Our Goals
Maintaining and Improving Environmental Stewardship
The Undaunted Stewardship® Land Use Program helps farmers and ranchers
adopt land use practices that maintain or improve the environmental
health of their landscapes. And, the program monitors results-to
enable farmers and ranchers to evaluate their land use practices and
make adjustments, as needed, to ensure a healthy environment.
The Land Use Program also helps farm and ranch families provide public
access to historic sites located on their private agricultural lands.
Spreading the Word
The Public Education Program addresses and involves
diverse audiences-ranchers, farmers, scientists, educators, government
agencies and the general public-to increase understanding of what
good stewardship requires, what it accomplishes, where it's being
practiced-and to
encourage more farms and ranches to adopt land
use practices that maintain or improve the environmental health
of the landscape. The Undaunted Stewardship® message is delivered
in varied ways, ranging from interpretive kiosks at historical sites
to public service announcements on radio and television.
Rural Economic Development
The Rural Economic Development Program helps
farms and ranches create new businesses such as beds and breakfasts,
campgrounds and other outdoor recreation enterprises, designed not
only to serve tourists but also to help build public appreciation
for the importance of environmental
stewardship and preservation of the Lewis &
Clark Trail. These enterprises help ensure the economic sustainability
of farms and ranches, thereby preserving open space, natural environments
and historic sites found on private agricultural lands.
Undaunted Stewardship® is a cooperative and multi-faceted program led by federal,
state and private sector agencies, seeking to ensure the long-term
maintenance of the environmental quality and economic productivity
of privately-owned agricultural landscapes, especially in areas
rich in history along the Lewis & Clark Trail in Montana.
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