This week, the Crazy Mountain Project, an informal coalition of locals representing ranching, recreation, Crow Nation, hunting and conservation interests (which includes PCEC), announced a new land exchange designed to help consolidate public land and enhance public access in the Crazy Mountains: The East Crazy Mountains and Inspiration Divide Public Access Improvement Land Exchange.
Read MoreConflict over public access in the Crazy Mountains has been a continual problem. Due to the checkerboard land ownership, many of the trails cross several miles of private land. In recent years, tensions between landowners, public land access advocates, and the Forest Service have running particularly high.
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