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Who’s defending Montana?

13 public places under threat in Montana

1 live federal case over the places under threat in Montana

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

6 groups are on the record for Montana, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 6 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

Leading the fight

On the ground

Also in the fight

Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight

16 more work on Montana

On the ground in Montana

Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church FoundationMontana is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupWhitefish Legacy PartnersThey work only in MontanaRecreationWild MontanaThey work only in MontanaGrassrootsWolves of the RockiesMontana is one of the 2 states they work inWildlifeCuster Gallatin Working GroupThey work only in MontanaFriends GroupFive Valleys Land TrustThey work only in MontanaLand TrustGallatin Valley Land TrustThey work only in MontanaLand TrustGallatin Wildlife AssociationThey work only in MontanaWildlife

The national muscle

Natural Resources Defense Council3 live federal cases across all their workLegalThe Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNational Wildlife Refuge Association2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyWilderness Watch2 live federal cases across all their workLegalNational Wildlife Federation2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyEnvironment America1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyGreat Old Broads for Wilderness1 live federal case across all their workStewardship

The places

Under threat in Montana

Each has its own page with the groups on the record for it. The most urgent first.

  1. 1 case in federal court, filed 2026American PrairieBison grazing permits revoked by Interior
  2. Critical threatCabinet Mountains WildernessHecla Mining exploration approved beneath wilderness
  3. Threat developing2026 Blowdown Emergency Logging (Northern Rockies)Emergency salvage across 6 forests, 5M+ acres
  4. Threat developingBear-Palmer Project (Custer Gallatin NF)Emergency-authority logging next to Yellowstone
  5. Threat developingBitterroot National ForestRare earth mining proposed in Sheep Creek headwaters
  6. Threat developingBridger Pipeline Expansion647-mile crude oil pipeline across public land
  7. Threat developingFlathead National ForestTimber sales in wildlife corridors
  8. Threat developingGallatin Range (Custer Gallatin NF)Motorized access proposals threaten wilderness character
  9. Threat developingMontana Sage-Grouse HabitatSage-grouse plan rollback opens habitat to drilling
  10. Threat developingStillwater Mine Expansion (Custer Gallatin NF)Amendment 14 would expand mine waste storage
  11. On watchHoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study AreaDaines bill S.3527 would strip WSA protection
  12. On watchMiddle Fork Judith Wilderness Study AreaDaines bill S.3527 would strip WSA protection
  13. On watchWales Creek Wilderness Study AreaDaines bill S.3527 would strip WSA protection

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Montana has defenders. It needs more.

6 groups on the record, 6 more likely to care, American Prairie with 72 staff + 34 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

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Sources and methodGroup crews and program ratios: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, latest filed year, EINs on each group’s profile. Which groups are on the record for Montana: MTJP editors tie a group to a fight only with a source link they have read, one link at a time. A group without one is shown as likely to care, a guess from the federal court record and the group’s own mission and footprint. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-27. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.