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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

12 groups are on the record for Montana, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

16 more groups also work on Montana

On the ground in Montana

Montana Land RelianceThey work only in MontanaLand TrustSelway-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 Trust

The national muscle

The Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council2 live federal cases across all their workLegalConservation Alliance1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyEnvironment America1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyNational Audubon Society1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyNational Trust for Historic Preservation1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyNational Wildlife Refuge Association1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacy

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 courtAmerican PrairieBison grazing permits revoked by Interior
  2. Critical threatCabinet Mountains WildernessConservation groups sue over rushed environmental review
  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 developingGallatin Range (Custer Gallatin NF)Bozeman development encroaching on range
  8. Threat developingHoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study AreaDaines bill S.3527 would strip WSA protection
  9. Threat developingMiddle Fork Judith Wilderness Study AreaDaines bill S.3527 would strip WSA protection
  10. Threat developingMontana Sage-Grouse HabitatSage-grouse plan rollback opens habitat to drilling
  11. Threat developingStillwater Mine Expansion (Custer Gallatin NF)Amendment 14 would expand mine waste storage
  12. Threat developingWales Creek Wilderness Study AreaDaines bill S.3527 would strip WSA protection
  13. On watchFlathead National ForestTimber sales in wildlife corridors

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Montana has defenders. It needs more.

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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 defend Montana, and their role: MTJP editorial curation, one verified link at a time, plus the federal court record and each group’s own footprint. Match ranges decompose into those signals on every row. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.