Montana Land Trusts Accreditation Achievements

Congratulations to The Vital Ground Foundation, Montana's newest accredited land trust, and to Five Valleys Land Trust and Gallatin Valley Land Trust, Montana's first two land trusts to received renewed accreditation. These are serious accomplishments by three dedicated organizations. http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org/newsroom/press-releases/476-thirty-three-land-trusts-achieve-initial-or-renewed-accreditation

Story Mill Project Gains Support

explorebigsky magazine has published a feature article on support for the proposed Story Mill project in Bozeman. 
http://www.explorebigsky.com/newspost/story-mill-proposal-gets-recommendation-from-trails-open-spaces-and-parks-committee

Montanans Have Strong Connections to the Outdoors

The annual State of the Rockies public opinion poll shows strong support by Montanans for the outdoors and for public lands. Nine of ten Montanans said public lands were an essential part of the state's economy. (Missoulian Photo)
http://missoulian.com/news/local/poll-montanans-have-strong-bipartisan-connection-to-land/article_2764bdb8-9772-11e3-9d35-001a4bcf887a.html