A Swan Success Story
2022 turned out to be a banner year for trumpeter swans in the Blackfoot watershed.
Navigating Waters Beyond the Blackfoot: The Transferability of the Collaborative Conservation Model
A Research Report Prepared by R. Patrick Bixler
Unleashing the Potential of Collaborative Governance Arrangements: Getting to Robust Durability in the Blackfoot Valley
Journal of Sustainable Development, by Edward P. Weber
Hope on the Range
from Ranch & Reata Magazine, by Melissa Mylchreest
Keeping Montana…Montana
from Montana Quarterly, by Jeff Welsch
Blackfoot Watershed Conservation Map
Downloadable map of ownership and conservation lands in the Blackfoot Watershed
Journey through the Blackfoot
Lewis’ return trip and The Road to the Buffalo
Updated travel brochure traces Lewis’ Blackfoot route
In July of 1806, a band of newcomers arrived in what is now Western Montana from the west. Captain Meriwether Lewis and his party ofnine men split from Captain William […]
Tracking Rare Carnivores
Hear from Luke Lamar of Swan Valley Connections, who helps lead a collaborative project to monitor populations of rare forest carnivores like Canada lynx, wolverines, fishers, and more. SVC and […]
Celebrating 2022 Outcomes
By Blackfoot Challenge staff Hard to believe it’s already two months into 2023. We don’t want to let too much of this year roll by without recognizing all of our […]