Grizzly bear using U.S. 93 wildlife crossing
Montana ranks second in the nation among states where drivers are most likely to have a collision with wildlife, according to the Montana Department of Transportation’s (MDT) “Watch
The Legislature established the program known as Habitat Montana in 1987, which allowed the agency to buy land outright, purchase a conservation easement on land, or lease land.
More than three decades later, by far the most acreage managed by the agency is from purchasing an interest in land from
A state website makes it easy to keep an eye on possible flooding in Montana. A live map from Montana Disaster and Emergency Services uses stream gauges around the state to show flood stages as well as emergency declarations. (Click on
As spring gives way to fire season, legislators are regularly briefed on fire danger, firefighting readiness, and the cost of putting out the flames. The Environmental Quality Council discusses fire factors at a meeting this week. But all Montanans have access to fire danger information, including two reports that
Fees on bottled water, hunting licenses, and tourists are just a few ideas to raise money for conservation districts, which are local governments across the state charged with protecting soil and water resources.
Members of the Environmental Quality Council will discuss these proposals and others at a meeting March
If you lived in Montana last year, you know it was smoky. But data requested by the Environmental Quality Council puts some numbers to the haze the state endured. The Department of Environmental Quality examined air quality in locations across the state in 2021 and compared it to the
There are many actions related to natural resources and the environment regulated by state law. Every two years, the Environmental Quality Council reviews how the department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Conservation, and Environmental Quality are enforcing those laws and encouraging compliance.
The latest reports are available online.
Conservation Districts are local government entities across Montana run by local elected supervisors. Districts perform an array of functions, all geared toward in some way toward conserving soil and water. Over the last decade, almost $10 million in state tax money from the general fund went to the 58 districts
Leaders of the Montana Legislature deemed Jan. 26 as a Training Day for lawmakers. All legislators are invited to the capitol that Wednesday for refresher courses on campaigns and ethics, preparation of legislation, and other topics. Legislators can talk one on one with technical staff as well as researchers and
The 2021 Montana Code Annotated (MCA) is available online. Published by the Montana Legislative Services Division, these are all the laws passed by the 2021 Legislature integrated into all previous laws that were not altered last session. The web version of the MCA contains the full statute text and
