Montana

In 2005, The Trust for Public Land protected the 1,760-acre Anderson Ranch in Gallatin County.

The Crown of the Continent is the largest intact eco-system in the lower 48 states. To safeguard this unique habitat from fragmentation, The Trust for Public Land and its partners are working to consolidate “checkerboard” ownership patterns into an uninterrupted network of conserved lands.

In 1987 The Trust for Public Land protected Garnet Ghost Town, Montana's best-preserved ghost town, offering a window into life at the end of the 19th century.

The Trust for Public Land has been working in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem since 2001 and is focusing efforts on key landscapes within the area around Yellowstone National Park.

Montana's Haskill Basin provides nearly 75 percent of the water supply for the town of Whitefish, located near Glacier National Park. Any development on 3,000 acres of the basin near the Whitefish Mountain Resort and Iron Horse golf community would put the town's water supply and rural character at risk.

Deep in the far northwest corner of Montana near the City of Troy sits 28,000 acres containing some of the state's best fisheries and wildlife habitat, and a highly productive working forest.

In 1986, The Trust for Public Land protected Little Big Horn, which sits at the center of the Crow Nation's 4 million acre reservation.

In 2003, The Trust for Public Land protected a 475-acre parcel on the south slope Mount Sentinel, consolidating publicly owned land and creating a new link to the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area.

In 2006, The Trust for Public Land placed a conservation easement over 1,521 acres of Olliffe ranch.

In 2010, after some 10 years of negotiation, and with the help of The Trust for Public Land, nearly 1,500 acres of privately owned mining claims in the New World Mining District just outside Yellowstone National Park were protected.

We're bringing together neighbors, planners, and community groups to transform this historic landmark into a unique city park for hiking, biking, fishing, and exploring local history.

Located between the Bob Marshall and Mission Mountain Wilderness Areas, the Swan Valley is one of the most ecologically diverse areas within the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem. Until recently, land ownership here formed a checkerboard pattern—one square mile sections alternating in private and public ownership.

Protecting Olliffe Ranch in Madison Valley opened the opportunity for TPL to put Three Dollar Bridge—a near-legendary location for anglers—under permanent protection with direct public access.