Habitat Montana is our best conservation and access program that benefits landowners, wildlife and public hunters. It protects working farms and ranches with conservation easements that open up thousands of acres of land to public hunting and recreation.
Now SB 115, sponsored by Sen. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, would add a layer of government bureaucracy into ranchers’ decision on their private property by requiring state Land Board approval for conservation easements under Habitat Montana. This can kill projects that have taken two years to work out with extensive planning, including for public hunting access.
Contact members of the Senate Fish and Game Committee and tell them to vote NO on SB 115. Tell them to support landowners’ private property rights, our farming and ranching economy and hunters’ access through the Habitat Montana program.
PLEASE WRITE YOUR OWN MESSAGE, but hit these points:
Habitat Montana benefits working farmers and ranchers with working capital to expand their operations, and they have private property rights to do what they want with their land.
This program improves relations between hunters and landowners, opens up access for hunters, and benefits wildlife management.
Habitat Montana is working better than it ever has, and there’s no need to add a layer of government bureaucracy to complete good projects that have taken years to work out.
Please vote no on SB 115 and support Montana’s landowners and hunters.
Call and leave a message for the Senate Fish and Game Committee at 406-444-4800.
Contact the Senate Fish and Game Committee HERE.
- Fill out the form provided.
- Select Committees
- Select (S) Fish and Game
- Select Bill Type (SB) and Bill Number 115
- Select Against
- Provide your message
