Undaunted Stewardship® News Releases

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New Releases

• Close to 90,000 acres of Montana rangeland added to certified "Undaunted Land Stewards"                         March 27, 2008 - Almost 90,000 acres of Montana rangeland, from six different ranches around the state, have now been added to the "certified" category of involvement in the nationally unique UNDAUNTED STEWARDSHIP® PROGRAM. Read full story..

• Close to 90,000 Acres of Montana Rangeland Added to Certified “Undaunted Land Stewards” March 27, 2008 - The owners and managers of these lands can call themselves “Undaunted Land Stewards” –participants in the program that is preserving historic sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail and helping ranch families improve both the stewardship and the economic performance of their ranches. Read full story...

• Close to Half a Million Acres of Private Rangeland Added to Certified       “Undaunted Land Stewards” June 23, 2006 - Almost 500,000 acres of privately-owned Montana rangeland, from 19 different ranches around the state, have now been added to the “certified” category of involvement in the nationally unique Undaunted Stewardship® program, bringing the total amount of private rangeland certified to be using state-of-the-science stewardship to approximately 1.5 million acres, it was announced today.. Read full story...

• Close to 90,000 Acres of Montana Rangeland Added to Certified            “Undaunted Land Stewards” March 27, 2008 - Eagle Butte Farms, of Fort Benton, is among the latest farms and ranches in Montana to be named an “Undaunted Land Steward” in the national award-winning Undaunted Stewardship program.  Eagle Butte Farms is one of six operations, collectively totaling nearly 90,000 acres, to earn this status, it was announced today Read full story...

• Close to Half a Million Acres of Private Rangeland Added to Certified “Undaunted Land Stewards” June 23, 2006 - Almost 500,000 acres of privately-owned Montana rangeland, from 19 different ranches around the state, have now been added to the “certified” category of involvement in the nationally unique Undaunted Stewardship® program, it was announced today. Read full story...

• Phillips County Boasts More Certified “Undaunted Land Stewards” Than Any Other County in Montana July 5, 2006 - Phillips County Boasts More Certified “Undaunted Land Stewards”Than Any Other County in Montana Ten ranches in the Phillips County area have qualified for certification in the national award winning program Undaunted Stewardship®-significantly more than any other county in Montana, it was announced today by Christie Messer, Undaunted Stewardship Public Outreach Coordinator and Communications Coordinator for the Montana Stockgrowers Association.  Read full story...

   

Selected News Coverage

• Program preserves portage history Directions
  June 17, 2005, Great Falls Tribune - Tourism and ranching leaders were tickled Thursday at how well a major Lewis and Clark overlook just south of Great Falls turned out. On a bluff above the green, rolling Ayrshire Dairy, the site features six educational kiosks on a gentle, half-block walk that spell out the importance of the explorers' Upper Portage Camp just below. Read full story...

• Volunteer partnerships make program work
  October 10, 2004, Billings Gazette - Former President Bill Clinton and his secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt, were the inspiration, in a negative sort of way, for the Undaunted Stewardship® program. Near the end of his second term, Clinton established several national monuments, including the Missouri Breaks in Montana, which had been suggested for such status by Babbitt. Read full story...

• Making it pay: Livingston-area ranch a showcase for statewide program
  October 10, 2004, Billings Gazette - Doug Ensign likes a good rain as much as the next rancher, but he thinks a long dry spell has its benefits, too. "Droughts are a wonderful thing because they make you look at your resources," he says. Read full story...

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.