the BLM
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (695+ words) The U.S. Senate narrowly voted to approve Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Pearce, a 78-year-old Republican, has deep ties to the oil and gas industry and a record of supporting federal land sales. With a 46-43 vote…...
Public land access groups challenge Montana FWP position on corner crossing
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (307+ words) The Montana lawsuit follows high-profile litigation over four hunters’ use of corner crossing to access BLM land in Wyoming....
A 2025 Montana law making drone use a form of trespass enters corner-crossing conversation
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) Can a hunter in Montana legally access “corner-locked” public land if they use a ladder to avoid adjoining private property? Is corner-crossing trespassing if a hunter is on horseback? How does the legal calculation change if the hunter uses a…...
The Montana conservation legacy of Ted Turner
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (985+ words) BOZEMAN — Ted Turner, one of America’s most famous media moguls and one of its largest land conservationists, has died at 87 in Lamont, Florida, surrounded by his family. A gritty entrepreneur with a large appetite for risk — and land — Turner funneled…...
California couple can move forward with home construction in Glacier National Park California couple can move forward with home construction in Glacier National Park
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (406+ words) A California couple will be able to complete the construction of a home just feet from McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park after a federal appeals court ruled the state’s streambed protection laws did not apply to the project. While…...