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Private land access encouraged by USDA ??

July 8, 2010

New Effort To Make Private Land Access Easier CBU opinion. Their has been a systematic closure of public lands access in the past approximate 30 years. CBU believes in public lands access, but also in private property rights. CBU is concerned as to the direction of this new government sponsored effort for private land access while more public lands are [...]

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Possible new fishing access

July 8, 2010

FWP may buy 89 acres for fishing access The state may buy 89 acres on Sixteenmile Creek for a new fishing access site. The site is about five miles long and follows the abandoned Milwaukee Railroad right of way along the creek west of Ringling. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks would build a small parking lot [...]

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Multiple use trails reopened in Lewis & Clark

July 6, 2010

Judge lifts motorized ban in parts of Lewis and Clark National Forest  A federal judge has lifted bans and seasonal restrictions on motorized travel in some areas of the 1.8-million acre Lewis and Clark National Forest in north-central Montana after the U.S. Forest Service reached a compromise with motorized groups who had filed a lawsuit. [...]

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Forest Service and landowner dispute

July 6, 2010

Off Trail: Road south of Big Timber in dispute between landowners, Forest Service Limited public access was reopened Wednesday across private land to the Gallatin National Forest at Cherry Creek, 10 miles south of here. Landowner George Matelich said it was an oversight that no-trespassing signs hadn’t been removed by that morning. He had advertised the [...]

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Invasive species control

June 21, 2010

Halting invasives: Center spreads new recreational ethic of inspect, clean and dry Many fly anglers have forceps, line snippers and flies attached to their fishing vests, but Matt Wilhelm has an item less frequently seen — a tiny blue scrub brush with stiff white bristles. The brush isn’t to keep his fingernails clean. Wilhelm uses [...]

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Senate comm. draft of Tester wilderness bill

June 15, 2010

Senate committee discussion draft of revised S-1470  Senator testers office was unwilling to provide CBU with a copy of this draft to CBU or the public. CBU is keeping up to date on this and we will post Senator Testers counter proposal. To read the draft S1470 Title I Discussion Draft 1

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Missouri river comments due by Sept. 20

June 15, 2010

Corps seeks opinions on Missouri study Concerned about how the Missouri River is being managed for recreation, fish and wildlife or irrigation? Now is your chance to comment. The Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting today at Fort Peck to collect suggestions on how to define the scope of studies that will [...]

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Commission to discuss Bear Canyon access

June 7, 2010

Gallatin County Commission to meet Wednesday, discuss Bear Canyon Road agreement The regular Tuesday meeting of the Gallatin County Commission has been rescheduled to Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. due to the June 8 primary election. The commission is scheduled to discuss an interim agreement regarding Bear Canyon Road, the source of an ongoing dispute between [...]

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America’s Great Outdoors public comment section

June 4, 2010

CBU opinion: It is important that you and your friends and family express comments on your ideas of public, private lands, and the other ideas presented in this website. So that you have a VOICE!!  Submit Your Ideas & Join the Conversation  About America’s Great Outdoors Share Your Story About the place you love Get Outdoors Unplug and reconnect [...]

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Coalition Against Real Multiple Use on Public & Private Lands

June 1, 2010

Diverse coalition behind Rocky Mountain Front plan  A rancher who loves grizzly bears. A taxidermist who’s fed up with hunting. A country girl who’s gone to work for a national environmental group. They’ve convinced oil companies to stop drilling. They’ve got state and federal agencies to start talking. And now they’re all campaigning to save [...]

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