Land Stewardship

Every private property in the Blackfoot watershed is unique, with its own characteristics, history, and resource concerns. Similarly, every landowner is unique, with their own distinct values, objectives, and capacity to manage the land. Whether their goal is to make a living or simply enjoy beauty and solitude, there are many common threads for managing and enhancing the natural resources on one’s property. Our land steward will meet owners at their kitchen table or in the field to take a holistic look at each property, discuss goals and how to achieve them. By connecting individual improvements across fencelines, the land stewardship program also realizes watershed-wide benefits.

Inset photo: Mannix Brothers Ranch

More Information

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Landowner Assistance

Learn more about the variety of stewardship services we offer to help you realize your goals for your property.


Soil Health & Regenerative Agriculture

Keeping the “underground herd” of organisms that live in the soil is a key to success of any agricultural system, and requires attention to a variety of factors.


Stewardship Resources

A variety of resources exist to help you steward the property you own or manage. We provide and continuously update a list of some of those here.

Acres of Private Land
in the Watershed

Fish and Wildlife Species That Depend on Private Lands for Survival

Recommended Number of Cover Crop Species to Improve Soil Health

Threatened or Endangered Species in the Watershed that Use Private Lands