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A Cure for the Creek
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Community Partnerships in Action: Southwest Montana
Collaboration in Sagebrush Country This story is by Sean Claffey, Southwest Montana Sagebrush Conservation Partnership Coordinator, and is part of a series highlighting local success stories and what made them possible. The Place The sagebrush steppe is a sometimes forgotten part of Montana when spectacular alpine peaks and deep forests dominate the skyline. Fortunately, the Southwest…
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The Conifer Conundrum
Pushing Back Problem Trees in Montana Grasslands and Rangelands Article by Hannah Nikonow and Emily Downing, IWJV Communications Specialists Forests are changing across the West. Fires are an integral part of the health of forested landscapes but humans are pretty good at putting them out to protect lives, economies, and infrastructure. In Montana’s Blackfoot Valley…
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Beyond the Banks: Collaborative Conservation in Montana’s Big Hole Valley
Ranchers don’t really raise cattle, according to John Richardson. They raise grass. Richardson, who owns the Hat Creek Ranch in Montana’s Big Hole Valley, said he knows that healthy grass means healthy cattle, and healthy grass, of course, comes from healthy soil and water. Richardson said he keeps soil and water health at the forefront…
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Arctic Grayling Revival
This article is a partnership production of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program—Mountain-Prairie Region and Intermountain West Joint Venture. Click here to read all four stories in this series. By Kristen A. Schmitt The Big Hole River, a well-known fly-fishing paradise, winds between the Anaconda Range and the Pioneer Mountains,…
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A Final Puzzle Piece: Completing Montana’s Smith Lake Wetland Complex
A solitary Sandhill crane lifts off the perimeter of a spring-greened wetland with a few indignant calls and flaps southward. A passel of conservation partners watch the bird’s flight from the north end of Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area and discuss the incredible migratory bird value of this place, and the need to conserve it…
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Keeping Water Around: Restoring Wet Meadows in the Sage
The following story and photos are by Sarah Keller for the Intermountain West Joint Venture. On an overcast fall afternoon in southwest Montana, nearly two dozen land managers and conservationists are gathered in the sagebrush around a vertical face of eroding soil. During spring runoff, wet meadows like these green up and become a vital…
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Time-Tested Conservation Model Expands in Montana
By Erin Hendel and Nathan Korb, The Nature Conservancy in Montana The Centennial Valley is a place of sweeping sagebrush steppe and wetlands, embraced by the rugged peaks of the Centennial and Gravelly Mountains. Nearly 20 years ago, this valley in the heart of southwest Montana’s High Divide was at high risk of fragmentation by resort…
