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Montana's Statewide Land Evaluation and Site Assessment System | Montana NRCS
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana adopted a Statewide Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) System as of June 20, 2003. The Statewide LESA System is used to rank and prioritize proposals for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) in Montana. The Montana Statewide LESA System uses soil and site-related criteria to provide comprehensive evaluations of the relative merits offered by individual FRPP proposals. Statewide LESA was developed and tested over the past one and one-half years through the efforts of an ad-hoc committee composed of USDA employees and land-trust organizations throughout Montana. Additionally, the draft criteria were reviewed by the State Technical Advisory Committee and producer interest groups in Montana prior to the finalization and formal recognition of this system. The Statewide LESA criteria will be reviewed annually and adjusted as needed based on current FRPP objectives. ... [Read More]
Montana QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
Select a county Beaverhead County Big Horn County Blaine County Broadwater County Carbon County Carter County Cascade County Chouteau County Custer County Daniels County Dawson County Deer Lodge County Fallon County Fergus County Flathead County Gallatin County Garfield County Glacier County Golden Valley County Granite County Hill County Jefferson County Judith Basin County Lake County Lewis and Clark County Liberty County Lincoln County McCone County Madison County Meagher County Mineral County Missoula County Musselshell County Park County Petroleum County Phillips County Pondera County Powder River County Powell County Prairie County Ravalli County Richland County Roosevelt County Rosebud County Sanders County Sheridan County Silver Bow County Stillwater County Sweet Grass County Teton County Toole County Treasure County Valley County Wheatland County Wibaux County Yellowstone County ... [Read More]
Montana State Auditor's Office - Land Board
Dave Van Nice is the staff member who handles land board questions for State Auditor Morrison. If you have questions about state land policies or if you want to express an opinion about state land matters, contact Dave at dvannice@mt.gov ... As State Auditor, John Morrison is also a member of the State Land Board by virtue of his office. As a Land Board Commissioner, State Auditor Morrison oversees and helps make decisions about the uses of the 5.2 million acres of land owned by the state. ... [Read More]
Montana State Board of Land Commissioners
State trust lands are managed by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) Trust Land Management Division . Timber, surface, and mineral resources are managed for the benefit of the common schools and the other endowed institutions in Montana, under the direction of the State Board of Land Commissioners. The board consists of Montana's five top elected officials: ... Montana State Board of Land Commissioners meeting schedule, minutes, and agenda for the next meeting ... [Read More]
Land Board - MT Dept of Justice
The Land Board is charged with overseeing the management of 5.2 million acres of school trust land in the state. It is responsible for deciding how best to generate revenue for the trust from school trust lands. Examples include: ... The state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation carries out the management decisions of the Land Board through its Trust Land Management Division. ... Attorney General McGrath is one of five members of Montana's Land Board, a panel more formally known as the Board of Land Commissioners. Other members are the governor, state auditor, secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction. ... [Read More]
Soil Survey Program | Montana NRCS
NRCS Soils Web Site . The National Cooperative Soil Survey Program (NCSS) is a partnership led by NRCS of Federal land management agencies, state agricultural experiment stations and state and local units of government that provide soil survey information necessary for understanding, managing, conserving and sustaining the nation's limited soil resources. ... [Read More]
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program | Montana NRCS
In 2004, NRCS awarded funds totaling $2,221,200 to qualified entities that will be used solely for the acquisition of conservation easements on 13,214 acres of farm and ranch lands in Montana. Using funds from the FRPP, these conservation easements will protect 9,422 acres of Montana's prime, unique, or statewide or locally important soils. In Lewis and Clark County, NRCS is working with the Prickly Pear Land Trust to acquire 1,900 acres of land bordering Lake Helena and containing portions of Ten Mile Creek, Prickly Pear Creek, and Silver Creek. In Cascade County, NRCS is working with The Conservation Fund to acquire 652 acres of land along the Missouri River. This acquisition will be added to the 661 acres acquired in 2003 to form a continuous unit. In Gallatin County, NRCS is working with the Trust for Public Lands and the Montana Land Reliance to acquire three easements totaling 10,663 acres of farm and ranch lands. One of the easements contains a significant portion of Montana's h ... [Read More]
Blackfoot Challenge Montana Partners for Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and WildlifeService
The Blackfoot Challenge is a "grass roots" group which has organized to coordinate management of the Blackfoot River, its tributaries, and adjacent lands. While the group has no formal membership, it consists of numerous private landowners, federal and state agency representatives, local government officials and several corporate landowners. The group is organized through a series of committees. For more information on its beginnings, visit History and Evolution of the Blackfoot Challenge . ... [Read More]
Blackfoot River Watershed Focus Area Partners, Montana Partners for Fish andWildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bureau of Land Mangement ... Numerous Private Landowners ... Montana Land Reliance ... [Read More]
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