Who’s defending Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area?
18 groups have it in their care
BLM land in Montana, 11,580 acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, designated in 1977.
The defenders
Nobody has claimed this fight yet
No group in our directory carries Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area in its work yet. That is not the same as nobody fighting: if you know the group that belongs here, tell us and our editors will look at it.
18 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in Montana
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The situation
What’s happening to Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area
The second Garnet Range WSA targeted by the Daines bill, Wales Creek holds 11,580 acres of BLM land that has been managed for its wilderness character since 1977. Alongside Hoodoo Mountain, it would lose protection under the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, a bill that has federal agency backing but faces strong opposition from Montana voters and conservation organizations.
- 1977Designated as wilderness study area
- 2025Daines introduces Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act (S.3527)
- 2026Federal agencies testify in support of WSA release
Source: Montana Free Press · February 12, 2026
No public comment window is open on Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
How to stand for Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area
Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area has defenders. It needs more.
The work is theirs. The backing is yours.