Finding the Weed in the Haystack
Lightning strikes on July 19, 2017 changed an entire landscape in northern Petroleum and Garfield Counties Read more about Post-Fire Weed Monitoring
The Great Crested Wheatgrass Die Off of 2018
Landowners across Montana are encountering yet another weather related phenomenon this spring—crested wheatgrass die off! What Happened to my Crested Wheat Grass Pasture?
A Range of Solutions to Manage Our Rangelands
While ranchers plates are full keeping us fed, they come together to protect the future of our rangelands.
Time For the truth about public land grazing
Where in our country today does an industry save the federal government $750 million in taxpayer dollars each year? The answer is public lands ranching.
BLM begins grazing efforts to reduce cheatgrass-and fires-along Owyhee Front
OWYHEE COUNTY, ID - The Bureau of Land Management has begun an experimental targeted grazing project aimed at reducing the risk of fires -- while still maintaining rehab efforts -- within the Soda Fire zone, roughly from the towns of…
A Business Plan for Grass
Grazing plans sometimes get a bad rap. Most of the time it seems like the conversation around grazing plans is its importance to grass and livestock. However, this article is different. This time we are comparing grazing plans to business…
Range ecologist: Grazing gets a bad rap
When it comes to greater sage grouse management, grazing often has a bad rap. But the two greatest threats to the iconic bird’s survival are wildfire and invasive species, and grazing can help reduce both hazards.
With Few Options, the BLM Is Mulling Firebreaks to Battle Sagebrush Blazes
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed cutting huge swaths through six Western states and thousands of acres of sage-grouse habitat.
Internship Opportunity
The Montana Rangeland Resources Committee and the Rangeland Resource Program at DRNC is offering a three-month, paid internship this summer. Two students will spend two weeks at six different ranches across the state of Montana. This internship gives students real-world…
Looking Back Over the First Two Seasons
Since the inception the impact to Central and Eastern Montana has been phenomenal...check out the progress here