Join us for the 9th Annual Blackfoot Trumpeter Swan Release and win the chance to release a trumpeter swan into the wild! Learn more at www.blackfootchallenge.org/SwanProject.

Drought is defined as a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, usually a season or more that results in shortages of water. Drought is also a normal, recurrent feature of climate that occurs in most climatic zones.
In 2000, the Blackfoot Drought Committee was formalized to coordinate the development and implementation of a…

For over a decade, the Mannix Brothers Ranch has been utilizing sheep grazing to combat the invasive Spotted Knapweed on their cattle grazing lands. Their story was recently featured on PBS’s Nature Program. Forward to minute 28 of the episode “What Plants Talk About” to hear David Mannix and UM Professor Ragan Callaway discuss the…

The Blackfoot Challenge’s Wildlife Coordinator Seth Wilson is halfway across the world this week, spreading the word about proactive human-predator conflict management solutions with Slovenian wildlife biologists and land managers. One of the country’s national news outlets picked up the story and we wanted to share this amazing outreach story with all of you.
A couple…

If you have any questions, please contact Karen Laitala at kllaitala@gmail.com.

Time to begin keeping your eyes peeled for Trumpeter Swans on wetlands throughout the Blackfoot. To read about our friends’ winter wanderings and to learn how to tell the difference between Trumpeters and other types of swans in the valley, check out the Swan Blog: http: www.blackfootchallenge.org/SwanProject/SwanBlog/.

Pure Montana Tales are a free bimonthly program that brings guest speakers to the Seeley Lake Community to share something about our natural, cultural or historical resources.  The Pure Montana planning team consists of the Alpine Artisans, Blackfoot Challenge, Clearwater Resources Council, Lolo National Forest, Seeley Lake Elementary School,  and the Seeley Lake Ranger District.…

In 2012, the Blackfoot Challenge hosted public meetings on negotiations between the State of Montana, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and the United States to settle off-reservation, in-stream flow water rights for the Flathead Indian Reservation.  We want to thank those who attended the meetings as well…

In collaboration with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the USFS Lincoln Ranger District, the Blackfoot Challenge will hold the Annual Blackfoot Wolf Survey on March 8th (Friday) and March 9th (Saturday) this year. Please read below for a notice from FWP Wolf Management Specialist Liz Bradley——
We are still planning on doing our wolf survey…