Montana Native Plant Society

Focused on Native Plants and Plant Communities of Montana

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“…to preserve, conserve, and study Montana’s native plants and plant communities.”

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Conservation Issues

From time-to-time the Conservation Committee considers conservation issues associated with public policy and communicates their concerns and recommendations to the appropriate agencies or officials. Here are links to copies of letters sent over the years on these issues.

MNPS Concerns with 2021 MT Legislature HB 418 regarding Public Land Access

Whitebark Pine listing letter USFWS Jan 2021

McKamy mine letter 2020

Line Creek RNA comment letter 20200922

MNPS Comments on ESA rule change 20200921 Please note that this comment was originally submitted as an email as linked. When no confirmation was received, the comment was reformatted as a letter linked here:  Comments on ESA rule change as letter

MNPS Comments- Missoula BLM RMP

Lewistown RMP-MNPS comments

Cust-Gall Forest Plan Comments May 2019

Comments on Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Plan Draft EIS 2 October 2018

Comments on Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Plan Revision – July 2017

Final Comments on Flathead Forest Plan Revision – September 2016

Letter on Flathead Forest Plan Revision – April 2015

Letter to Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks regarding distinguishing between native prairie management east and west of the continental divide and for including species of concern explicitely in the plan being developed.

Jan 2014 letter to Sen. Baucus encouraging measures to incent protection of native sod and wetland areas in relation to farm decisions

Comment on BLM Miles City Field Office Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement dated 9 May 2013

Comment on BLM Billings Field Office Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement dated 30 May 2013

Joint letter from the Montana, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah Native Plant Societies to the USDA Agricultural Research Service expressing concern with the introduction of non native plant species in the Western United States dated 1 August 2013

Concern with Secor Grass seed sales by CENEX 26 Nov 2010

Letter to APHIS on Q-37 6 Oct 2009

State HCP comment re Howellia 8 Sep 2009

Methane EIS Supplement 12 Mar 2007

Petition to Place Russian Olive on Montana Noxious Weeds List (pdf), 2008

Comments to the BLM on the Missouri Breaks Management Plan (pdf), 2006

Letter to EPA supporting a strong Endangered Species Act (pdf), 2006

Proceedings of the 4th Montana Plant Conservation Conference (pdf), Feb 28-March 1, 2006, Helena, MT

Letter to Custer National Forest (2005) Wild horse trespass on research natural area on Custer National Forest (pdf)

Letter re: Plum Creek Lands (2005) Congressional appropriations to acquire Plum Creek lands in the Swan Valley (pdf)

Letter re: Forest Service (2004) A letter recommending that road building be limited because roads facilitate invasion by noxious weeds (pdf)

Letter re:NRCS Conservation Security 2004 Effect of NRCS Conservation Security Program on Great Plains prairie conservation (pdf)

Letter re:NRCS Herbicide (2004) Should NRCS fund herbicide application through their Environmental Quality Incentives Program (pdf)

Letter re:Weed Plan Comments (2004) Comments on the proposed revisions to the Montana Weed Management Plan (pdf)

Letter to Department of Natural Resources (2004) re: Firewise Landscaping brochure and invasive species. (pdf)

Letter re: Forest Service Rules 2003 Proposed changes to rules mandating protection of biological diversity on national forest lands (pdf)

KELSEYA, the MNPS newsletter,

is published four times a year and is included with your membership.
 Kelseya contains timely articles about Montana plants and their communities, listings of chapter and state meetings and field trips, and updates on native plant issues.

For questions about MNPS,

including becoming a member or chapter policies or programs, contact our Vice-President, Robert Pal.




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Chapters

For information about activities in your area, or to seek information about plants or resources in your area, please contact the chapter closest to you (click on Activities Drop Down Menu at the top of this page): Calypso (Dillon, Butte, Southwest Montana; Clark Fork, (Missoula, West Central Montana); Kelsey (Greater Helena and Great Falls areas,  and regions associated with the Rocky Mountain Front and central and north central Montana.); Flathead (Northwest Montana, Glacier Park); Maka Flora (Eastern Montana); Valley of Flowers (greater Bozeman area), or check out the Eastern- or Western-at-Large Areas on the same menu.

MT Native Plants Society Contact

To write or comment…

Montana Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 8783
Missoula, MT 59807-8783

For comments on this website, including updates and corrections, contact
 Bob Person

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