Blackfoot Challenge
Community – Cooperation – Conservation

Our story began in the early 1970s, when landowners along the Blackfoot River began gathering community support for conservation and sharing the resources through public and private partnerships. At the time, that was a far-sighted idea, especially in a state known for its rugged individualism. But the consensus approach was so effective that in 1993, they officially formed the Blackfoot Challenge. Our mission: to coordinate efforts that conserve and enhance the natural resources and rural way of life throughout the watershed.

Our approach is to provide regular communication about natural resource stewardship. Run by a volunteer Board of private landowners, federal and state land managers, and local government officials, we follow a consensus-based model, involving all watershed landowners and managers, and coordinating partnership and resources to benefit the Blackfoot Watershed.

At the heart of the 1.5 million acre Blackfoot Watershed, the Blackfoot Community Conservation Area encompasses an important transition zone between wilderness, national forest and productive private valley bottoms.

Each year we welcome thousands of people on tours and at presentations, such as the one shown here at the Sawbuck Ranch in Lincoln.

The Blackfoot Challenge, Inc
405 Main Street
Ovando, MT 59854
www.blackfootchallenge.org
(406) 793-3900