The Public Land and Water Access Association is doing some of the most critical work in the nation to preserve and protect your access rights; they focus on Montana issues though are establishing legal precedents that will be impactful nationwide. Learn more here and consider joining their effort with a tax deductible donation. It’ll be […]
Access and Public Lands
Montana’s Public Land and Water Access Association has been defending public access to Montana’s beloved resources for thirty years, long before it became a political hot button and quite so trendy to fly the public lands banner. They’ve been doing the heavy lifting, very often behind the scenes and under the radar, for a long […]
From the TRCP – The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest manages over 2.8 million acres in 17 different Montana counties. These forests support some of the finest hunting, fishing, and camping in central and western Montana. The forest plan that determines the future management of these public lands is currently being revised, and sportsmen need […]
Interesting article this morning in the Missoulian – Landowner Says He’ll Shut Down Bitterroot Fishing Access if City, State Don’t Act. From the article – STEVENSVILLE — An empty can of Foster’s beer in a plastic bag hangs from a barb on Roy Capp’s fence. If you want to boil down Capp’s years of frustration […]
Been hearing a lot of chatter about getting a great crowd here next Saturday in Boise. Details here. Git ‘er done.
Please take twenty seconds today and sign up to support continued management of the Tongass National Forest as public land on a rational, multi-use basis. From the American Salmon Forest site – ADD YOUR NAME. More details on the Tongass 77.
The Missoula Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently in the process of revising their 30-year-old Resource Management Plan; at stake are the overarching guidelines to management 156,000 public acres and 122,000 acres of sub-surface mineral rights in the region. From their project page – The Missoula Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising its […]
Via Instagram yesterday – The bill’s tracking page is here; as of this morning it’s still showing it’s in committee and bears following to confirmation that it’s indeed been killed. It’s one out of a handful of bad lands bills, but it’s a start. Hot damn.
Give ’em hell, New Mexico. Details.
Don’t forget the upcoming Public Lands Rally in Helena under the capital rotunda next Monday, 30 January. For those who might be gainfully employed and unable to wiggle out of the office | shop | lab that day, sign the petition the event organizers have posted here. Time to make some noise in Helena.
From the Casper Tribune late Friday, the Wyoming Senate president, Eli Bebout, moved to kill a public lands transfer constitutional amendment bill that’s been a recent focus of public land advocates’ attention. From the article – CHEYENNE — Wyoming Senate President Eli Bebout said Friday that he is killing a public lands transfer constitutional amendment […]
Been meaning to post a link to this piece that ran back on the 10th in the New York Times – David Quammen’s It’s Our Land. Let’s Keep It That Way. A remarkably level-headed piece, in part due to a quick stroll through some pertinent history, Quammen’s deep roots in the Greater Yellowstone shine here. […]
Neck deep in the furor of this election season, there’s so much signal noise being spewed from every direction it’s damned challenging at times to find information and data sources that are grounded in objective reality. We’ve long been, and always will be, dyed in the wool, fight to the last man, supporters of public […]
The Utah Stream Access Coalition’s General Meeting for 2016 is coming up 17 November, 7 PM, at the main SLC City Library (210 E 400 S, SLC). There will be updates from the current board and the legal team and four open seats on the board will be filled by election. Looking for a Few […]
