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Hot Topic  Archives

Boadle Road Settled After 15 Years of Litigation

 [ 10/26/2015 ]  Nov. 15, 2015 On October 15th the Montana Supreme Court delivered a stunning 8 to 1 decision Boadle Decision in favor of PLWA in a case that has been around for 15 years. The court ruled that the defendant, a Mr.   more
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Boadle Road - 2003 -2010
June 2010 Hearing

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Article
09/01/2015 Swimming Woman County Road Update
07/15/2015 West Deer Creek Rd. Now Open!
10/30/2014 Bullwhacker Road - Big Development
10/07/2014 Modesty Gulch Road - Major Victory
09/09/2014 Sand In The Wheels of Justice
07/01/2014 Boadle Road - Victory Over Arrogance
04/04/2014 SUPREME COURT DENYS KENNEDY REHEARING
03/27/2014 The Seventh Inning Stretch
03/17/2014 Sportsmen oppose land exchange
03/02/2014 Wilks Brothers land exchange controversy
02/14/2014 The giants of the stream access struggle
01/30/2014 Utah Stream Access Coalition
01/16/2014 Resounding Victory In Montana Supreme Court
01/14/2014 Legislature Studies Federal Land Takeover
01/01/2014 Cherry Creek Road Project Makes Progress
02/12/2013 Tax Incentives For State Land Access
11/11/2013 WHAT MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PLWA
10/21/2013 State , Letterman ranch reach agreement on dispute
10/10/2013 The New Dangerous Ignorance About Public Lands
09/27/2013 Great Outdoors Business Opportunities
09/17/2013 Old Dunn Road
09/15/2013 Elk foundation's land buy
09/15/2013 This Land isYour Land
09/01/2013 Lodgepole Creek Road Opened
08/13/2013 Landowner uses congressional ties to sway Forest S
06/27/2013 SETTLEMENT ON CHERRY CREEK ROAD
06/20/2013 Illegal Signs on Fiddle Creek Bridge Down
06/01/2013 TO THOSE WHO VALUE STREAM ACCESS IN MONTANA
05/18/2013 John Gibson on Seyler Lane
05/08/2013 Kennedy Attacks Stream Access
05/05/2013 A river runs through Cox land
04/24/2013 Who says no electric fences on the Ruby ?
04/09/2013 Salmond Ranch Road - Key Access to Rocky Mountain
04/15/2013 Utah Ruling Advances Public Trust Doctrine
03/03/2013 Illegal Signs - Fiddle Creek Bridge
02/19/2013 Corner Crossing Rally -
02/16/2013 MAJOR VICTORY IN MONTANA SUPREME COURT
02/13/2013 Survey: Public land aids state
11/02/2012 UPOM and PERC Join Fight Against Stream Access
10/21/2012 Hunting GPS Maps
10/14/2012 AG files suit on Tenderfoot road
09/11/2012 Montana TU Joins in Bridge Access Action
09/11/2012 NEW GATE ON TENDERFOOT ROAD
07/24/2012 Public Lands Are Good For Business
06/30/2012 PLWA Sets Up Stream Access Defense Fund
07/12/2012 Tenderfoot Landowner Barriers State Land
07/03/2014 Lilly Pad Trail dedicated
06/20/2012 FWP “ACCESS PUBLIC LANDS” PROGRAM
01/20/2013 PLANNED GIFTS
06/17/2012 ROAD EASEMENT - ACCESS TO CUSTER FOREST
06/05/2012 PLWA appeals Seyler Lane ruling
06/02/2012 Boadle Road - Supreme Court again
05/27/2012 Seyler Lane - Adverse Ruling
05/23/2012 Elections will affect Montana outdoors
05/15/2012 Montana's public lands help drive job growth
05/13/2012 Big Fishing Business Confirm - Access Crucial
05/08/2012 Tenderfoot Creek Land Acquisition
04/12/2012 Fiscal Year 2012 LWCF Purchases
01/04/2012 Boadle Road Goes To Court Again 01/04/2012
03/23/2012 Tenderfoot Creek Land Purchase & Road Closure
03/08/2012 Opening the gate - Modesty Road -April 2012
01/14/2012 Rocky Mountain Front Access Imperiled
12/07/2011 PLWA FILES LAWSUIT OVER BRIDGE DESTRUCTION
11/11/2011 Boadle Road closure prompts contempt complaint
09/09/2011 Rocky Mountain Front Road Closures
08/26/2011 Swimming Woman Road - County Action Positive
08/01/2011 SEYLER LANE CASE TRIAL - JANUARY 2012
04/28/2011 44 CLUBS SIGN ON TO PLWA LETTER
11/16/2010 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO OPEN WISE LANE
10/30/2010 PLWA Director Bernie Lea on Cherry Creek
09/15/2010 BIG GAME HUNTERS NEED PLWA
06/27/2010 What Others Are Saying About PLWA
04/24/2010 Land and Water Conservation Fund
04/19/2010 IS THE PUBLIC GETTING THE SHORT END ?
03/10/2010 Comments on Mabee Rd. in Blngs Gazette Blog
06/17/2010 Cherry Creek Road - Sweetgrass County
01/31/2010 Fergus Co. Attorney Responds to Mabee Road Closure
08/18/2012 HOLMGREN FISHING ACCESS SITE
12/01/2009 Mabee Road Update
06/09/2009 What Others Are Saying About PLWA
11/09/2009 Access Supporter Leaves a Legacy With Estate Plan
10/30/2009 The Bridge Access Fight
10/26/2009 Ranchers sue over Bullwhacker road
10/03/2010 Cherry Creek Road
10/01/2009 Lodgepole Road - Update
09/01/2009 On Your Own Adventures
08/20/2009 REGION 5 BRIDGE ACCESS PROJECTS
07/11/2009 Bundy Bridge Access
04/07/2009 NEW ACCESS IN CARBON COUNTY
07/01/2009 New Long Awaited Access on Stillwater
05/26/2009 Hughes Creek Road - Bitterroot National Forest.
05/15/2009 PROPERTY TAXES PAID BY FWP IN 2008
04/30/2009 BRIDGE ACCESS BILL IMPLEMENTATION
04/15/2009 FULL TEXT OF HB 190
04/14/2009 BRIDGE ACCESS BILL NOW LAW
11/17/2009 What Others Are Saying About PLWA
11/19/2008 MONTANA SUPREME COURT RULES ON MITCHELL SLOUGH
11/09/2008 Complete Text of Ruby River Ruling
10/01/2008 Ruby River Court Victory
07/15/2008 Public Access Cornerstone of Administration
07/12/2008 NEW FISHING ACCESS SITE IN CRITICAL LOCATION
07/04/2008 PLUM CREEK DEAL KEEPS PUBLIC LAND OPEN
06/22/2008 16-MILE CREEK ACCESS GETS $250,000 BOOST
02/02/2008 Big Elk Canyon - February 2008
12/06/2007 Arrow Island - Unfavorable Decision
06/01/2007 Governor says strong economy, public access linked

Know Your Rights  Archives

HB 147 - Hunting Trespass Penalties

 [ 01/22/2013 ]  HOUSE BILL NO. 147 INTRODUCED BY A. REDFIELD "AN ACT REVISING PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN A LANDOWNER'S PERMISSION FOR HUNTING .   more

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Article
05/20/2010 LAWS RELATING TO CLOSING OF MONTANA COUNTY ROADS
10/10/2009 Spring Creeks - Access
07/15/2009 Can a Landowner Fence Across a River ?
12/08/2008 Montana Access Guide
11/28/2008 Caveat and Disclaimer
11/16/2008 Complete Text of Stream Access Law
07/26/2008 Research the key to keeping public land access
07/15/2008 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ON FEDERAL GRAZING LANDS
06/01/2008 HUNTER OR ANGLER HARRASSMENT
07/15/2008 RECREATIONAL USE OF STATE LANDS
04/19/2008 Triumph Of The Commons
04/19/2008 THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE
04/19/2008 THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
01/02/2008 WHO OWNS ISLANDS IN MONTANA RIVERS ?
05/19/2009 STREAM ACCESS LAWS
12/17/2007 MONTANA A.G. OPINION ON BRIDGE ACCESS
12/16/2007 WHAT IS A PUBLIC ROAD ?
12/16/2007 DETERMINING STATUS OF A RURAL ROAD
11/07/2007 ILLEGAL POSTING OF PUBLIC LAND

Political Action  Archives

Letter to Ducks Unlimted

 [ 01/12/2015 ]  Mr. Dale Hall November 20, 2015 Chief Executive Officer Ducks Unlimited One Waterfowl Way Memphis, TN 38120 Dear Mr. Hall I am president of the Montana Public Land and Water Access Association, PLWA.   more

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Article
10/28/2015 Elk Sellers
07/06/2015 This Land is Your Land
06/02/2014 All Montanans hurt by privatizing public land
06/02/2014 Transfer of public land to the State of Montana
03/17/2014 Durfee Hills Land Exchange
02/18/2014 East Rosebud Fly Shop Support
02/13/2014 Two Recent Donations
02/01/2014 Big Win for Montana Anglers
12/24/2013 2013 PLWA Raffle Results
06/15/2013 THE TOP TEN REASONS TO JOIN AND CONTRIBUTE TO PLWA
01/22/2013 HB 235 - CORNER CROSSING -Support
01/20/2013 Montana sportsmen lose when wildlife's for sale
11/02/2012 President's Message
03/21/2012 Presidents Message
03/26/2011 The 2011 Montana Legislature
06/12/2010 The Average Guy wins - with PLWA support
08/06/1010 Why Elk Hunters Need PLWA
05/21/2010 Presidents Message - JUNE2010
12/10/2009 Land and Water Conservation Fund
11/22/2009 Montana Newspaper Information
11/21/2007 Public Official Contact Information
08/15/2009 President Gibson on HB190
04/28/2009 Implementing House Bill 190
02/16/2009 Illegal Road Closures
01/10/2009 Ranching for Wildlife
10/27/2008 COMPLEXITIES OF ROAD AND BRIDGE ACCESS
02/17/2008 Protecting the Public Trust

Plwa Business  Archives


Article  Archives

PLWA Annual Meeting Covered in Flathead Beacon

 [ 05/20/2014 ]  "Out Of Bounds" By Rob Breeding, 05-07-14 Who's Got Next? Last week I joined in a celebration at the headwaters of the Missouri River. There, at Headwaters State Park, where the Mighty Mo' begins, supporters of Montana's Stream Access Law celebrated their latest victory: the Montana Supreme Court's decision to overturn a District Court ruling that prevented access to the Ruby River.   more

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Article
06/15/2013 Land and Water funds essential for Montana
02/12/2013 Survey: Public land aids state
02/12/2013 SPEAK UP! LEGISLATIVE ACTION!
10/30/2010 Scenic View Road - 1965 Agreement Dug Up
10/12/2010 Scenic View Road Lawsuit Filed
05/21/2010 Illegal Hunting Convictions
11/08/2009 Scenic View Road
01/16/2009 Stream access measure hits snag
01/11/2009 Bridge Access Bill Status
01/07/2009 Kennedy Worth $6.5 Billion
12/03/2008 The Legislature and Stream Access Politics
11/28/2008 Legislature will again tackle access to bridges
03/08/2009 Mabee Road
03/29/2007 Attorney Jim Goetz on Bridge Access
07/22/2008 State Land Northwest of Billings (2008)
06/19/2008 Billings Gazette -Circle R River Ranch 07/10/08
11/12/2008 The Scenic View Road
03/30/2008 Thanks for help on Fegus County Rd. 606
12/19/2007 FERGUS COUNTY ROAD 606 OPENED -2007
10/18/2007 Bullwacker Road Opening

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