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Cattle Grazing Expands Habitat Diversity on Wildlife Refuge
Nestled in the sweeping plains of north-central Montana, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,551-acre sanctuary that provides beneficial

They Think They’re Just Ranching
In the vast grasslands of the Northern Great Plains, ranchers have long been the silent stewards of some of America’s most fragile ecosystems. These are

Water Weary Rancher Resourcefulness
How community and the internet set one rancher’s capacity to create ablaze. Birds chirp in no-man’s land. A tall red barn, weathered paint but no


RSA Receives National BLM Award
The following is a press release from the Bureau of Land Management: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently announced the winners of

Next Year Country
If walls could talk, the pistachio green surface of Sally Austin’s kitchen would instantaneously have you settled in over a cup of steaming Folgers. A

To ease the migration of North America’s fastest land animal, collaboration targets fencing
Ranchers and conservationists along the Hi-Line and in Central Montana are using state research and federal funding to help remove man-made barriers to migration of

Tradition, Trial, and Targeted Implementation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QPfYuvcj2A Beneath wispy clouds set in a blindingly blue sky where Montana and Saskatchewan become indistinguishable from one another sits the Louie Petrie Ranch, an

Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Honors Jacquelyn (Jacquie) Evans with 2024 Gold Star Award
The Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA) is proud to announce Jacquelyn (Jacquie) Evans as the recipient of the 2024 Gold Star Award. Evans, the Science Integration

Becoming the Beaver
How one rancher’s unconventional approach is bringing water back to an arid landscape. The sweet peas are popping up in north Phillips County, enjoying the

Nonprofits Collaborate for Agricultural Grassbank Campus
Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA), a rancher-founded nonprofit based in Malta, MT, and Winnett ACES, a grassroots-led nonprofit in central Montana are jointly announcing a partnership
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The First State Bank of Malta