FWP approves NW Montana conservation easement
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks approved the purchase of a 52,930-acre conservation easement in the Cabinet Mountains earlier this month.
If approved by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission and the Montana Land Board, the purchase would add to the existing 32,821-acre Montana Great Outdoors Conservation Easement that state officials purchased from Green Diamond Resource Company in February.
While Green Diamond would retain primary ownership of the proposed conservation easement, the agreement would grant the state rights to manage certain aspects of the land for the benefit of wildlife and outdoor recreation. If the land is later sold, these terms carry on to the next owner, creating “de facto public lands.”
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