Senator Steve Daines and Representative Matt Rosendale have written to Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management’s Director Tracy Stone-Manning asking them to extend the protest period following the agency’s approval of a revised grazing permit for American Prairie last week. It wants to use 63,000 acres of fe...
Attorney General Knudsen Calls Out BLM Over Proposed Grazing Changes
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is calling on the Bureau of Land Management to scrap its analysis of the American Prairie Reserve’s grazing change-of-use permit proposal and that they, “conduct a more thorough review for the benefit of Montanans and the affected communities.” Colter Brown is the Ag Director of the Northern Ag Network a...
Attorney General To Hold Public Meeting in Malta
Attorney General Austin Knudsen will hold a public hearing this evening in Malta at the High School Auditorium from 6 to 8 to discuss the American Prairie Reserve’s proposal asking the Bureau of Land Management to allow grazing for its bison. Knudsen is worried about due process. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/202...
American Prairie Reserve Opens Additional Hunting Ground
The American Prairie Reserve is expanding public hunting opportunities on its deeded property for the 2021-2022 hunting season. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has more. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8-26_832.mp3
Public Comment Period Extended For BLM Environmental Assessment
The public now has a total of 90 days to submit comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s draft Environmental Assessment and finding of No Significant Impact for a bison grazing proposal by the American Prairie Reserve on BLM-administered lands in Phillips County instead of 60. The comment period will now end September 28th. https://no...
Montana Stockgrowers Association Expresses Concern Over BLM Decision
The Bureau of Land Management’s recent approval of the American Prairie Reserve’s request to expand bison grazing has many producers across Montana concerned. Montana Stockgrowers Association Executive President Jay Bodner believes since this decision was based only on an environmental impact study not every factor is being considered. https:/...
Bison Grazing Expansion Approved Following Environmental Impact Report
Federal officials have given preliminary approval to the American Prairie Reserve’s proposal to expand bison grazing on public lands covering about 108 square miles south of Malta in north-central Montana. The Bureau of Land Management says there would be no significant environmental impacts which sets the stage for possible final approv...