Thirty years after its founding, Prickly Pear Land Trust marks its 30th conservation easement with Elk Ridge, protecting vital wildlife habitat and open space in the South Hills.
Pronghorn in the Helena area highlight the importance of open space and wildlife connectivity, with conservation efforts helping sustain healthy ecosystems and migration across the landscape.
The Elk Ridge easement safeguards elk habitat, wildlife, and scenic views on Mount Ascension, keeping Helena’s South Hills wild.
Thirty years after its founding, Prickly Pear Land Trust marks its 30th conservation easement with Elk Ridge, protecting vital wildlife habitat and open space in the South Hills.
A paddleboarding journey along the Missouri River highlights how conservation easements protect vital habitat, working lands, and public access for future generations.
Helena native and lifelong Missouri River guide Bob Brent leaves a legacy of conservation, supporting the places he loved for future generations.
Thirty years after its founding, Prickly Pear Land Trust celebrates its 30th conservation easement, protecting vital wildlife habitat and open space.
This is the first conservation agreement off reservation lands in Montana to explicitly protect and perpetuate traditional practices, cultural sites, and Indigenous ceremony, formally recognizing them as aligned with preserving the land’s conservation values.
A growing number of land transfer bills in Montana and across the West could, among other losses, make it harder for wildlife to access the habitat and other resources they require to survive.
Climb aboard for a time-lapse tour of private land protection under the Big Sky. Over 50 years, citizens, journalists, and public servants protect 6 million acres.
