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Stewards of our Montana

 

Building wildlife-friendly fencing

Interns build wildlife-friendly fence in the Centennial Valley

Photo © Jim Steinberg

Stewardship Activities
 

Restoring the Upper Big Hole for Fluvial Arctic Grayling

Grassbanking north of the Missouri

Ranchers form Stewardship Alliance

Conservation and ranching

Taking on weeds

Land stewardship on the Rocky Mountain Front

Stewardship in the Centennial

Good news for Piping Plovers

Seeking fish-friendly agriculture

 

 

Little Warm Creek on the Matador Ranch

Little Warm Creek on the Matador Ranch
Photo © Gail Moser/TNC

 

For three decades, The Nature Conservancy has worked with landowners and communities across Montana, not only on land protection projects, but also in land and water management activities.

The Conservancy actively manages land it owns, including 8 preserves and numerous conservation properties. Staff monitor and work with private landowners on conservation easement properties totalling more than 277,000 acres. In addition, the Conservancy manages more than 49,000 acres of preserve lands and other lands it owns or may be holding temporarily.  In addition, the Conservancy is working with private ranchers in northern Montana who are participants in the Matador Ranch cooperative grassbank project.

Tools for success

Science informs our understanding of the biology and threats to functioning landscapes. We work closely with landowners who have the on-the-ground experience for exceptional land conservation. With our partners, we use conservation easements, weed management, grassbanking, prescribed fire, wildlife-friendly fencing and many other conservation and stewardship tools to protect the lands and waters that make Montana special.