Montana

Bear Paw Battlefield, MT

The Fund, supported by the state of Montana, worked with the National Park Service to preserve 200 acres for inclusion in the Bear Paw Battlefield, part of Nez Perce National Historical Park and Nez Perce National Historic Trail.  Read more>

Bull River, MT

Through a new cooperative venture including Avista Corporation, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Plum Creek Timber Company and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Fund facilitated the protection of 1,800 acres in western Montana's Bull River watershed   Read more>

Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, MT

At the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and with support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Fund joined with the American Prairie Foundation, Bureau of Land Management and state of Montana to conserve more than 50,000 acres for the refuge.   Read more>

Elkhorn Mountains: Five year effort ends in success

Outdoor enthusiasts—not to mention elk, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, and other wildlife—have new room to roam in Montana’s Elkhorn mountains after The Conservation Fund and its partners successfully closed a five-year effort to conserve Iron Mask.  Read more>

McMaster Ranch, MT

The Fund purchased the 5,600-acre ranch on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management to help shield the Missouri River and nearby Elkhorn Mountains from encroaching development.  Read more>

Rocky Mountain Front Initiative: Grizzlies on the Front

Where Montana’s dramatic peaks give way to the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountain Front forms a landscape unlike any other in America. The Front represents some of the nation’s rarest wildlife habitat – where grizzly bears still roam freely from the mountains to the plains, as they have for centuries.   Read more>

Rocky Mountain Front Initiative: Successes to Date

In its first year, the Rocky Mountain Front Initiative has moved forward with four projects, protecting 21,274 acres of critical migratory corridors for grizzly bears and a wide variety of other species that depend on the Front’s rich ecosystem.  Read more>

Stuart Mill Bay, MT

Thanks to a partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, the state's Natural Resource Damage Program, and support from Dennis and Phyllis Washington, in 2003 the Fund transferred 363 acres in the Clark Fork River watershed to the state of Montana, giving permanent refuge to elk, moose and rainbow trout.  Read more>

Travelers' Rest, MT

As part of an initiative to protect historically significant natural areas associated with Lewis and Clark's legendary expedition, the Fund protected more than 15 acres of the historic campsite known as Travelers' Rest.   Read more>