DNRC is currently seeking public comment on their proposal to lease state trust land north of Emigrant for a gravel operation. Once they evaluate our community concerns, they will release a gravel pit proposal with site criteria.
Read MorePCEC recently hosted a Community Conversation with Whitney Tilt and Jeff Reed to provide an update on the study, and the data collected in 2021.
Read More
The Montana Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday to void Lucky Mineral’s permit to establish an exploratory mine up Emigrant Gulch.
Read More
PCEC has been working to protect and preserve Park County’s vast natural resources since 1990. PCEC works with residents to safeguard and advocate for the county's world-class rivers, diverse wildlife, landscapes, and outstanding natural beauty, while protecting the health and wellbeing of people who live and work here.
Read More
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 MoreStatewide survey shows unanimous support for public lands by Montanans.
Read MoreFor the past two years at the request of Park County, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Western Federal Lands Highway Division conducted a comprehensive study of the Old Yellowstone Trail South (OYTS) corridor, from Point of Rocks to Gardiner. This study looks at the feasibility and costs of repairing and improving the OYTS to make a multi-use road and trail, and an alternative means to access the Park.
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.
Read MorePCEC works to safeguard wildlands and wildlife habitat from fragmentation and development. We work to protect public lands because an intact northern Yellowstone ecosystem provides clean cold water at our headwater streams and protects wildlife habitat and corridors.
Read MorePCEC in the news: an article from the Billings Gazette covering the beginning our successful campaign to have several controversial BLM oil and gas leases next door to Livingston be withdrawn from auction.
Read More