Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements between a land owner and a land trust that permanently limit development on a parcel of land in an effort to protect its conservation values.
Owen Sowerwine is comprised of over 400 acres of habitat along the Flathead River just east of Kalispell. The accomplishment is the work of the Flathead Land Trust, the Flathead Audubon Society and the Flathead Lakers.
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined the other four members of the Board of Land Commissioners in approving a significant conservation easement in Flathead County on
Despite several high profile run-ins with bears in 2023, the overall number of grizzly mortalities and conflict calls per bear in the area was lower than in previous years, experts say.