Annual Giving
Your annual gift is a critical investment in our community’s future. Your support will help us protect land and wildlife habitat, invest in family farms and ranches, and build parks and trails so that every Montanan can enjoy the outdoors.
Impact in 2024
More than 4,000 supporters gave to Prickly Pear Land Trust last year. Every gift matters and every gift helps our team of staff and volunteers do great work. Thanks to your support, 2024 was a landmark year!
THE BENEFITS OF GENEROSITY
The Montana Community Foundation encourages charitable giving to qualified endowments by offering a tax credit to Montana taxpayers. Prickly Pear Land Trust’s endowment provides stable funding for operating expenses. Through this unique incentive, a person, business, or organization can reduce their state income tax to $10,000 per year.
Highlights from 2024
Thanks to your support, 2024 was a landmark year!
Land and Water
Land and Water
Parks and Trails
Countless
trees removed from Switchback Ridge Trail
Parks and Trails
Education
Education
I want to give back to the place I love
Prickly Pear Land Trust supports community health for all.
PPLT has done a great job over many years. We use the trails almost daily.
PPLT preserves open spaces for hiking, horseback riding, and enjoyment.
Impact Report
Big land. Big sky. Big impact.
In the last five years, Prickly Pear Land Trust permanently protected 15,840 acres, created two community parks, signed three trail easements, and launched a transformative outdoor education program.
Read all about it in our 2024-2024 Impact Report. Coming soon!
Latest News
Happy Trails or Twisted Paths?
- Incidents took place the summer of 2024 in Helena’s South Hills that are a reminder that it takes all of us to maintain Helena’s reputation for a Happy Trails culture.
Landmark Trail Season Near The Continental Divide
- Trail season could be a springboard to larger public lands projects, and our growing trails program promises to bring our community conservation mission to more people across our region.
