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Chapter 5

Consultation and Coordination

Introduction

This chapter describes the public participation opportunities made available through the development of the Draft 

Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS). This chapter also describes the 

consultation that occurred and collaborative efforts with the State of Montana; the eight counties in the area; the Tribes; 

and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Draft RMP/EIS was prepared by an interdisciplinary team of resource specialists, identified at the end of this 

chapter, from the Malta Field Office, Glasgow Field Office, Havre Field Office, Great Falls Oil and Gas Field Office, 

Lewistown Field Office, and the Montana State Office. Technical review and support were provided by field offices, 

cooperators, and the State of Montana.

The State of Montana, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service and Blaine, Phillips 

and Valley Counties as well as eight grazing districts participated in the development of the Draft RMP/EIS as 

cooperating agencies. The Central Montana Resource Advisory Council also participated, and a discussion of their 

involvement is included later in this chapter.

Members of the planning team have consulted formally and informally with numerous agencies, groups and individuals 

during the preparation of this document. Consultation, coordination, and public involvement occurred as a result of 

scoping meetings, briefings and meetings with federal, state, tribal, and local government representatives, informal 

meetings and individual contacts.

Public Participation Opportunities

The major public participation events are described below. Table 5.1 contains a list of public involvement opportunities 

which occurred as the Draft RMP/EIS was developed.

Scoping

The scoping process identifies land use issues, conflicts, and opportunities. These issues may stem from new 

information or changed circumstances, the need to address environmental protection concerns, or a need to reassess the 

appropriate mix of allowable uses based on new information.

Scoping is the first stage of the planning process and closely involves the public with identifying issues, providing 

resource and other information, and developing planning criteria to guide preparation of the document.

A Notice of Intent to prepare the Draft RMP/EIS was published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2006. This 

notice served as the beginning of BLM’s formal scoping process.

The first newsletter for the RMP was mailed on October 4, 2006, to 993 individuals from the public, agencies, and 

organizations. The newsletter introduced the BLM and the RMP planning process; provided the preliminary issue 

themes, planning criteria, and project milestones timeline; and suggested methods for public involvement. The 

newsletter also provided the dates and venues for 18 scoping open houses. A postage-paid comment form was included 

as an insert to the newsletter to allow the public to easily submit their comments. 

A news release also was issued to various media points during the week of September 19, 2006, and advertisements were 

published in the following newspapers to notify the public of the project, to announce the public open houses, to request 

public comments, and to provide contact information: 
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 Phillips County News – Malta, Montana (September 13, 2006); 

 Blaine County Journal News & Opinion – Chinook, Montana (September 13, 2006); 

 Shelby News Reporter – Shelby, Montana (September 14, 2006); 

 Great Falls Tribune – Great Falls, Montana (September 24, 2006); and 

 Billings Gazette – Billings, Montana (October 30, 2006). 

Table 5.1

Public Involvement Opportunities

Date Opportunity

September 2006 Notice of Intent

September 2006 News Release

October 2006 Newsletter

October 2006 Public Meetings

July 2007 Newsletter

July 2010 Newsletter

The BLM hosted 18 scoping open houses during October 2006 (Table 5.2) to provide the public with opportunities to 

become involved, learn about the project and planning process, meet some of the RMP team members, and offer 

comments. Open houses were held in fifteen locations within the planning boundary and three meetings were held in 

regionally accessible locations; Great Falls, Helena and Billings. 

At this scoping phase of the planning process, an open house format was chosen over a more formal public meeting 

format to encourage broader participation, to allow attendees to learn about the project, and to enable people to ask 

questions of BLM representatives in a more casual setting. Fact sheet handouts about the project, including preliminary 

planning criteria and project milestones were provided. Site and resource maps and posters were displayed illustrating 

the current situation and management techniques practiced among different resources and land areas. A presentation 

highlighted key issues and summarized the planning process. Prominent, local facilities in informal settings were chosen 

as venues to encourage broad participation. A total of 185 people attended the open houses. 

Table 5.2

HiLine RMP Public Scoping Meetings

Location Date Attendance

Malta October 2, 2006 10 

Whitewater October 3, 2006 16 

Glasgow October 4, 2006 8 

Opheim October 5, 2006 8 

Zortman October 6, 2006 21 

Harlem October 10, 2006 1 

Hays/Lodge Pole October 11, 2006 0 

Turner October 12, 2006 21 

Shelby October 16, 2006 6 

Browning October 17, 2006 36 

Great Falls October 18, 2006 11 

Helena October 19, 2006 2 

Chester October 23, 2006 9 

Big Sandy October 24, 2006 5 

Havre October 25, 2006 8

Rocky Boy Agency October 26, 2006 2

Chinook October 30, 2006 15

Billings October 31, 2006 6
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Tribal Consultation

In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act and in recognition of the government-to-government 

relationship between tribes and the federal government, letters were sent to nine tribal governments and officials at the 

start of the planning process to inform them of the HiLine RMP and an opportunity to partner with the BLM as a 

cooperating agency. While no tribes became an official cooperating agency, coordination has occurred and will continue 

through letters, updates, and meetings. Table 5.3 lists the meetings that have taken place to date. 

Table 5.3

Meetings with Tribal Governments/Officials on the HiLine RMP

Date Meeting Details

September 20, 2010

Met with White Clay Society on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and made a PowerPoint 

presentation on the HiLine RMP/EIS. Discussion included proposed BLM management of 

the Little Rocky Mountains, Sweet Grass Hills, Kevin Rim, and Big Bend of the Milk 

River.

September 21, 2010

Met with Chippewa-Cree Tribal Historic Preservation Officer on Rocky Boy’s Indian 

Reservation. Discussion included proposed BLM management of the Little Rocky 

Mountains, Sweet Grass Hills, Kevin Rim, and Beg Bend of the Milk River.

October 14, 2010

Met with Assiniboine/Sioux Tribal Historic Preservation Officer on Fort Peck Indian 

Reservation and made PowerPoint presentation on the HiLine RMP/EIS. Discussion 

included proposed BLM management of the Little Rocky Mountains, Sweet Grass Hills, 

Kevin Rim, and Big Bend of the Milk River. Other items discussed included tribal treaty 

rights, the importance of understanding the biodiversity of landscapes, and renewable 

energy.

March 3, 2011

Met with Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation Tribal Historic 

Preservation Officer at the tribal headquarters in Pablo and made PowerPoint presentation 

on the HiLine RMP/EIS. Discussion included proposed BLM management of Little Rocky 

Mountains, Sweet Grass Hills, Kevin Rim, and Big Bend of the Milk River. Other items 

discussed included wildlife and natural resources.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Consultation

Federal agencies are required to comply with provisions of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This 

includes a requirement to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on any action that may affect species 

listed as threatened and endangered or result in destruction or adverse modification of habitat designated as critical for 

listed species. In addition, federal agencies must confer with the USFWS on any action that is likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of any species proposed to be listed or any action that may result in the destruction or adverse 

modification of critical habitat proposed to be designated for listed species.

Contacts were made with the USFWS early in the planning process, and early drafts of alternatives were provided for 

discussion. An initial list of federally listed threatened or endangered plant, animals, or fish species or habitats present in 

the planning area was requested in 2008. Three federally listed threatened wildlife species and four endangered species 

either occur in the planning area or use habitat found within the planning area. These include pallid sturgeon 

(endangered), black-footed ferret (endangered/experimental non-essential), Canada lynx (threatened), grizzly bear 

(threatened), least tern (endangered), piping plover (threatened), and whooping crane (endangered). 

Informal meetings were held with the USFWS to discuss issues and alternatives and the USFWS participated during 

interdisciplinary team meetings. A draft biological assessment evaluating the impacts of the preferred alternative on 

federal threatened and endangered species will be submitted to the USFWS concurrently with the public release of this 

document. Consultation with the USFWS will continue throughout the RMP process.
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Resource Advisory Council 

Resource advisory councils (RACs) were created in 1995 to advise the BLM on land management programs and issues. 

The Central Montana RAC consists of local residents who represent three broad interest categories: commodity interests, 

non-commodity interests, and government/academic interests. RAC members are chosen by the Secretary of the Interior 

in consultation with the governor of the state in which they serve. One of the strengths of the RAC is their ability to 

provide assistance and input on a wide variety of land use issues. 

The first meeting with RAC on the HiLine RMP was held on July 13, 2006 at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow, Montana. 

A presentation was offered of the RMP process highlighting the components and issues of the planning area, preliminary 

planning criteria, and project status. The RAC continued to be involved through briefings and updates during 

preparation of the Draft RMP/EIS.

Cooperating Agencies

A cooperating agency is any federal, state, or local government agency or Native American tribe that enters into an 

agreement with the lead federal agency to assist in the development of an environmental analysis. On October 26, 2006, 

the BLM mailed letters to the federal, tribal, state and local representatives shown in Table 5.4, inviting them to 

participate as cooperating agencies for the HiLine RMP.

Table 5.4

Federal, Tribal, State and Local Representatives Invited to Participate

As Cooperating Agencies for the HiLine RMP

Blackfeet Nation – Tribal Business Council Montana Department of Transportation

Blaine County Commission Montana Environmental Quality Council 

Chippewa Cree Business Committee Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 

Chouteau County Commission Montana Heritage Preservation & Development 

Commission 

City of Glasgow Montana State Historic Preservation Office 

Crow Tribal Council National Park Service 

Fort Belknap Community Council Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council 

Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board Phillips County Commission

Glacier County Commission Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation 

Hill County Commission Toole County Commission

Liberty County Commission Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians 

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana US Army Corps of Engineers 

Montana Board of Oil & Gas Conservation US Environmental Protection Agency 

Montana Cooperative State Grazing Districts USDA Forest Service 

Montana Department of Agriculture USDI Fish and Wildlife Service 

Montana Department of Environmental Quality USDI Bureau Indian Affairs 

Montana Department of Livestock USDI Bureau of Reclamation 

Montana Department of Natural Resources & 

Conservation 

Valley County Commission

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 

Blaine, Phillips and Valley Counties, and the Badlands, North Blaine, North Phillips, South Phillips, Wayne Creek, 

Willow Creek, Buggy Creek, North Valley Cooperative State Grazing Districts participated as cooperating agencies. 
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Montana Governor’s Cabinet Briefing on BLM’s Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy

On March 14, 2012, the BLM Montana/Dakotas State Director and other BLM personnel from the Montana State Office 

met with and briefed members of the Montana Governor’s cabinet and/or their representatives concerning the 

Montana/Dakotas BLM Implications and Implementation of the National Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy. 

Discussions included an overview of the BLM planning process, the BLM’s greater sage-grouse conservation planning 

process, and questions and answers related to greater sage-grouse conservation.

Air Quality Technical Workgroup

On February 22, 2012, the BLM hosted a conference call concerning the HiLine RMP/EIS air quality impact analysis 

with an Air Quality Technical Workgroup consisting of representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency, 

USDA Forest Service, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, and USDI National Park Service. This call formally initiated 

collaborative planning and review activities under the Memorandum of Understanding among the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regarding Air Quality 

Analysis and Mitigation for Federal Oil and Gas Decisions through the National Environmental Policy Act Process

(USDA, USDI and USEPA 2011). During the February 22, 2012 call, the BLM presented background information on 

existing air quality within the HiLine planning area, predicted oil and gas activities, estimated emissions associated with 

the reasonable foreseeable development scenario (RFD), and a proposed air quality analysis approach for the HiLine 

RMP revision. The BLM solicited comments from each of the MOU agencies and will continue to coordinate with these 

agencies throughout the development process for the HiLine RMP revision.

Plan Distribution

Since initial scoping, the BLM has maintained a mailing list of individuals, businesses, organizations, and federal, state, 

tribal, and local government representatives interested in development of the HiLine RMP. In an effort to reduce 

printing and mailing costs, notices were sent to individuals, businesses, and organizations on the mailing list in April 

2010, requesting confirmation of their preference to remain on or be deleted from the mailing list, along with options for 

viewing the Draft RMP/EIS.

The Draft RMP/EIS is available on the BLM web site at http://blm.gov/8qkd and is available for public review at the 

following locations: Montana State Office (Billings, Montana), Great Falls Oil and Gas Field Office (Great Falls, 

Montana), Havre Field Office (Havre, Montana), Malta Field Office (Malta, Montana), and Glasgow Field Office 

(Glasgow, Montana).

Copies of the document have been distributed to the government agencies, businesses, and organizations listed below. 

The Draft RMP/EIS, either on CD or in printed format, was also mailed to individuals who requested a copy.

Federal Government

US Border Patrol

US Department of Energy

US EPA Region 8 Montana Office

US Fish and Wildlife Service

USDA APHIS/Wildlife Services

USDA Forest Service

USDA NRCS

USDI BLM

USDI Bureau Indian Affairs

USDI Bureau of Reclamation

USDI Field Solicitor's Office

USDI National Park Service

State Government

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Colorado State Land Board

Colorado State University

Douglas Creek Conservation District

Montana Cooperative State Grazing Districts

Badlands

Buggy Creek

North Blaine County 

North Phillips 

South Phillips 

North Valley

Wayne Creek 

Willow Creek
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Montana Department of Environmental Quality

Montana Department of Livestock

Montana Department of Natural Resources and 

Conservation

Montana Department of Transportation

Montana Environmental Quality Council

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Montana Governor's Office

Montana State Historic Preservation Office

North Dakota Game and Fish Department

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 

Commission

Wyoming Department of Agriculture

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Wyoming Department of Revenue 

Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural 

Resources

Wyoming Department of Transportation

Wyoming Game & Fish Department

Wyoming Governor's Office

Wyoming Livestock Board

Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments

Wyoming State Engineers Office

Wyoming State Forestry

Wyoming State Geological Survey

Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office

Wyoming State Planning Office

Wyoming State Trails Program

Wyoming Travel and Tourism

County/Local Government

Blaine County Commission, Montana

Carbon County Commission, Wyoming

Chouteau County Commission, Montana

City of Billings, Montana

City of Browning, Montana

City of Great Falls, Montana

City of Havre, Montana

City of Helena, Montana

City of Shelby, Montana

Crook County Extension Service, Oregon

Converse County Commission, Wyoming

Duchesne County Commission, Utah

Elko County Commission, Nevada

Fergus County Commission, Montana

Glacier County Commission, Montana

Hill County Commission, Montana

Iron County Commission, Utah

Judith Basin County Commission, Montana

Liberty County Commission, Montana

Lincoln County Commission, Nevada

Mesa County Commission, Colorado

Mineral County Commission, Nevada

Moffat County Commission, Colorado

Montezuma County Commission, Colorado

Niobrara County Commission, Wyoming

Owyhee County Commission, Idaho

Phillips County Commission, Montana

Rio Blanco County Department of Planning and 

Development, Colorado

Toole County Commission, Montana

Uintah County Commission, Wyoming

Valley County Commission, Montana

Weston County Commission, Wyoming

Tribal Government

Blackfeet Nation

Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Cheyenne River Lakota Tribe

Chippewa-Cree Tribe

Comanche Nation of Oklahoma

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Crow Nation

Eastern Shoshone Tribe

Fort Belknap Indian Community

Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes

Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians 

Nez Perce Tribe

Northern Arapaho Tribe

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Oglala Sioux Tribal Council

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

Rosebud Lakota Tribe

Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska

Sioux Executive Committee

Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Three Affiliated Tribes (MHA Nation)

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa/Cree

Western Shoshone National Council

Congressional

Montana Congressman Steve Daines

Montana Senator Max Baucus

Montana Senator Jon Tester

Wyoming Senator John Barrasso

Businesses

Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Alves Land and Livestock

Americas Bentonite Corporation

Amos Enterprises

Anadarko Petroleum

Anna Nyquist Ranch LLP

Anschutz Exploration Corp.
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Antelope Ranch, Inc.

Arion Energy

Arledge Ranches

B & J Livestock, Inc.

B. Kenneth Carlyle, Inc.

Balko Incorporated

Barton Land & Livestock

Bear Paw Hunts, Inc.

Beartooth Oil & Gas Co

Behm Energy Incorporated

Beil Ranch, Inc.

Berenergy Corporation

Bessette Ranch Co.

BI LO JI Farms, Inc.

Big Flat Electric Coop Inc.

Big Sandy Chamber of Commerce

Billingsley Ranch Outfitting and Equipment, Inc.

Birkley/Rumney Partnership

Bitter Creek Pipelines

Bjork Lindley Little PC

Black Hawk Resources LLC

Blatter Ranch, Inc.

Bloom Outfitting

Borderline Outfitters

Borderview Bell Ranch

Boucher Ranch, Inc.

Branch Oil & Gas

Brown & Brown of Montana, Inc.

Brown/Kennedy Ranch Co.

Browning Area Chamber of Commerce

Bruckner Farms, Inc.

Buggy Creek Livestock

Burke Ranch Outfitters

Busenitz Land and Cattle, Inc.

C & A Han, Inc.

Canen Ranch, Inc.

Captain Operating LLC

Carl Mann's Montana Experience Outfitters

Carl Underwood Oil & Gas Co.

Carrell Oil Company

Cavalier Petroleum Inc.

Chad Hoover Outfitting, Inc.

Chase Hill Outfitters

Chinook Chamber of Commerce

Christensen Ranch

Circle 9 Cattle Co.

Citation Oil & Gas

Coal Creek, Inc.

Coastal Petroleum Company

Coeur Rochester Mine

Conrad, Inc.

Conservation Seeding & Restoration, Inc.

Cornwell Ranch, Inc.

Cosner Land LLC

Costin Ranch Co.

Cowan & Son & Cowan Select Horses, LLC

CP Callahan, Inc.

Croft Petroleum Company

Cut Bank Area Chamber of Commerce

D&W Livestock Co

Dan Simonson Ranch, Inc.

Dancing Grouse Farm & Ranch, Inc.

Davies Ranch Co.

Decker Operating Company LLC

Depuydt Farms, Inc.

Desert Coulee Ranch

Devon Energy Corp.

Devon Energy LLC

Devon Energy Production Co.

Dominion OK TX Expl. & Prod.

Double O Ranch, Inc.

DRGA Farms, Inc.

Dunbar Cattle Co., Inc.

E & M Remy, Inc.

E-7 Grain & Livestock/Lone Tree Cattle Co.

East Malta Colony

El Paso Corporation, Pipeline Division

Elliot Ranch

Enclave Operating LLC

Encore Operating LP

Energy Equity Company

Engebretson Farms, Inc.

Environmental Services NDOT

EOG Resources

Ernest K. Lehmann & Associates

Exergy Development Group

Exergy Development Group, LLC

Faith Drilling, Inc.

Fiddleback Ranch

Fidelity Exploration & Production Company

Finn Angus Ranch

Flying J Ranch

Fort Benton Chamber of Commerce

Funk Ranch, Inc.

FX Drilling Company Inc.

G B Coolidge Inc.

G S Producing Incorporated

Gasvoda & Sons, Inc.

GCRL Energy Ltd

Geodrill, LLC

Gilmore Ranch, Inc.

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, Inc.

Gleason Ranch, Spring Creek Association

Golden Organic Wheat Farms Inc.

Gordon Cattle Co.

Gordon Ranch

Gough Shanahan Johnson Waterman

Grass & Sons, Inc.

Great Northern Drilling Co. Inc.

Grieves Ranch

Griffon Petroleum Incorporated

H & R Energy LLC
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Hancock Enterprises

Hartland Colony, Inc.

Harvey Mineral Partners

Havre Area Chamber of Commerce

Hays Community Economic Development 

Corporation, Inc.

Heart R Angus Ranch, Inc.

Helis Oil & Gas Company/Black Hawk 

Resources LLC

Hellies, Inc.

Hinsdale Land Company

Hinsdale Livestock Company

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Holzhey Ranch, Inc.

Homestake Oil & Gas Co

Horizon Wind Energy, LLC

Horse Ranch, Inc.

Hunter Energy, LLC

Hunters Montana

Infinite Petroleum Partners

Intermountain Leasing Inc.

Invenergy

Iofina Natural Gas Inc.

IX Ranch Co.

J & G Operating

J & J Farm & Ranch, Inc.

J Burns Brown Operating Co

J H Oil Company

JGL Farms, Inc.

Joe Driskell Ranch

John Uhalde & Company

Johnson Brothers Cattle Co. LLC

Joseph O. Fawcett & Sons, Inc.

JR Simplot

K & E Brothers, Inc.

K2 America Corporation

Kalanick Ranch, Inc.

Keil Ranch, Inc.

Keitu Engineers and Consultants

Kellam Investments, LLC

KGH Operating Company

Kipling Energy Incorporated

Klabzuba Oil & Gas, Inc.

Knudson Associates

L E Behm, Inc.

Lance Oil & Gas Co Inc. c/o Western Gas 

Resources, Inc.

Landmark Resources, LLC.

Lazy J5 Cattle Co.

Lazy JD Cattle Co.

Lazy K6 Ranch, Inc.

Lee Washburn Oil Company

Lenington Farms Corp.

Lincoln Farms, Inc.

Lincoln Gold US Corp

Lissolo Ranch

Livingston Ranch Inc.

Lloyd Levy Consulting LLC

Lodge Pole District Community Development 

Corporation

Lone Crow

Lonesome Prairie Farms Inc.

Longreach Buffalo Company, LLC

Longshot Oil

Loring Hutterian Brethren, Inc.

Louie Petrie Ranch, Inc.

Lyon Oil

M & K Oil Company

M & P Henderson Brothers, LLP

M Cross Cattle Co.

Mackey Land & Livestock, LLC

Madden Fly Fishing

Malsam Ranches, Inc.

Malta Chamber of Commerce

Manewal-Bradley Oil Co.

Manx Oil Corporation

Marigold Mining Company

Mart Madsen Sheep

Martens Land & Cattle

Maxim Drilling & Exploration

McColly Ranch, Inc.

McDonald Carano Wilson LLP

McEwen Cattle Co.

McFarland & Livestock

McIntyre Ranch, Inc.

MCR LLC

Meadow Springs Ranch

Meissner Ranches, Inc.

Mercury Exploration Co

Meridian Oil, Inc.

Merit Energy Corporation

Milan Ayers Company

Milk River Land & Cattle Co.

Milk River Outfitters

Mill Iron Ranch Company

Miller Farms, Inc./Rosehill Cattle Co.

Miranda Gold Corp.

Mom & Pop Products Co.

Moncrief Oil

Monroe Rancher

Montana Chamber Of Commerce

Montana Land & Exp., Inc.

Montana Resource Management

Montana Rural Water Systems, Inc.

Mortenson Farms, Inc.

Mountain Gold Claims, LLC

Mountain Pacific General Inc./Taylor Well Operating 

Co./Two Taylor Well Operating Inc.

Nance Petroleum Corp

NaturEner USA

Nevada High Desert Outfitters

New Bear LLC
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New Nevada Resources LLC

Newfield Production Corporation

NFR Bear Paw Basin LLC

Nine Bar Six, Inc.

Noble Energy Inc.

North Central Mineral Ventures

Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd.

Northland Holdings Inc.

NorthWestern Energy

NV Energy

Olsen Ranch, Inc.

Olsens Farm West, Inc.

Omimex Canada Ltd.

ORMAT

Outback Therapeutic Expeditions

Owl Creek Ranch

OX Land & Livestock, Inc.

Oxarango Lamb & Wool

P Cross Livestock, Inc.

Pacer Energy LLC

Pacific Rim Exploration, Inc.

Pathfinder Energy, Inc.

Patton Land & Cattle

Peabody Energy

Peabody Natural Gas, LLC

Perino Partnership

Peterson Brothers

Petro Energy

Petro-Canada Resources (USA) Inc.

PhillCo Economic Growth Council, Inc.

Phoenix Energy Inc.

Photo Science, Inc.

Pickrel Land & Cattle Co., Inc.

Pinto Valley Ranch

Popham/Reese Partnership

Power Company of Wyoming

Primary Natural Resources

PT Energy LLC

Pugsley Ranches, Inc.

PXP

Questar, Wexpro Company

Quicksilver Resources, Inc.

Quinn River Crossing Ranch

Raft River Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Ranck Oil Company, Inc.

Redbone Outfitting

Redrock Drilling

Ree Ranch, Incorporated

Reed Lands & Livestock

Renaissance Services LLC

Retamco Operating Inc.

Rhodes Ranch

Rimrock Colony, Inc.

Rincon Oil & Gas LLC

Ritthaler Cattle Co.

River Ridge Ranch, Inc.

Robert Hawkins, Inc.

Robinson Oil Company

Rock Well Petroleum (US) Inc.

Rocky Mountain Exploration Inc.

Roland Oil & Gas LLC

Rosetta Resources Operating LP

S & A Corporation

S Bar B Ranch Co.

S&B Industrial Minerals N.A., Inc.

Saco Chamber of Commerce

Sagebrush Outfitters

Salisbury Livestock Co.

Sands Oil Company

Saunders Land & Livestock

Shadaco

Shelby Area Chamber of Commerce

Shelco

Shiloh Petro Res

Shipwheel Cattle Co.

Simmes Ranch, Inc.

Simonson Ranch, Inc.

Skull Creek A, LLC

Sky Blue Ranch, Inc.

Solenex LCC

Solomon Ted

Somont Oil Co., Inc.

St Mary Land & Exploration

Stephens Energy Co LLC

Stroh and Sons, Inc.

Stuker Ranch Co.

Summit Resources Incorporated

Sunshine Valley Petroleum Corp

Sunshine Valley Ranch

Sustaining Landscapes LLC

Swanson Ranch, Inc.

Taft Ranch

Tavegie Ranch Co

Taylor Well Operating Co.

Terra Rossa Gold Ltd

Tesla Exploration Inc.

The Green Energy Group

The Idaho Enterprise

Thomas Operating Company, Inc.

Three Fingers Ranch

TLE Ranch

Total Construction, Inc.

Townsend Company Inc.

Truax Company, Inc.

True Oil Company

Twentymile Coal, LLC

Tyler Oil Company

U2 Land, Inc.

VA Resources

Veseth & Veseth Livestock, Inc.

Vidler Water Company

Viola Production Inc.
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Virgelle Ventures, Inc.

VM Diamond Ranch

Wave Energy Ltd.

Weaver Cattle Co.

Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C.

Wenande Land & Livestock, Inc.

Western Area Power Administration

Western Energy Development Corp

Western Natural Gas Co

White River Electric Association, Inc.

Wild Horse Cattle Co.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline

Windmill Road Farm, Inc.

Windy Rim, Inc.

Wingspread West, LLC

WK Farella Ranch

Wyodak Resources Development Corp.

X Bar X Cattle Co.

Y 3 Cattle Co.

Yates Petroleum Corp

Yellowstone Safari Co.

Zier Associates Ltd.

Organizations

American Petroleum Institute

American Prairie Foundation

American Sportfishing Association

American Wind Energy Association

Archery Trade Association / Bowhunting 

Preservation Alliance

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Audubon Dakota

Audubon Wyoming

Bear Paw Economic Development District

Bear Trust International

Big Horn Audubon Society

Biodiversity Conservation Alliance

Blackfeet Land Owners Association

Boone and Crockett Club of America

California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs

Campfire Club of America

CBMCC

Club 20

Coalition of Local Government

Coastal Conservation Association

Colorado Cattlemen's Association

Colorado Environmental Coalition

Colorado Mining Association

Colorado OHV Coalition

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation

Conservation Force

Defenders of Wildlife

Ducks Unlimited

Environmental Defense Fund

Flathead Wildlife Inc.

Foundation for North American Wild Sheep

Friends of the Missouri Breaks

Friends of the Rocky Mountain Front

Front Range Back Country Horsemen

Geothermal Energy Association

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Harlem Civic Association

Houston Safari Club

Idaho Cattle Association

Inyan Kara Grazing Association

Izaak Walton League of America

Jarbidge Sage-grouse Local Working Group

Lignite Energy Council

Little Missouri Grazing Association

Malta Boys and Girls Club

Marias River Watershed

Maryland Ornithological Society

Mineral Policy Center

Missouri River Conservation Districts Council

Missouri River Stewards

Montana Audubon

Montana Chapter of Sierra Club

Montana Petroleum Association

Montana Trout Unlimited

Montana Wilderness Association

Montana Wildlife Federation

Motorcycle Industry Council

Mule Deer Foundation

National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association/Public Lands 

Council

National Mining Association

National Rifle Association of America

National Shooting Sports Foundation

National Trappers' Association

National Wild Turkey Federation

National Wildlife Federation

Natural Resources Defense Council

Nevada Cattlemen's Association

Nevada Wilderness Project

North American Bear Foundation

North American Grouse Partnership

North Central Montana Stockgrowers Association

North Dakota Farm Bureau

Northcentral Montana Cattlewomen, Inc.

Northeasten Nevada Stewardship Group

Northern MT Oil & Gas Association

Northern Plains Resource Council

Northwest Mining Association

Nuclear Energy Institute

Oil & Gas Conservation Commission

Oregon Farm Bureau

Oregonians for Food and Shelter

Orion the Hunter's Institute

Our Montana

PC Conservation District
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Pew Environment Group

Pheasants Forever

Pope and Young Club

Powder River Basin Resource Council

Prairie Hills Audubon Society

Public Lands Advocacy

Public Lands Foundation

Quails Unlimited

Quality Deer Management Association

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Rocky Mountain Wild

Rose Community Development Center

Ruffed Grouse Society

Safari Club International

Sage Creek Watershed

Sand County Foundation

Sierra Club Northern Plains

Sierra Club Rocky Mountain Chapter

Sonoran Institute N. Rockies Office

Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute

Spring Creek Grazing Association

Teton River Watershed

Texas Wildlife Association

The Middle Park Greater Sage-Grouse Working Group

The Nature Conservancy

The Wilderness Society

The Wildlife Society

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association

Thunder Basin Grazing Association

Thunder Basin Resource Coalition

Trails Preservation Alliance

Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association

Trout Unlimited

Two Rivers Economic Growth

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance

Upper Missouri Breaks Chapter of Montana Audubon

Upper Snake River Basin Sage-grouse Local Working 

Group

Washington Cattlemen's Association

West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association

Western Business Roundtable

Western Environmental Law Center

Western Legacy Alliance

Western Organization of Resource Councils

Western Resources Advocates

Western Watersheds Project

White River Conservation District

Whitetails Unlimited

WildEarth Guardians

Wildlands CPR

Wildlife Forever

Women's Voices on Earth

World Wildlife Fund

Wyoming Business Council

Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative

Wyoming Mining Association

Wyoming Outdoor Council

Wyoming Professional Association of Archaeologists

Wyoming Stock Growers Association

Wyoming Wilderness Association

Wyoming Wildlife Federation

List of Preparers

Core Team

Amanda L. Anderson

Education B.S. Computer Information Systems, AAS Software Application, AAS Computer 

Information Technology, AAS Network Technician, GIS Certificate

Professional Discipline GIS Specialist

Responsibility GIS Analysis/Maps

Alicia D. Beat

Education B.A. Sociology/Criminology, M.A. Anthropology

Professional Discipline Archaeologist

Responsibility Paleontological Resources

Susan Bassett

Education B.S. Chemical Engineering, B.A. English

Professional Discipline Air Resource Specialist

Responsibility Air Resources and Climate Change
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Susan Caplan (Retired)

Education B.S. Meteorology, MS Air Resource Management

Professional Discipline Physical Scientist, Air Quality

Responsibility Air Resources and Climate Change

John C. Carlson

Education B.S. Zoology, M.S. Zoology and Physiology

Professional Discipline Wildlife Biologist

Responsibility Wildlife, Special Status Species

Jon Collins (Retired)

Education B.S. Renewable Natural Resources

Professional Discipline Outdoor Recreation Planner

Responsibility Recreation, Off-Highway Vehicles and Travel Management, Visual Resources, 

Special Designations

Kay Haight

Education High School Graduate

Professional Discipline Technical Writer-Editor

Responsibility Technical Writer-Editor

Brian Hockett

Education B.S. Range Science

Professional Discipline Planning and Environmental Coordinator

Responsibility Planning and Coordination

Josh Chase

Education B.A. Anthropology

Professional Discipline Archaeologist

Responsibility Cultural Resources, Paleontology

Kenneth Keever

Education B.S. Crop Science/Plant Protection

Professional Discipline Invasive Species

Responsibility Noxious Weeds and Other Non-Native Invasive Species

Stephen Klessens

Education B.S. Range Management

Professional Discipline Rangeland Management Specialist

Responsibility Vegetation – Riparian and Wetlands

Karly DeMars

Education B.S. Range Science

Professional Discipline Wildlands Fire Mitigation and Education Specialist

Responsibility Fire Management and Ecology

Micah Lee

Education B.S. Secondary Education, Business Education

Professional Discipline Realty Specialist

Responsibility Lands and Realty

Jerry Majerus (Retired)

Education B.S. Forestry, M.S. Forestry

Professional Discipline Planning and Environmental Specialist

Responsibility Project Manager
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Craig Miller

Education B.A. Wildlife

Professional Discipline Wildlife Biologist

Responsibility Wildlife, Special Status Species

Jody L. Miller

Education B.A. Anthropology 

Professional Discipline Archaeologist 

Responsibility Cultural Resources

Michael Philbin

Education B.S. Business Economics, BS Geography - Watershed Emphasis, MS Forestry -

Watershed Emphasis

Professional Discipline Hydrology, Soils, Air, Climate, Wetlands, Fire Rehabilitation. (Hydrologist)

Responsibility Project Reviewer

Loretta Park (Retired)

Education High School Graduate

Professional Discipline Realty Specialist

Responsibility Lands and Realty

Fritz Prellwitz

Education B.S. Wildlife Management/Biology, M.S. Natural Resource Management - Wildlife

Professional Discipline Certified Wildlife Biologist

Responsibility Fisheries, Wildlife Review/Support

Thomas Probert

Education B.S. Environmental Engineering

Professional Discipline Hydrologist

Responsibility Water Resources

Bruce Reid

Education B.S. Forestry 

Professional Discipline Forester

Responsibility Forests and Woodlands

Burk Rhodes

Education B.S. Animal Science; M.S. Range Science

Professional Discipline Rangeland Management Specialist

Responsibility Livestock Grazing, Vegetation – Rangelands

Christopher Rye

Education B.S. Geological Engineering

Professional Discipline Geologist

Responsibility Geology, Solid Minerals

Josh Sorlie

Education B.S. Soils

Professional Discipline Soil Scientist

Responsibility Soils

Nora Taylor (Retired)

Education B.S. Wildlife Management/Range Management

Professional Discipline Botanist

Responsibility Vegetation – Special Status Plants
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John Thompson

Education B.S. Economics/Political Science; M.S. Agricultural Economics

Professional Discipline Planning and Environmental Specialist/Economist

Responsibility Economics

Joan Trent (Retired)

Education B.A. Psychology, M.En. Environmental Science

Professional Discipline Sociologist

Responsibility Social Conditions

Kathy Tribby

Education B.S. Wildlife Biology/Zoology/Botany

Professional Discipline Outdoor Recreation Planner

Responsibility Recreation, Off-Highway Vehicles and Travel Management, 

Visual Resources, Special Designations, Wilderness Characteristics

Wendy Velman

Education B.S. Botany

Professional Discipline Botanist

Responsibility Special Status Plants

Jennifer Walker

Education B.S. General Biology

Professional Discipline Fire Ecologist

Responsibility Fire Management and Ecology

Tessa Wallace

Education B.S. Geology, M.S. Geology

Professional Discipline Natural Resource Specialist

Responsibility Hazardous Materials, Surface and Environmental

Compliance for Oil and Gas Operations

Barney Whiteman

Education B.S. Petroleum Engineering

Professional Discipline Petroleum Engineer

Responsibility Fluid Minerals

Interdisciplinary Team Support

Engineering Carl Patten

Engineering Ken Koncilya

Facilitation Kaylene Patten

Planning Coordination Kim Prill

Printing Ann Boucher

Rangeland Management Steve Zellmer

Renewable Energy Renee Johnson

Transportation Roy Taylor

Management Team

State Director Jamie Connell

Associate State Director Kate Kitchell

District Manager, HiLine Mark Albers

Field Manager, Malta Vinita Shea

Field Manager, Havre Stanley Jaynes

Field Manager, Glasgow Pat Gunderson

Field Manager, Great Falls Donato Judice

Oil and Gas Field Office