The Blackfoot Challenge lost a great friend, ardent conservationist, and longtime board member with the recent passing of George Hirschenberger. An active participant in the

The Mannix Family has lived and ranched in the Blackfoot watershed’s Helmville Valley for five (going on six) generations. Join us for an evening with

Featuring a discussion on electric fence and drive-over mats by Blackfoot Challenge Board Chair Jim Stone and Wildlife Coordinator Eric Graham. The event is free

In 2020, FWP continued and expanded a 14-year program of monitoring recreation use on the Blackfoot River. 2020 was a unique year due to the

2022 BCCA COUNCIL MEMBER APPLICATION INFORMATIONClosing Date: November 30, 2021 The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area (BCCA) Council is responsible for managing, on behalf of the

Motivated, thoughtful and detail-oriented individuals interested in conservation communications are encouraged to apply. The Blackfoot Challenge is a non-profit, community-based organization that coordinates a variety

The recent death of Leah Lokan from a grizzly bear mauling while camping in Ovando, MT on July 6th has reinforced the need to maintain

DNA results received Wednesday confirmed the bear killed by wildlife officials last Friday was the same bear who fatally attacked a camper in Ovando early

Wildlife officials shot and killed a grizzly bear early Friday morning less than two miles from Ovando, where a woman was killed in a grizzly

A camper was killed by a grizzly bear in Ovando early on Tuesday morning, July 6. The Blackfoot Challenge Board and staff are deeply saddened

From biochar and camas prairies to stewardship interns and public land acquisitions, catch up on what’s happening on the lands The Nature Conservancy owns and

Record amounts of precipitation in May brought much needed snow to upper elevation snowpack across the region, however long-range forecasts call for warmer and drier

This spring, private landowners and public agencies across the watershed conducted prescribed burns to enhance forest health and community safety. Join members of our Prescribed

The 2021 irrigation season has begun, and that means our irrigation reports have too. Throughout the season, Barry Dutton, Blackfoot Soil Scientist Extraordinaire, provides weekly

Both Trumpeter Swans and Common Loons are known to be fiercely territorial and protective of their young. So when both species nest in nearby areas,

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – The public is invited to comment on a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to acquire more land in the Blackfoot

Until recently, the cause of death of thousands of bald eagles and other birds across the Southern United States remained a mystery. Researchers discovered the

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – In order to protect natural resources and local communities, the Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is monitoring conditions for potential

Grizzly bear tracks were just spotted on a ranch near Helmville. The bear had found a road-killed elk along Highway 141. Our annual springtime reminder

Head on over to our blog to read the latest update on Trumpeter Swan restoration in the Blackfoot watershed. Our Swan Restoration Coordinator Elaine Caton