Conservation corps launches middle school youth program in Helena
June 14th, 2019
Gov. Steve Bullock works alongside members of the Montana Conservation Corps’ Middle School Youth Program and Prickly Pear Land Trust to stain a wheel chair accessible picnic table Ten Mile Creek Park.
Land trust partners with PAL to get kids outside
June 3rd, 2019
Getting students outside is an important part of education, according to the members of the Prickly Pear Land Trust. Recently, the land trust partnered with AmeriCorps VISTA and Helena Public Schools' Project for Alternative Learning to get more high school students outside and help them learn about conservation and the natural world.
Support the Tradition of Montana’s Outdoors
March 26th, 2019
Learn why Prickly Pear Land Trust is a proponent of SB 24 -– a simple, practical step toward maintaining the lands we depend on for work and play.
ASARCO settlement funds could be used for trails, water tank replacements in East Helena
February 11th, 2019
The state of Montana proposes spending nearly $5.5 million on water infrastructure, wetlands rehabilitation and recreation trails and creek access on former ASARCO lands in East Helena.
Crowd packs Montana Capitol in support of public lands
January 14th, 2019
“Today we celebrate our public lands, and I want you to make it loud and clear so that every legislator, every lobbyist and everybody else in this building knows exactly what our priorities are,” said Mary Hollow, executive director of Prickly Pear Land Trust and emcee for the rally to the crowd.
Ameicorps VISTA Opportunity
December 11th, 2018
PPLT is looking to host an Americorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) member for 2019!
Cactus Club Kids
November 29th, 2018
A Q&A with two Helena kids that give a portion of their weekly allowance to PPLT's monthly giving program, Cactus Club.
Letter to the Trail Community from PPLT’s Board of Directors
November 27th, 2018
PPLT connects people to the land in all ways: on a horse, bike, your own feet, in a wheelchair, running, or playing with your children.
New Habitat, New Birds
November 11th, 2018
As Prickly Pear Land Trust's restoration project along Sevenmile Creek continues, the bird habitat increases.
How The Great Outdoors Can Improve Your Life
October 24th, 2018
“When you have people who have a certain amount of access to nature and then you give them a bit more, you see better social functioning...” - Ming Kuo
