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Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in north-central Montana is the homeland of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes. The fourth largest reservation in the state, Fort Belknap spans 675,147 acres with a beautiful landscape of rolling plains.
In Wilsall, Montana the Bays family are working with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on various conservation projects, they aim to improve the health of their soil.
In Southern Montana, Carah Ronan, a fifth-generation Montana farmer, returns to the family farm and is flourishing in the floral business. The tools and resources provided by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have been key to making her unique operation a growing success.
Rancher Brenda Brady stands at the helm of an agricultural legacy, steering her family’s ranch in Petroleum County, Montana, into a new era.
Five families who make up what’s known as the Big Hole Grazing Association are working to protect this land. Working in partnership with NRCS and The TNC, they’ve implemented a conservation easement and introduced sustainable practices to ensure its preservation for future generations.
Forest health and productivity are concerns across Montana. NRCS assistance helps many private landowners to implement conservation practices to address forest health that may also positively impact wildfire risk.
The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation work with NRCS and other partners to create a space for tribal ranchers and wild buffalo to coexist on the buffalo range pasture in Lame Deer, Montana.
Range and pasture productivity and invasive species are concerns across Montana. NRCS assistance helps many private landowners to implement infrastructure and management practices to address grazingland health.
Forest health is a resource concern across Western Montana. NRCS assistance helps many private landowners to treat their forests to maintain healthy stocking rates and species diversity.
This blog by Chief Terry Cosby details some of the key ways USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service supports producers and conservation partners in improving water quality and strengthening agricultural operations through voluntary conservation.
