News Category: American Prairie

The True Story About Montana Land Acquisition by American Prairie.

American Prairie recently announced two property acquisitions in Phillips County, one of the seven counties in which we own property. Chuck Denowh, policy director for United Property Owners of Montana, used this announcement to question our presence in Central Montana. Mr. Denowh lists a “parade of horribles” regarding American Prairie, accusing us of hastening the decline of central Montana’s agricultural economy and communities and threatening Montana’s general fund revenues by our non-profit status. He even holds us responsible for increases in food prices.
Mark Twain quipped, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Here’s what we know:

Montana Career Opportunities – American Prairie

Join one of the most exciting and ambitious conservation projects in the world while directly supporting our mission to create a vast refuge for people and wildlife preserved forever as part of America’s heritage.

Montana’s American Prairie Field School Offering Free Summer Day Camps For Kid

The American Prairie Field School is excited to announce its upcoming summer day camps for kids. With a focus on environmental science and hands-on learning, these camps are designed to engage young minds and foster a love for the natural world.

Montana’s second appeal to stop American Prairie bison grazing denied

“We appreciate the thoughtful consideration being given to this issue,” said Pete Geddes, vice president and chief external relations officer for American Prairie, in an email. “Grazing bison on federal public lands is in total compliance with the BLM’s conservation goals and authority, and we look forward to the completion of this case.”

New state program aims to put 500,000 acres of Montana prairie under conservation leases

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has signed off on the first round of conservation agreements proposed under FWP’s new program.

Montana’s American Prairie Grows Again With Two New Land Acquisitions

Additional 12,534 acres in Phillips County bring organization’s total habitat base to more than 475,000 acres

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Buffalo Commons authors look back at evolution of their Great Plains bison concept – Montana’s American Prairie

“The Buffalo Commons suggests a way for the region to avoid the excesses of its past boom-and-bust cycles — in particular, its repeated pattern of successive oversettlement, overuse, economic and ecological collapse, and eventual population decline,” the Poppers explained in a 2006 article.

7 of the Most Popular Montana Environmental Organizations

Montana is home to 339 environmental organizations, according to the nonprofit metrics website Cause IQ. Of those organizations, some focus on water, others on conservation, and quite a few have other specialties. You may have a cause that’s near and dear to your heart that is supported by one of these organizations.

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It’s an ‘asset that will last you 50 or 60 years,’ according to Buffett.