Property owners increasingly choose conservation easements to protect Montana land from development, prompting land trust ...

Protecting Montana's land and keeping it wild is an important topic right now. Currently, Montana is 29% public land and 28% federal land. Did you know that there's a nonprofit land trust that's ...

Nearly 33,000 acres west of Kalispell are slated for permanent protection under a conservation easement being considered by the Montana Land Board next week. The Land Board will either confirm or deny ...

After 16 years, a crucial road to one of Montana’s most beloved national parks is once again open to the public. It’s a stunning win for land access that sparked immediate celebration among Montana’s ...

Nathan Boddy Montana Free Press Mar 5, 2025 Mar 5, 2025 PINESDALE — When a splinter group of Mormon fundamentalists founded the town of Pinesdale more than 60 years ago, the hundreds of acres in the ...

In Montana’s Crazy Mountains, private landowners have restricted access to public lands, including in the Sweet Grass Creek drainage, shown here. PHOTO BY BRUCE GORDON/ECOFLIGHT Our map — the official ...