Interns build wildlife-friendly fence in the Centennial Valley

Photo © Jim Steinberg

Stewardship Activities

Restoring the Upper Big Hole for Fluvial Arctic Grayling

Grassbanking north of the Missouri

Ranchers form Stewardship Alliance

Conservation and ranching

Taking on weeds

Land stewardship on the Rocky Mountain Front

Stewardship in the Centennial

Good news for Piping Plovers

Fire helps regenerate Dancing Prairie

Seeking fish-friendly agriculture

For three decades, The Nature Conservancy has worked with landowners and communities across Montana, not only on land protection projects, but also in land and water management activities. (See "Defining stewardship.")

The Conservancy actively manages land it owns, including 8 preserves and numerous conservation properties. Staff monitor and work with private landowners on conservation easement properties totaling 239,619 acres. In addition, the Conservancy manages more than 47,000 acres of preserve lands and other lands it owns or may be holding temporarily, which includes almost 43,000 acres in the Blackfoot Valley (formerly owned by Plum Creek). In addition, the Conservancy is working with private ranchers in northern Montana -- on lands totaling 296,000 acres -- who are participants in the Matador Ranch cooperative grassbank project.