Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Harvest Moon Provides Adventure

Nice article about the Prickly Pear Land Trust Harvest Moon event in the Helena IR. Looks like the Davis family is going to do some adventuring.http://helenair.com/news/local/harvest-moon-banquet-bountiful-for-land-trust/article_0d34f1a4-e8d0-11e0-8067-001cc4c03286.html

Monday, September 26, 2011

CFPOF Hosts Wild & Scenic Film Festival

Check out the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Sandpoint on Oct. 7-8 by visiting the Clark Fork Pend-Oreille Conservancy website athttp://www.cfpoconservancy.org/.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011

Gotta Have Land to Grow Food

Kelly Pohl of Gallatin Valley Land Trust writes an excellent column for the Bozeman Chronicle about the "most important ingredient" for local food: land. http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/article_71e52b5c-de38-11e0-a9f0-001cc4c03286.html

Friday, September 9, 2011

Ravalli County Commission Approves Open Lands Project

The Ravalli County Commission voted to approve a conservation easement using county open land bond funding. "There's a neighborhood trend here that is encouraging long-term conservation," said Gavin Ricklefs, executive director of the Bitter Root Land Trust. Bitter Root Land Trust received a Travelers for Open Land grant in 2010 for a project located close to this open land bond project.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Land&People Magazine Highlights Legacy Project

The 2011 summer edition of Trust for Public Land's publication Land&People contains an in-depth article about the history and purpose of the Montana Legacy Project. Read more at http://www.tpl.org/publications/land-and-people-magazine/archive/landpeople-springsummer-2011/conservationists-go-big-in.html

Friday, September 2, 2011

MLR Sponsors Flathead Ag Conference

Excellent article in the Flathead Beacon about an upcoming agricultural conference sponsored by the Montana Land Reliance.http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/the_future_of_flathead_farming/24482/