Private Lands Conservation: Where it has gone and where it is going - 2020 Annual Meeting

Abstract

Our theme for this year’s conference takes a look at what is going on across the state on private lands and how landowners are working with different agencies, NGOs, developing grass root programs, and utilizing other avenues to improve and conserve the resources right here in our backyard. Approximately two thirds of Montana is privately owned, and without private lands conservation, many of the flora and fauna species that call this place home would not be as abundant as they are now. For the most part, wildlife does not understand anthropogenic lines drawn on a map, but the mosaic of landownership across the state requires everyone to do their part to conserve not only the wildlife, but also the way of life and traditions that have been associated with these lands for centuries.