Remember when the Forest Service tried to rollback the Roadless Rule without a single public meeting so we hit the highway and held the meetings ourselves?
Here we go. The USDA just officially announced the plan to completely repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule. 45 million acres of public lands are on the line. It’s time to stand up for our wild places.
Wildfire mitigation isn’t just about protecting your home—it’s about creating safer conditions for the firefighters who respond when a fire threatens your community.
Creating defensible space, clearing dead vegetation, and taking wildfire mitigation seriously can give firefighters a safer place to work and a better chance of stopping a fire before it becomes catastrophic.
Well, the smoke has made its way to Montana. Let’s take this time to talk about some wildfire safety. Starting with home hardening.
Home hardening is the process of making your house more resistant to flying embers, radiant heat and direct flames.
Embers carried by the wind are responsible for the vast majority of wildfire home losses. Home hardening is one of the most effective ways to protect home - and lives - from destructive wildfires.
Call us crazy but we actually like Glacier National Park the way it is.
Unfortunately, the DOI doesn’t seem to agree.
They recently launched a “review” of the wilderness stewardship policies at the BLM, USFWS and NPS. Supposedly, the goal is to “remove unnecessary barriers to access.”
These places already offer some of the very best backcountry recreation ANYWHERE. Keeping them wild is what makes those experiences possible.
So who benefits from changes to these wilderness protections? Oil and gas leaseholders, mining companies, and developers looking to turn our public lands into private profit.
Glacier doesn’t need to become Disneyland. It needs to stay wild.
Let the DOI know that you like your wildlands…wild. Submit a comment at the link in our bio.
The DOI wants to hear your thoughts. That’s what it says, anyways.
But when we look closer, we see another attempt to clear the way for commercial development and resource fragmentation on some of America’s wildest remaining public lands.
A River Runs Through It is a community-built proposal that protects the places that define the Blackfoot and Clearwater valleys while supporting the people who call them home.
It would conserve iconic landscapes, improve forest health, expand recreation access, protect wildlife habitat, and strengthen local communities—all through decades of collaboration and common ground.
This is what can happen when neighbors come together with a shared goal: keeping Montana’s public lands healthy and accessible for generations to come.
Add your name to the petition at the link in our bio.
For more than 25 years, folks from across the Blackfoot and Clearwater Valleys have been coming together to develop a shared vision for their backyard.
That vision is A River Runs Through It.
Neighbors, hunters, anglers, conservationists, timber workers, outfitters, local businesses, and community leaders have worked side by side to find common ground. They`ve built a proposal that reflects everyone`s experience and knowledge. It would protect iconic wild country along the Continental Divide between Seeley Lake, Lincoln, and Helena. It will protect the headwaters of the Blackfoot and Clearwater rivers, reduce wildfire risk, and support healthy, thriving communities. It will protect key habitat for grizzlies, lynx, and bull trout, and expand recreation access and
When people come together, we can protect the wildlife, waters, and public lands that make Montana special.
Support this vision by adding your name to the petition at the link in our bio.
To be a Montanan is to be connected to our public lands and waters. They shape our way of life, our traditions, and the memories we make with our family.
Without them, who would we be?
This summer, we`re talking with Montanans across the state—our neighbors, family, and friends—to better understand what these places mean to us and why they matter.
What`s in store for their future? What does that mean for all of us? How can we make sure our lands and waters are there for our kids and grandkids? How can we make the best public lands future possible?
Meet Jessica Davison, founder of Bozeman-based Firebreak Management.
As a former wildland firefighter, Jessica has seen firsthand how wildfire affects Montana`s forests, homes, and communities. Today, she helps landowners prepare before fire season through home hardening, defensible space, and proactive forest management.
Wildfire resilience starts long before smoke is in the air. Healthy forests and proactive land management help reduce wildfire risk while protecting the people, wildlife, clean water, and public lands that make Montana special.
Jessica is one of many Business for Montana`s Outdoors members helping put these solutions into practice across Montana.
Read our blog to learn more about building resilient forests and communities.
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The difficulty ratings below are our best attempt to categorize the expected challenge level of a hike. Of course, every individual’s ability and energy levels are unique. Please be conservative when self-selecting an appropriate outing. If you need more information about the challenge associated with a walk to make an informed decision, contact Sonny at [email protected], and he will work with you.
Easy
3 miles or less; mostly level ground or only slight incline
Moderate 4–6 miles and/or 500’–1,000′ of elevation gain
Strenuous 7–10 miles and/or 1,000’–2,000′ elevation gain
Extremely Strenuous 10+ miles and/or > 2,000′ elevation gain
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