A Citizens Guide to Montana’s State Lands and the State Land Board
Montana's Lands
The state of Montana owns more than 5 million acres of mountains, plains and river bottoms. Montanans deeply value the clean water, open spaces and wildlife these lands provide, and we all have a stake in policy decisions concerning access, use, and long-range stewardship of these state lands. Many of the most important decisions about these resources are made by the State Land Board, but state agencies, the Legislature, the courts and the public all play significant roles in deciding how these lands are managed.
This publication is intended to familiarize readers with the history of our state lands, the role of the Land Board, and the issues currently at the center of heated policy debates over how these lands should be used and how key land management decisions should be made.
