Partners in north-central Montana are using RCPP to get conservation on the ground
On a bright May afternoon, Rich Roth lifts his gaze from the gleaming water at the bottom of a new stockwater tank to make out a herd of pronghorn silhouetted at the crest of a spring-green hill in the distance. Roth had just finished listing the benefits of the recently installed tank system to the […]
New waterline ensures cattle stay on the land and land stays intact
Grass is to cattle as water is to conservation. Ironically, that analogy could be shuffled in any order and still carry the same meaning. To conserve grasslands, it is critical to maintain the ability to stock pasture with cattle, and to do so, access to stock water is necessary. That is why groups like the […]
Seeds of Community
The Barthelmess Ranch near Malta, Montana offers a beautiful landscape of sagebrush and hardy native grasses. NRCS Montana and partner organizations have assisted the Ranch to create a sustainable grazing model that will help ensure the beautiful landscape remains for years to come.
Rangeland Analysis Platform Offers Ranchers Decision Support
Ranchers who carefully monitor and manage the range can often describe the changes they have seen over the course of several years. However, on a day-to-day basis, major changes to the landscape can be difficult to recognize and nearly impossible to quantify as some occur slowly and tend to go unobserved when viewing the range […]
Watch: A Shared Vision for Grasslands
The Center for Conservation Media worked with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), the nation’s largest private conservation grant-maker, to produce four films about ongoing projects in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana supported by NFWF. Each of these pieces tells its own story. Together, they showcase the power of partnership to achieve conservation goals […]
2021 RSA Annual Report
While 2021 was a year full of challenges and trials, it was also a year where we saw the intersection of “ranching, conservation, and communities” truly create “a winning team.”
Montana rancher discusses his 15-step drought plan
Drought has drastically affected the western regions of the country, with north central Montana counties experiencing severe drought for the second year in a row, and in some cases, for five years in a row.
When in Drought… Real Talk with Ranchers
Just over 60 percent of the U.S. was in some degree of drought as of May 24, 2022, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. What’s worse is that over half of the country reached drought status back in the summer of 2020 and has remained there since. Given such, drought has been cussed and discussed […]
Alliance works to help ranchers as drought continues
There’s a common word being thrown around a lot in Montana’s agriculture community: unprecedented. That’s how many people in ag are describing this year’s drought conditions, as many farmers and ranchers have never seen anything like this weather.
A Win-Win-Win for Rural Communities, Conservation, and Wildlife Habitat
Building success in rural communities can be as complex as the landscapes, habitats, and living webs in which they exist. But when we work together, we can make a positive impact on the economic and ecologic factors surrounding rural community development. My work, linking two prominent non-profit organizations, creates a connection between wildlife conservation, rural […]
