Final Report on Community Recreation Meetings Released
In the fall of 2024, the Blackfoot Challenge hosted a series of community meetings around the watershed, gathering feedback about outdoor recreation trends and impacts to the region. Six local […]
Recreation Committee Shares Report on Community Meetings
Seeley Lake hosted one of six local meetings to gather community input on recreation impacts. by Jennifer Schoonen, Blackfoot Challenge Communications Director In the fall of 2024, the Blackfoot Challenge […]
Listening for the Songs of Spring
American Bittern (photo credit: ©Luke Seitz, Macaulay Library, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) by Elaine Caton, Blackfoot Challenge Bird Program Coordinator The first time each year that I hear the three […]
Snow Water Equivalent and Our Future
Potomac School students learn how to measure snow water equivalent. by Alyssa Daniels, Blackfoot Challenge Education Program Coordinator As the recent warm weather causes the snow to melt in the […]
The Songs of Winter
Snow Bunting by Elaine Caton, Blackfoot Challenge Bird Program Coordinator The Blackfoot in winter is generally a quiet place, not just in levels of sound but also activity. Many animals […]
Celebrating Our 2024 Accomplishments
From virtual fencing to drought management, 2024 was a year of innovations and challenges that kept Blackfoot Challenge staff, partners and community members busy. Partnerships reaped many impactful conservation accomplishments, […]
Blackfoot Recreation Program Gains Momentum
By Marley Held-Wilson, Recreation Program Coordinator One of the guiding principles of the Blackfoot Challenge is to respond to community needs. Post pandemic, with rising community concerns about recreation impacts […]
Blackfoot Drought Committee Urges Public Cooperation in Drought Response This Summer
Ahead of what is shaping up to be an extremely low water year for the Blackfoot and other Western Montana rivers, the Blackfoot Drought Committee is urging the public’s cooperation […]
Cross-boundary Prescribed Fire Creates a Win-Win for Private & Public Lands
By The Mannix Family Large landscapes hold a multitude of values that often seem to be conflicting and can be managed by many different entities across a patchwork of man-made […]
Celebrating 2023 Accomplishments
By Blackfoot Challenge staff Last year marked the Blackfoot Challenge’s 30th anniversary as an organized, community-driven conservation organization. All of you who support and take part in our work are […]