Tester secures $36 million to conserve public land in Northwest Montana

As part of his continued efforts to protect public lands and ensure that public lands remain in public hands, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured nearly $36 million in funding from his Inflation Reduction Act to conserve about 86,000 acres of land and provide public access for thousands of recreationists in northwest Montana.

The funding will add 52,810 acres to the Montana Great Outdoors Project and help improve habitat connectivity for wildlife by creating a critical corridor between the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area and Glacier National Park. 

In addition to expanding access for recreationists, this conservation easement will also provide 3 million board feet of timber per year to area mills.