Conservation Easements Featured at Forestry Conference

The Montana Association of Land Trusts thanks (left to right) Brad Bauer of The Nature Conservancy, landowner Bette Lowery, landowner Tom Jones, and Mark Schiltz of The Montana Land Reliance for their presentations at the Montana Forest Conference on April 19. The statewide conference, sponsored by the Montana Forest Stewardship Foundation, Society of American Foresters and Northwest Management, featured a panel discussion on conservation easements and forest management. The conference was well attended, Governor Steve Bullock delivered the keynote address, and Brad, Bette, Tom and Mark gave excellent presentations.