Public lands under threat from BLM nomination
Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce speaks during a news conference at party headquarters in Albuquerque, N.M., Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)
Montanans’ way of life is inseparable from our public lands. With over eight million acres managed by the Bureau of Land Management — including the Missouri River Breaks National Monument and the Lee Metcalf Wilderness — these lands sustain our hunting and fishing traditions, drive our multi-million-dollar recreation economy, and preserve the wide-open spaces that define us and our state.
The nomination of Steve Pearce to lead the BLM represents a direct threat to everything Montanans value about our public lands.
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