Please join us for a Zoom presentation by Luke Lamar of Swan Valley Connections on a collaborative project to monitor populations of rare forest carnivores like Canada lynx, wolverines, fishers, and more. SVC and Blackfoot Challenge staff visit remote sites throughout the winter to collect evidence of these seldom seen critters in our watershed. You’ll […]

The public is always welcome to participate in our board meetings. Contact our Office Administrator Deb Dillree for more information: 793-3900 or deb@blackfootchallenge.org.

The public is always welcome to participate in our board meetings. Contact our Office Administrator Deb Dillree for more information: 793-3900 or deb@blackfootchallenge.org.

The Blackfoot Challenge is pleased to host Blackleaf Guardians and People and Carnivores for a special presentation on Livestock Guardian Dogs: their uses, breeds, and behavior, along with resources to help ranchers use guardian dogs for livestock protection against large carnivores like grizzly bears and wolves. Thursday, April 27 6:00 - 8:00 pm Helmville Community […]

Powell County Weed District 2023 Annual Landowner Meeting Friday April 28 * Ovando School Gymn * * 1:00-3:00 pm * MEETING AGENDA  12:30-12:55 pm Sign In & Welcome  1:00-1:55 pm Dr. Lisa Rew “Annual Grass Ecology and Management” Description: The talk will cover the ecology and distribution of invasive annual grasses in Montana, […]

The public is always welcome to participate in our board meetings. Contact our Office Administrator Deb Dillree for more information: 793-3900 or deb@blackfootchallenge.org.

Thursday,  June 15th — 2:00pm until 5:00pm Meet at the Boot Tree at 2:00 pm  to car pool . Barbecue will be served after the tour at 5:00—so be sure to RSVP! The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area includes 41,000 acres of State, Federal, and private land north of Ovando. The 5,600-acre “Core” area is locally-owned […]

Join us for our annual weed pull event. Refreshments will be provided for volunteers. Contact Vegetation Program Coordinator Karen Laitala for more info! karen@blackfootchallenge.org

Meet at Johnsrud Park (MM 11 on Hwy 200). Rafters and divers begin at 8:00 am; waders and walkers begin at 9:00 am. A light lunch will be provided for volunteers from 11:30 am - 4:00 pm. Hosted by the Blackfoot Home & Community Club. Call 406-244-6156 for more information.

Join us to celebrate the communities and partners of the Blackfoot watershed -- AND a very momentous 30th Anniversary for the Blackfoot Challenge. We'll have live music from the Thirsty Buzzards. Food trucks will include: Mountain Berry Bowls, Rockstarr BBQ, the Copper Cliff Cafe, and the Wild Weenie -- plus the Stray Bullet beer garden […]