Trumpeter Swans and Montana’s Common Loon

By Elaine Caton, Swan Restoration Coordinator Written for the Montana Loon Society‘s 2021 Newsletter In 2005, the Blackfoot Challenge in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service began an […]

Conversations around water

Field with irrigation system running

By Kate Clyatt, Drought Technician If you’ve been around in the Blackfoot long enough, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the words “Murphy right” or “Milltown right” thrown around. If […]

SwanBlog Update: Keep Calm and Paddle On

By Elaine Caton, Trumpeter Swan Restoration Program Coordinator In spite of a worldwide pandemic and all the associated changes to human life that have gone with it, I’m happy to […]

Leigh, Robert and Ryan share their “why?”

While what we do and how we do our work at the Blackfoot Challenge is extremely important, we’ve come to realize that it’s why we do it that unites us and keeps us all at the […]

Meet the Blackfoot Challenge Range Riders

It’s summertime in the Blackfoot, and that means our team of range riders are back in the saddle. Every summer when cows are put out to graze their summer pastures […]