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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council announced their strong support for the ESA Amendments Act of 2024, introduced by Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA) and Rep. Bruce Westerman …

The Montana Farm Bureau has submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding changes that could reduce or eliminate grazing on BLM lands. Montana Farm Bureau said they …

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management announced a $41 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration. This funding will support 74 projects in 16 states, …

Paradise Valley, MT — The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) today announced an innovative payment-for-presence program to compensate a rancher for providing elk habitat in Montana’s Paradise Valley.  Using …

By Kayla Walker for Ranchers Stewardship Alliance There’s been entire books written on the history of fencing in the West.  The evolution of barbed wire, the impact fences had on …

Elk hunters, landowners and other stakeholders interested in how Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks manages elk have an opportunity to weigh in on the new draft elk management plan. The …

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2022 – Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations will be reinstated after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that a district court improperly vacated 2019 revisions. …

HELENA – The suite of recommendations developed by the Elk Management Citizen Advisory Group are available for public review and comment. The group was organized this past spring by FWP director Hank …

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands Council (PLC), American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and other agriculture coalition members commended a decision from the …

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on revisions to the statewide Elk Management Plan last adopted in 2005. FWP began work on the revised plan in 2020, …