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THERE’S A GROWING CONSENSUS THAT FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS DE- SERVE MANAGEMENT REFORM. BUT AS THE COSTS OF WILDLAND FIRE-
FIGHTING SKYROCKET AND TIMBER HAR- VESTS DIMINISH, HAMMERING OUT A REM- EDY HAS BEEN A POLARIZING POINT OF CONTENTION FOR LAWMAKERS, LAND MAN-
Montana Federal-Lands Policy Turns Political
Should Montana attempt to wrest control of public lands from federal government? Land managers are pushing back against the notion of a land transfer, but the idea has gained momentum among some state legislators.
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The Face of Environmental Activism
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WITH THE NOTION OF TRANSFERRING FED- ERAL PUBLIC LANDS TO STATE OWNER- SHIP GAINING TRACTION AMONG SOME OF MONTANA’S POLITICAL FIGURES, THE BEA- CON TAKES A LOOK AT THE SITUATION SUR- ROUNDING FEDERAL LANDS.
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After 30 years of challenging forest managers and users in the name of wild land and wildlife, Keith Hammer is one of the most familiar, and notorious, activists in Montana
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Public Land by the numbers
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