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Montana Wilderness Association works with communities STANDING STRONG WITH to protect Montana’s wilderness heritage, quiet beauty, and OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS outdoor traditions, now and for future generations. It’s now been well over 30 years since MWA committed itself to preventing oil and gas drilling in the Badger-Two Medicine, and that sort of decades-long commitment is what we mean when BOARD OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS we say our work is all about the long game. Addrien Marx, Seeley Lake Mark Hanson, Missoula Wayne Gardella, Helena Larry Epstein, Essex President Immediate Past-president Treasurer Barb Harris, Helena John Larson, Kalispell Our dedication to the Badger-Two Medicine is as solid today as it was in the 1980s, when Debo Powers, Polebridge Patti Steinmuller, Bozeman Lisa Lenard, Bozeman the Reagan administration riddled the Rocky Mountain Front with oil and gas leases. President-elect Secretary Over the last few decades, we have helped eliminate all of those leases and permanently protect the entire Rocky Mountain Front from the threat of industrial development – HELENA OFFICE except, that is, in the Badger-Two Medicine, located adjacent to Glacier National Park, 80 S. Warren St. Laura Parr, Ext. 110 Bob Ronan , Ext. 101 Kassia Randzio the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and the Blackfeet Reservation in north-central Montana. Helena, MT 59601 Operations Director Database Manager Development Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 406-830-6035 406-443-7350 [email protected] In early 2017, we celebrated as the Interior Department canceled all remaining leases Carl Deitchman, 406-422-3008 Mike Rooney , Ext. 103 Ben Gabriel, Ext. 104 Finance Director Development Manager Keely Damara, Ext. 112 in the Badger-Two Medicine. Unfortunately, two of the leaseholders challenged those Executive Director [email protected] [email protected] Communications Coordinator cancellations in court and won, which resulted in the reinstatement of their leases. [email protected] [email protected] We immediately joined with the Blackfeet Tribe and other conservation groups as Heather Greene, Ext. 102 Courtney Wantink, Ext. 111 John Gatchell, Ext. 106 Development Director Executive Assistant intervenors on behalf of the Interior Department in its appeal of that decision. Senior Conservation Advisor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Thankfully, one of those leases is now gone. In late September, Moncrief Oil and Gas Master LLC reached an out-of-court settlement with the Wilderness Society that FIELD OFFICES permanently retires the company’s lease. That leaves one last remaining lease, held BILLINGS FIELD OFFICE Noah Marion Allie Maloney Kate Geranios by Solenex. We’re confident that the U.S. Court of Appeals will side with the Interior 2822 3rd Ave. N. Suite 204 Policy and Advocacy Manager Northwest Montana Development Manager Billings, MT 59101 406-624-9622 Field Director of Individual Giving Department, which acknowledged under both President Obama and President Trump [email protected] [email protected] 406-529-3646 that the Solenex lease, like all other leases in the Badger, was illegally issued in the Aubrey Bertram [email protected] Eastern MT Field Director Emily Cleveland MISSOULA FIELD OFFICE 1980s and should therefore be canceled. 406-530-9639 Southwest Montana Field Director 118 W. Broadway, Suite 1 WHITEFISH FIELD OFFICE [email protected] 406-763-6681 Missoula, MT 59802 565 Spokane Ave. For MWA, permanently protecting the Badger is not just about ensuring that grizzly bears, [email protected] Whitefish, MT 59937 BOZEMAN FIELD OFFICE Kayje Booker 406-284-1747 wolverines, Canada lynx, westslope cutthroat trout, and other wildlife have the habitat 105 W. Main St., Suite 2B Alex Blackmer Policy and Advocacy Director and connectivity they need to thrive. Bozeman, MT 59715 Communications Manager 406-830-7926 Amy Robinson 406-285-8786 [email protected] Conservation Director John Todd [email protected] [email protected] More importantly, it’s about standing with the Pikuni (Blackfeet) and other Indigenous Deputy Director Jacob Foster people in helping protect places that are paramount in their histories and cultures, as the 406-544-3397 GREAT FALLS FIELD OFFICE Public Lands Field Organizer Matt Bowser [email protected] 1400 1st Ave. N. 406-370-4450 Stewardship Director Badger is to the Blackfeet and as the Crazy Mountains are to the Apsáalooke (Crow). Great Falls, MT 59401 [email protected] [email protected] That’s why, in addition to our work in the Badger- Ted Brewer Communications Director Mark Good Erin Clark Sonny Mazzullo Two Medicine, we’ve partnered with several 406-461-1427 Senior Conservation Advisor Western Montana Field Director Stewardship Coordinator members of the Crow Tribe to persuade the FALL 2019 [email protected] 406-453-9434 406-823-0477 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Forest Service to recommend Wilderness protection for the Crazy Mountains in its revision of the Custer Gallatin National Forest plan. CHAPTERS

Eastern Wildlands Chapter Southwest Wildlands Chapter Madison-Gallatin Chapter Wild Divide Chapter Likewise, we’re pleased to be partnering with MONTANA 2822 3rd Ave. N, Suite 204 (Butte-Dillon) 105 W. Main St., Suite 2B 80 S. Warren St. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to Billings, MT 59101 P.O. Box 142, Butte 59703 Bozeman, MT 59715 Helena, MT 59601 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] protect areas that are significant to their cultures BADGER-TWO MEDICINE: 4 and histories. The confederation recently sent a ONE STEP CLOSER Flathead-Kootenai Chapter Island Range Chapter Shining Mountains Chapter letter to our congressional delegation in support One oil and gas lease gone and 565 Spokane Ave. 1400 1st Ave. N. 118 W. Broadway, Suite 1 one to go as we make our way Whitefish, MT 59937 Great Falls, MT 59401 Missoula, MT 59802 of the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] to permanent protection a bill that will add thousands of acres to the Mission Mountains Wilderness, which adjoins A BANNER SEASON 8 Wild Montana is a publication of Montana Wilderness Association. Excerpts may be reprinted with permission. the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness. FOR OUR TRAILS Design and layout: Real World Design. Wild Montana is printed on recycled paper. This was our most successful Of course, none of our work would be possible trail stewardship season to date Montana Wilderness Association is a proud member of Montana Shares and sends a huge thanks to everyone who contributes to without you. So thank you as always for your UPDATES FROM 12 MWA through workplace giving. Montana Shares provides MWA with a reliable and consistent source of income from participants in abiding love of Montana, love that inspires and THE FIELD workplace giving campaigns. makes possible our work to safeguard the cultural The latest from MWA’s on-the- Montana Shares, PO Box 883, Helena, MT 59624 800-823-2625 • [email protected] • www.montanashares.org and ecological diversity that we are so fortunate ground work around the state to have in our state. On the cover: Trail volunteer on the CDT, Alice Creek, Lincoln Ranger District wildmontana.org www.facebook.com/wildmontana – Ben Gabriel, executive director

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Once the storm had passed, I heard, Having experienced the power of the However, Solenex LLC and Moncrief determined than ever to establish softly at first, a long drawn-out howl Badger-Two Medicine for myself, it’s challenged the cancellation of their permanent protection that ensures in the distance. A moment later came mind-numbing to think of anyone leases in a Washington, D.C. district no industrial development ever the reply from another direction. wanting to drill here. court, and in September 2018 the comes to this sacred place. Soon, there was a chorus of four court ruled in favor of both companies or five wolves howling goodbye to Thankfully, that threat of oil and gas and reinstated their leases. Thankfully, we have a powerful the storm. development was greatly diminished champion in Senator Jon Tester. on October 1, when Moncrief Oil and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Earlier this summer, before the That night was a testament to the Gas Master LLC and the Wilderness immediately vowed to appeal the settlement between Moncrief and the power of the Badger-Two Medicine, a Society reached an out-of-court decision of both cases, having earlier Wilderness Society was negotiated, testament that lingered into the next settlement, funded by the Wyss touted the Badger-Two Medicine he introduced a resolution that called day as we came across fresh grizzly Foundation, to permanently retire a as a good candidate for national on the Interior Department to defend bear tracks. federal oil and gas lease in the monument designation. the cancellation of Moncrief’s lease. Badger-Two Medicine. Sacred to the Niitsitapi (Blackfeet) But Zinke resigned just several When news of the settlement broke, people, the Badger-Two Medicine Since the 1980s, when the government months after the appeal decision, Sen. Tester said, “Today’s agreement is bounded by the Blackfeet illegally issued numerous oil and gas and new Acting Secretary David is a recognition that there are just Reservation, Glacier National Park, leases here, protecting the Badger Bernhardt, days before his some places too sacred to dig or and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. from industrial development has been confirmation as Interior secretary, drill. This is a huge victory for the It’s as wild as anywhere on the Crown one of MWA’s highest priorities. pulled the department out of its Blackfeet Nation and everyone who of the Continent and is the last appeal of the Moncrief decision loves our public lands, and we’re unprotected wildland along the In 2016 and 2017, we helped compel (though not the Solenex decision). going to keep the pressure on Rocky Mountain Front. Grizzly bears, the Interior Department to cancel until the Badger-Two Medicine is elk, westslope cutthroat trout, and all remaining oil and gas leases in Accordingly, the retirement of protected from development for other fish and wildlife thrive here recognition of the government’s Moncrief’s lease was welcome, but generations to come.” because it's so wild. violation of the National Environmental we recognize that there remains Policy Act, the National Historic much to be done to permanently We’re committed to bringing The Niitsitapi have been using the Preservation Act, and other bedrock protect the Badger-Two Medicine. permanent protection to the Badger- area for thousands of years, and environmental laws upon issue of the Two Medicine. If you want to join us as John Murray, tribal historic leases. One of the largest leaseholders We stand by our tribal partners in this effort, please contact me at preservation officer for the Blackfeet in the Badger, Devon Energy, when they say that they will see the [email protected]. Tribe, says, the Badger-Two Medicine voluntarily relinquished its leases in last of the Badger-Two Medicine is “a cornerstone of our history and 2016, stating “it was the right thing leases retired. We too are more – Amy Robinson, conservation director our culture.” to do.”

6 WILD MONTANA FALL 2019 7 COMMITTED TO THE CDT MWA completed six stewardship projects on the Continental Divide Trail in 2019, including near Johnson Lake in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, pictured. Volunteer crews worked 22 miles of trail on the Anaconda, Lincoln, Centennial Mountains, and Badger-Two Medicine sections of the trail.

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8 WILD MONTANA FALL 2019 9 YOUTH INVOLVEMENT We partnered with the Montana The trails we enjoy today Youth Challenge Academy, Piikani Lands Crew, and the are the result of the efforts Salish Kootenai College Upward Bound program on made by far-sighted trail projects, passing on individuals who came appreciation of public land stewardship to the next before us and those who generation. Left: brushing

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MWA GOES NATIONAL ON PBS NEWSHOUR

Since the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) no protection for the intact grasslands and released a draft of a plan for how its prairie wildlands that make this part of the Lewistown Field Office will manage 650,000 state so stunning and so crucial for wildlife. acres of public lands in central Montana, That media resulted in a barrage of op-eds, we’ve shone a bright spotlight on the agency’s editorials, and letters to the editor calling on increasing prioritization of oil and gas drilling the BLM to change course. and sidelining of conservation. The outcry caught the attention of PBS In the aftermath of the Lewistown draft NewsHour. In August, NewsHour sent a plan’s release, we generated numerous team to Montana to interview two MWA stories in local and national media outlets volunteers, Rob and Katy Beattie of r

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We hope that all of the negative attention TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE IN THE RUBY VALLEY the BLM received over this draft of the In July, I took part in a field trip hosted by We stopped along the Ruby to discuss areas Lewistown resource management plan, and the Ruby Valley Strategic Alliance (RVSA), a addressed in the RVSA’s Snowcrest the 350 comments we generated to the coalition of landowners, conservationists, Agreement, which calls for an 80,000-acre agency in response to the plan, will persuade business owners, and local officials who, in wilderness area in the range, as well as for the BLM to reconsider their one-sided agenda recognition of our shared values, came restoration of 20,000 acres of grasslands. in central Montana and act to protect the wild together to find creative new ways to conserve The Snowcrest Agreement is an example of prairies, breaks, and badlands that make this the spectacular landscape of southwestern the solutions that can be developed through part of the state so special. Montana. MWA is a proud member of the thoughtful – and often difficult – conversations. To watch the segment online, type to.pbs.org/2zhTo88 RVSA. Ultimately, the agreement is the first step in – Aubrey Bertram, eastern Montana into your web browser, or simply search for About 30 ranchers, conservationists, agency securing strong conservation protections that field director “PBS NewsHour Lewistown.” representatives, elected officials, journalists, will preserve wilderness character while and rangeland specialists piled into vehicles supporting the outdoor livelihoods that are and rumbled down the Upper Ruby Road, which intertwined with our wild places. runs along the Ruby River between the Gravelly THE DRUMBEAT FOR THE BCSA GETTING LOUDER Mountains and the Snowcrest Range. – Emily Cleveland, MWA senior field director Since Senator Jon Tester reintroduced the Sen. Tester hosted the event and used the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA) occasion to tout the economic benefits in June, we’ve been busy building the that would come with the BCSA and its grassroots support he needs to get the permanent protection of the North Fork of the THE UNTHINKABLE BECOMES REALITY bill passed. Blackfoot, Monture Creek, Grizzly Basin, and Over the summer, we launched an other places that would be added to the Bob In July, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt While Pendley could not single-handedly intensive social media ad campaign that Marshall, Scapegoat, and Mission Mountains appointed William Perry Pendley director of the sell off the lands he now oversees, he is in a helped generate 300 calls to Senator Steve Wilderness Areas. The event generated Bureau of Land Management (BLM), despite prime position to severely damage the BLM’s Daines’ office requesting that he co-sponsor glowing press across the state. Pendley’s longtime and outspoken advocacy ability to do the job of caring for our public the bill. That campaign also helped generate Most recently, a surge of support for the for selling off all national public lands – lands lands on behalf of all Americans. 200 calls to Congressman Greg Gianforte, BCSA came in the form of an endorsement he now oversees – across the West. That’s why we launched a social media requesting that he introduce companion letter from the Confederated Salish and Pendley is the former president of the campaign a few days after his appointment to legislation in the House of Representatives. Kootenai Tribes, sent to our entire Mountain States Legal Foundation, a property generate calls into Sen. Jon Tester’s and Sen. We followed up our social media Congressional delegation. “From the Tribe’s rights group that regularly sues the Department Steve Daines’ offices, asking them to call on campaign by distributing 350 yard signs perspective,” the letter reads, “the of the Interior, which houses the BLM, on Bernhardt to remove Pendley immediately from throughout the state, legislation’s benefits for bull trout are a key behalf of extractive industry companies. In this his position at the BLM. In September, Tester especially in Daines’ and consideration. We also support the addition role, he served as the former lead counsel for joined 11 other senators in calling for Pendley’s Gianforte’s hometown to the Mission Mountains Wilderness Area, Solenex, the Louisiana oil company that is immediate removal. Daines, on the other hand, of Bozeman. which borders, and therefore benefits, our suing the federal government for the right to responded to Montanans’ concerns about Then in September, we own Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness.” drill in the Badger-Two Medicine. Pendley by calling them “overblown.” co-sponsored the Last If you’d like to help us keep building As acting director of the BLM, Pendley now If you haven’t already, please call Daines’ Best Outdoors Fest in support for the BCSA, please contact me at oversees the management of approximately office at 202-224-2651 and tell him that if he Missoula, highlighting [email protected]. 8 million acres of public land in Montana, truly is a defender of our public lands, he too Montana’s $7 billion including the Upper Missouri River Breaks needs to call for Pendley’s immediate removal. outdoor recreation – Erin Clark, western Montana field director National Monument, the Centennial economy. Mountains, and Terry Badlands. – Kayje Booker, advocacy and policy director

12 WILD MONTANA FALL 2019 13 UPDATES FROM THE FIELD MEMBERS MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE Thanks to the new members who joined Montana Wilderness Association from July 3 to October 16, 2019.

MWA PRESENTS THE 2019 FOUNDERS’ EASTERN Charlene Iannucci MADISON-GALLATIN J. Martin Burke SOUTHWESTERN Greg & Tiffany AND KEEP IT WILD AWARDS WILDLANDS Brent Jameson CHAPTER Edward Callaghan WILDLANDS Normandin CHAPTER Taylor Jarrett Kevin Barre & Valerie Hedquist CHAPTER Mary Jo Olson Nadene Falagan Ammann Koch-Ford & Aleksi Rapkin Brent Campbell Chad Lacey Andrea Opitz At this year’s WildFest in Columbia Falls, We were equally pleased to present Lynne Fitzgerald Madison Koonce Nancee Beebe William Carey Kristofer Petersen- Linda & Fannie Peterson we were proud to present two awards to the Keep it Wild Award, given to young John Harwood Maddie Matarazzo Robert Black Clinton & Sally Carlson Overton Kimberly Peterson Jessie Huffman Zachary Matarazzo Nancy Blake Ernie Chacon Candida & Kevin Quinn individuals who have made profound people who exemplify our mission, to Steve McConnell Elena Mcallister Richard Brown Jon Clarenbach WILD DIVIDE Sandra Rachlis contributions to MWA. Katy and Rob Beattie of Lewistown. Robert & Linda Logan Milde William Calliott Jim Clark CHAPTER Melody Riccardo We were honored to present the 2019 Rob and Katy first spoke up for central Merchant Linda Miller William & Margaret Virginia & David Deck Gwendolyn Aldrich Seth Shteir Mikindra Morin Samantha Miller Casolara Diana Dexter Timothy Baker Holly Silkman Founders’ Award to Doug Ferrell of Trout Montana’s wildlands in the summer of Claire Overholt Bruce & Melinda Kelley Cousin Claudia Edreira Nathan & Jill Bilyeu Jennifer Thompson Creek. Doug served on the MWA state 2018, as part of MWA’s short video project Josiah Parcel Morison Ginny Cowan Dorothy Effertz Alexander Blackmer John Walden council for several years, including two as highlighting the BLM’s Lewistown Planning Jana Richter Kali Murray Jill Cunningham & Constance Juchem Raymond & Joyce Tony & Sharon Watson Beth Riggs Taylor Olsen Linda Dennis-Richmond Nancy Gibson Brown Matt Weaver president, during which he led the purchase Area. That video caught the eye of PBS Seisa Shuman Ben Perrin Ashley & Becky Denton Noah Grabe Mark Cadwallader Jimmy Weg of the Bluestone Building, MWA’s iconic Newshour, which featured them in a news Sonya Smith Antoinette Popp Victoria Dille Sarah Halvorson Ryan Callison & Kelly O’Sullivan Helena headquarters. He has been segment that appeared in September (to Rhyno Stinchfield Kayla Praxel Albert Diplacidi James & Carol Hansen James & Elly Driggers Bruce Whittenberg LeAnne Tombrink Tom & Teresa Quinn Damon Drescher Douglas Harkin Joseph Dunn III Nick Zarnowski instrumental in campaigns to protect watch online, type to.pbs.org/2zhTo88 Larry Williams Amber Reiner Cynthia Fox Kristi Harman Debbie Dupree the Cabinet Mountains through his work in your internet browser). They were Annie Robertson Marilyn Guggenheim Patricia Hatfield Kendra Edlin OUT OF STATE with MWA, Friends of Scotchman Peaks interviewed while dealing with a flooded FLATHEAD-KOOTENAI Chris Ruffatto Audrey Jean Haight Dennis Heinemann William Fairbank John & Marcy Beard CHAPTER Jaclyn Saunders Thomas Heintz Nancy W. Hinman Megan Funke Jane Bowman Wilderness, and the Cube Iron-Cataract basement, a busted hot water heater, Shea Basham Joshua Scrivner Sharon Henderson Stephen Hodgdon Tom Furlong Laurel Bradley Coalition, and has been a critical part of and hectic work schedules. Rob and Katy Danae Bonefeole Linsey Walker Kathryn Hiestand Richard & Connie Secret Gavin Rae Coleman legislative, administrative, and grassroots are knowledgeable and passionate about Cole Burger Veronica Ware & Neal Miller Hoskins Lucille Gordon Robert Cowdrick Ryan Christensen John & Susan Mills Alex Johnson Donna Hansen Geri Cullers campaigns too numerous to list. Doug’s central Montana’s wild places, and their Martha Claflin ISLAND RANGE David Laufenberg & Mirtha Becerra Doreen Harding & Lindsey Horenblas articulate passion and knowledge are courage to speak up on behalf of these Ashlyn Cleveland CHAPTER Jennifer Lear Amy Katz Ryan Hazen Thomas Fehrmann invaluable, as are his perspectives and places offers us all inspiration. Jaden Coston Jay & Patricia Eklund Richard LeBlond Mike Kellogg Kyle & Jane Hilmer Alan & Sallie Gratch Kendra Courtney Ruth Fletcher Debra Lewis Greg Kennett Rachel Hinnenkamp William & E. Kirtland ideas, and his positivity is infectious. Keyan Dalbey & Ron Greene Stewart & Gerrie Mohr Connie Keogh Janis & Tim Horan Heald He’s an inspiration to all of us. – Laura Parr, operations director Wills DeGrandpre Erik Haivala Tony Moore Vic & Alice Laverdiere Ann & David Hull Richard Hiers Genevieve DeLorme Dudley & Karen & Rie Hargraves Patric & Ken Loucks Erna Jensen Joel & Rosanne Holliday Sarah Detlaff Hartmann Ben Polk Kim Lugthart & Randy Pebbles Alex Laskey Founders’ Kaitlyn Dittmer Randy Houtz Graham & Sunniva Christine Lustik Marilyn Kelly-Clark Delano & Sherri Lawin Award winner Hunter Driear Peggy Huber Russell Warren Midyett & Dennis Clark Steven Lee Doug Ferrell Chloe Erb Matt Hunter George Sporn Vicki Moore Tom Kreissler Frances & RIck Legon Betty Fairchild Randall Knowles Claudia Streichan Elsie Nelson & Cara Orban Tony Lun with his wife Ahna Fox Margaret Krueger Drew Tyger Robert Oettinger Corinne Kyler Colter Miller Mindy (r), and Michael Fraleigh Mark & Donna Miles Valerie & Jim Webster Douglas & Marsha Sean Lawlor Thomas Mitchell-Olds MWA President Thomas Gilfillan Linda Niswanger Peggy Wood Okland Sherri Lionberger Jan Ohair Polly & John Gill Joe Offer James Ott Mary Litch Michael Pass Addrien Marx (l) Timothy Goodman John Pauli SHINING Tim & Patti Peterson Kathy Lloyd Debra & Otello Ricci Mckay Guckenberg Paul Stengel MOUNTAINS Karen Renne & Drake Barton Douglas Sphar Payton Hallos Gary & Shirley Sullivan CHAPTER Becky Richards Jackie Ludwig Robert Sullivan Right: Keith Hammer Courtney Tait Dodie Andersen Eric Scheible Timothy & Piper Lynch Saburo Suyenaga Anna Hedinger Krista Thomas Carly Andlauer Laura Shelton Nancy Matheson Neil and Ann Keep It Wild Cole Hider Kathleen Weiskittel Darrell Baggs Jeff & Peggy Stickney Adam & Nancy McLane & Ann Wimberley Award winners Haylee Hoff Susan Woyth Jerry Bailey Donald & Andrea Stierle Timothy Meloy Shaya Zucker Chris Holdhusen Carla Hobbs Joseph Baker Karen & James & Kay Satre Katy and Rob Harriet Marble Cynthia Ball Stutzman James Mullins SPECIAL THANKS Beattie Terri Blattspieler Martha & Russell & Lynn Hinch TO OUR NEW Seth Boogaard Thayer Chuck Munson BUSINESS MEMBER Deryk Bramwell Gregory Zell Katabatic Brewing Co.

FINDING FUNDING SOLUTIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS

In late 2018, MWA joined a coalition of Members of the coalition also organized DONATE ON GIVING TUESDAY conservation, recreation, and working-lands 50 community conversations across the DECEMBER 3, 20 19 groups called the Montana Outdoor Heritage state, hearing from hundreds more people Project, the goal of which is to find critically in person. During that same time, coalition needed and sustainable funding for our members recruited 42 business and Giving Tuesday is the global day of charitable giving. public lands, waters, wildlife habitat, and organizations as supporting “voices” and Will you be a part of it? Your donation helps us build working lands. identified 40 committed local ambassadors, and maintain trails, hold our legislators accountable, This September, the project concluded a while also tabling at events and knocking and protect Montana’s wild places. year-long information-gathering campaign, on doors. which encouraged Montanans across the Currently the results of the survey are To see exactly what your donation can state to share their concerns about the being assessed, and we are preparing to help us accomplish, visit bit.ly/GiveMWA . threats facing our outdoor way of life and share them far and wide across the state. their ideas about how to protect it. Over Stay tuned at wildmontana.org. 11,000 Montanas completed our Outdoor Heritage Survey. – Jacob Foster, public lands field organizer

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