- Montana- March 25, 2012, Gazette opinion: Senate bill best vehicle for highway program
- Montana- March 13, 2012- Helena City Commission approve grant to buy private land
- MT- March 8, 2012, Baucus Provision to Protect Montana’s Outdoor Heritage Clears Senate
- Montana- March 8, 2012, Senate passes Tester’s landmark provision to direct LWCF funds for outdoor access
- Montana- Februrar 15, 2012, Obama sharing JFK’s gift of LWCF
LWCF IS A BOON FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARTICLE, APRIL 16, 2012
Outstanding THANK YOU Ad for Senator Baucus and Tester- for LWCF Support!
LWCF Funded Units in Montana
| Federal Program | |
| Bear Creek Flats/Blackfoot River | |
| Beaverhead River | |
| Bighorn Canyon NRA | |
| Bitterroot NF | |
| Blackfoot River Watershed/SRMA | |
| Blackfoot Challenge | |
| Chain of Lakes RMA/L&C NHT | |
| Charles Russell NWR | |
| Custer NF | |
| Beaverhead/Deerlodge NF | |
| Devils Elbow/Missouri River | |
| Elkhorn/Ironmask | |
| Flathead NF | |
| Gallatin NF/GYE | |
| Garnet Ghost Town | |
| Grant-Kohrs NHS | |
| Helena NF | |
| Kootenai NF | |
| Lewis & Clark NF | |
| Lolo NF | |
| Meeteetsee Spires ACEC | |
| Rattlesnake NRA | |
| Red Rock Lakes NWR | |
| Rocky Mountain Front | |
| Rye Creek | |
| Upper Missouri WSR | |
| West. Montana Project/Blackfoot | |
| Western Montana Project Lewis and Clark NHT |
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| Approximate Federal Total |
$308,000,000 |
| State Program | |
| Approximate Total Stateside Grants |
$ 36,000,000 |
| Approximate Total Federal and State | $344,000,000 |
Sportsmen's Teleconference and LWCF articles (several from MT)
Download the Montana Factsheet
Click Here for the Montana LWCF Support Letter - November 2011
Senator Tester Speaking on Importance of Land and Water (please scroll down)
Letter to Congressman Rehberg Urging Support for LWCF (July 2011)
Download the LWCF Factsheet for Montana, FY 12 Projects and Talking Points
Download the LWCF Support Letter to Senator Baucus, December 2009
Download the LWCF Support Letter to Senator Tester, November 2009
Download the LWCF Support Letter from Mayors
LWCF Success in Montana
The Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped protect some of Montana’s most treasured places. Montana has received approximately $344 million over the past four decades, protecting places such as the Flathead and Gallatin National Forests.
Rocky Mountain Front
The US Fish & Wildlife Service recently purchased an easement using LWCF on a 12,130 acre ranch – the largest US Fish & Wildlife Service easement in the lower 48 states – that protects critical grassland grizzly bear and bird habitat. The conservation of this multi-generational family ranch also accomplished protection on 17 miles of riparian habitat along the Teton River, extending from the Mountains onto the plains. LWCF dollars were matched in excess of 2:1 by private funds, and will be recycled into the local economy through the continuation of this traditional agricultural operation. Home to 3 million acres of large cattle ranches and prime grizzly bear habitat, the Rocky Mountain Front boasts over 150,000 acres of ranches with conservation easements (many used LWCF) and another 100,000 acres of current easement demand “in the pipeline”.
Economic Benefits
Active outdoor recreation is an important part of the Montana economy. The Outdoor Industry Association has found that active outdoor recreation contributes more than $2.5 billion annually to Montana’s economy, supports 34,000 jobs across the state, generates $118 million in annual state tax revenue, and produces nearly $2 billion annually in retail sales and services across Montana (accounting for 7.5 percent of gross state product.) Further, the U.S. Census reports that over 950,000 people hunt, fish or watch wildlife in Montana each year, spending over $1.1 billion on wildlife-related recreation.
Download "The Active Outdoor Recreation Economy Report for Montana"