Rock Creek Cattle Co. filed a lawsuit against Powell County to stop construction of the final segment of the Old Yellowstone Trail pedestrian and bicycle trail. A judge granted a temporary restraining order and more litigation looms. mtstandard.com/news/local/jud…

Geomorphology of a river: what happens when you install a dam or a weir and how the sediment transport changes [full video + full explanation here: bit.ly/2v9gA7l]

BOR Commissioner Touton "told federal lawmakers on June 14 that Colorado River users must reduce diversions by a substantial amount: 2 to 4 million acre-feet" and "called for a basin-wide approach that includes actions from all seven states."

MT Supreme Court rejects attempt to add environmental protections to Gallatin River helenair.com/news/state-and… via Independent Record

Common sense solutions coming to a dewatered stream near you: “No reach within a stream is the same and no stream can be compared apples to apples.... it also calls all of us to task to be at the table with irrigators and other water users to help build these plans.”

If making food even more $$$ is the end goal, the IRA is nailing it. $4 billion for "voluntary agriculture water buy pilot program" where "farmers and ranchers let fields go fallow" and the "water rights saved could be sent down river or stored..." coloradosun.com/2022/08/09/inf…

Grateful my first trial was with Anthony before he came under the radar for a judgeship. U Montana Law will be hard pressed to find another Con Law professor of his caliber, both in and out of the classroom!

A horror film called The Covenant but it's just about homeowners who find out they can't build a shed

When Grizzly numbers are above and beyond the recovery zone and remaining stable, you have to get creative: USFS grazing allotments are now "baiting" bears. Indicates the lengths these groups will go to eradicate ranching from this landscape when it's already hard enough.

In the latest installment of our #Yellowstone150 Virtual Video Series, Native Fish Conservation Program Leader, Todd Koel talks about the past, present, and future of fish management in Yellowstone: go.nps.gov/YNP150videos

Nice to see some things haven't changed in Gardiner MT

Did you read the article about F. Jay Haynes written by Photo Archives Manager Jeff Malcomson in the Summer #Montana The Magazine of Western History? He will talk about this at noon today (225 N. Roberts, Helena). #AskAnArchivistDay #AskAnArchivist #YNP150 #ReadMontana

As climate change increasingly impacts an already dry area, the public will likely be confronted with the question of whether the water should be used to supply a booming city or maintain a trout spawning area. #mtnews montanafreepress.org/2022/10/12/cou…

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into a battle over water rights involving the Navajo Nation. Kelsey Reichmann courthousenews.com/supreme-court-…

Thanks to Federalist Society for posting my analysis of Pacific Legal 🗡⚖️'s Wilkins v. United States case (set for argument next week): "Is the Quiet Title Act’s Statute of Limitations Jurisdictional, and How Does the Answer Affect Property Rights?" fedsoc.org/commentary/fed… Robert Thomas www.inversecondemnation.com

Is the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes-Montana Water Compact a done deal or is it still winding through the various approvals required for it to become the law of the land? #mtnews montanafreepress.org/2022/12/15/gla…

Join us on Thursday at 3 PM EST for our first-ever Sword&Scales LIVE, where PLF attorneys will discuss the latest edition of our quarterly magazine all about how the federal government uses the Clean Water Act to control private land. pd.pacificlegal.org/SwordScalesLiv…

“In an interview Tuesday, City Commissioner Andy Shirtliff called the developments, totaling 420 units, "a start." “That's not bad," Shirtliff said. "But we need moreI'm glad developers are looking at (Helena) Montana." helenair.com/news/local/hel… Independent Record #Housing #HelenaMT

From 4H to Law School, 1L Erin Brush focuses on ag law to protect her family's way of life. ow.ly/PAsK50MVzVe

While fishing or recreating out on the water, FWP has created a new web portal for Montanans or visitors to submit sightings of sick or dead fish. To report a description of a sick or dead fish, head to sickfish.mt.gov