Conservation Archives

OM Board Member, Don Woerner is Preserving Bison Culture

Posted on May 31, 2016

Click here for Billings Gazette article Written by Russell Rowland When Don ‘Doc’ Woerner gets excited about something, his whole body talks. His arms wave, and his head wags, and he uses his hands a lot. But mostly it’s in his eyes, which are bright blue and already pretty twinkly behind his wire-rimmed glasses. […]

Introducing exploreyellowstoneriver.org, Our Montana’s new easy to use website!

Posted on May 25, 2016

FROM LAST BEST NEWS New website promotes, celebrates Yellowstone River By: DAVID CRISP | May 20, 2016 ShareEmail Print A new website aimed at enhancing appreciation of the Yellowstone River has been created by the Our Montana nonprofit organization. The website, exploreyellowstoneriver.org, offers a near-complete guide to access sites, history, points of interest, community parks and […]

Clark’s Crossing Dedicated

Posted on July 29, 2015

July 24, 2015 4:30 pm • By Mike Ferguson About 70 people lined the Yellowstone River on a sparkling Friday morning to dedicate the place where Capt. William Clark sent a small contingent from the Corps of Discovery to cross the river with their horses exactly 209 years earlier — on July 24, 1806. The next […]

Our Montana Explores the Judith River

Posted on June 9, 2015

Our Montana lead a group of conservationist on a recent canoe trip to explore Judith River to it’s confluence in the Upper Missouri River National Monument. The purpose of the trip was to better understand and photograph the recreation and wildlife qualities of the Rivers environments. Included in the group with Our Montana were representatives […]

Tenth Annual Back to the Future a Huge Success

Posted on February 6, 2015

During this year’s Back to the Future with Lewis & Clark, Technology Then and Now, seventh graders enjoyed a hands-on study of the native land and animal species Lewis and Clark and their men encountered during their expedition. Volunteer instructors Cat Lynch and Sarah Chatwood led the groups through the Flora and Fauna session.

Yellowstone River Cooperation Paper Wins Story Contest

Posted on February 6, 2014

Diverse Interests Unite to Protect the Yellowstone River. In his article, Penfold expounds on the river’s unique history, its intrinsic value, its complex and random system of governance as well as its promising future. Through the ongoing cooperation of scores of concerned organizations, both government and private, “foundation concepts are beginning to emerge: ‘all who […]

American Rivers, OM Host Second Conservation Forum

Posted on January 22, 2014

Mike Penfold introduces Mike Fiebig of American Rivers.