"Great Stewards of the Land" in Ravalli County.

Story in the Ravalli Republic details the benefits of a conservation easement west of Hamilton in SW Montana. The project will receive funding support from the Ravalli County Open Lands Program and the easement will be held by Bitter Root Land Trust. http://www.ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_5217fada-f8fa-11df-bbe7-001cc4c002e0.html

Snow Geese Photo From the Bitterroot Valley

Great photo by Perry Backus from the Ravalli Republic of snow geese migration through the Bitterroot Valley.

L&C County Open Lands Program Advances

The Helena Independent Record reports that the first bonds were authorized and first conservation project identified for the Lewis & Clark County Open Lands Bond Program. http://helenair.com/news/article_9b74058e-f215-11df-b23b-001cc4c002e0.html

Chronicle Guest Column Salutes Land Conservation

Kelly Pohl of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust writes a nice column about the value of private land conservation in the Gallatin Valley. GVLT received a Travelers for Open Land grant in 2009. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/article_54a0f40e-eb9a-11df-94d6-001cc4c03286.html

Great Wildlife Photos on MLR Website

You can see some great Montana wildlife photos on the Montana Land Reliance website at http://www.mtlandreliance.org/slides.htm. Randy Smith of MLR is a fantastic photographer. Photo here is of Randy and an article about him is in the current MLR newsletter.

Flathead Land Trust Promotes Travelers for Open Land

Thanks to Flathead Land Trust for promoting Travelers for Open Land in their Fall 2010 newsletter. http://www.flatheadlandtrust.org/documents/2010FallNewsletter_web.pdf.