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Sharp-tailed grouse male bows in mating dance.
Sharp-tailed Grouse Sharp-tailed grouse male bows in mating dance. © Agnieszka Bacal

Stories in Montana

Montana’s Annual Report

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Your Support in Action

Read our 2025 Impact Report and explore the work your support makes possible in Montana.

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Quote: Chris Bryant

In the 55 years we’ve been working in Montana, we’ve increasingly helped create and caretake public lands—managing forestry, stream and rangeland projects that yield benefits for nature, yes, but also provide good local jobs.

Interim Montana State Director

Inside the Downloadable Report

From the Interim Director

Chris Bryant explores the importance of public land and funding.

Next-Generation Ranching on a New Grassbank

Webb Ranch will give early-career ranchers—and conservation—a strong start.

The Power of Permanence

Conservation easements are a clear winner for landowners and nature.

Restoring the West’s Forests

New program leverages efforts across states for Montana’s forests and beyond.

High Tech on the High Divide

Across 250,000 acres of southwest Montana, ranchers are testing new regenerative grazing tools.

Engaging Indigenous Youth

The Nature Conservancy expanded its work with Indigenous youth in Montana this summer by deepening our engagement with a Blackfeet youth conservation program and launching an internship program with Aaniiih Nakoda College.

Unravelling the Mystery of the Missing Birds

Montana State University graduate student researches sharp-tailed grouse at Matador Ranch.

Rolling grassland hills with cloudy sky.
Bitter Creek Bitter Creek, Montana. © Brian Martin/TNC