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A Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation administrator has charged that the Bureau of Land Management does not have the authority to grant a nonprofit group permits to graze
Demand for funding has been strong, with the state of Montana collectively receiving more than 300 applications requesting $900 million.
In restricting land purchases by environmentalists, conservatives undermine the power of property rights as a path to conservation. It shouldn’t be that way.
Beaverhead County Evacuations Eight homes were evacuated Wednesday near the wise river south of Highway 43 as the Alder Creek Fire burns with 0% containment in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. Beaverhead County Sheriff Paul Craft tells Montana Public Radio the eight houses were evacuated on the south side of Highway 43 between Alder Creek turnoff and mile marker 62. Craft says more evacuations are likely Thursday. The Trail Creek Fire is also burning in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, along the Montana-Idaho border. It grew more than 5,000 acres yesterday and is now measure...