CHAPTER 5: 

 CONSULTATION AND 

 COORDINATION 

Miles City Field Office 

Resource Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement 

BLM 
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COORDINATION

INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the public participation opportunities made available throughout the development of this 

resource management plan (RMP), formal consultation that has occurred to date, and collaborative efforts. It 

also lists preparers of the document and the agencies and organizations that received copies of the RMP for 

review. There have been and will continue to be many ways for the public to participate in the planning process 

for public lands under the jurisdiction of the Miles City Field Office (MCFO).

An interdisciplinary team of specialists from Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Montana/Dakotas 

District, MCFO, and the Montana State Office prepared the Miles City RMP. Twenty-seven agencies, including 

tribal, federal, state, and county governments, participated in development of the document as cooperating 

agencies. District, field, and state office staff provided technical review and support.

Members of the RMP team consulted formally or informally with numerous agencies, groups, and individuals 

during the RMP development process. Consultation, coordination, and public involvement consisted of scoping 

meetings; alternative development and input into the BLM’s preferred alternative meetings; briefings; and 

individual contact with representatives of federal, state, tribal, and local governments.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The BLM prepared a public participation plan to guide project management and team efforts in the development 

of the RMP and to ensure public involvement before and during RMP preparation. Major public participation 

events are described below. 

SCOPING

During the scoping for and preparation of the RMP, formal and informal public input was encouraged. The 30-

day scoping period began when the notice of intent was published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2005 

(BLM 2005d). The formal scoping period ended March 5, 2005, although comments received after that date 

were also considered.

The BLM hosted nine public scoping meetings during February and March of 2005 to explain the planning 

process and gather input. News releases to local and regional media sources advertised the times and locations 

of the scoping meetings. The total registered attendance for all nine meetings was 199 people, with some people 

attending more than one meeting (Table 5-1). Sign-in sheets were used to record the attendance at each public 

meeting. The BLM mailed more than 9,000 scoping brochures to agencies, organizations, and individuals. The 

brochures invited comments and provided information about the planning process. 

While each public scoping meeting raised unique issues and concerns, a number of common themes emerged. 

Although ideas and concerns relating to mining and oil and gas development were mentioned most frequently, 

access (including off-highway vehicle use [OHV] use), fire management, and invasive vegetation species

(weeds) were also mentioned often. 

In addition to identifying issues of concern, nominations for special management areas such as areas of 

environmental concern (ACECs) and OHV recreation areas were requested during scoping. Informal comments 

addressed to BLM staff during conversations at the open houses were not formally recorded but were noted 

generally.

The BLM also met with interested county commissioners at this time. Details from those meetings are included 

in the Final Scoping Report (Parametrix 2005).
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OTHER OUTREACH EFFORTS 

The BLM established a website for information on the RMP. Throughout the development of the RMP, all 

individuals and organizations on the mailing list received copies of Miles City RMP newsletters each year, from 

2006 through 2010. In general, the newsletters summarized the status of the RMP and outlined ways for the 

public to participate and stay involved in development of the plan. The 2009 newsletter also requested that the 

public contact the BLM if they had new issues to be considered by the BLM.

Sage-grouse management is part of this RMP. On December 9, 2011, the BLM issued a notice of intent to plan 

for sage-grouse in the Federal Register (sage-grouse amendment). This notice indicated that the Big Dry and 

Powder River RMPs will be amended by the sage-grouse amendment if this ongoing RMP revision is not 

completed by September 2014.

CONSULTATION

COOPERATING AGENCIES

Cooperating agency status provides a formal framework for governmental agencies (local, state, tribal, or 

federal) to engage in active collaboration with a federal agency to implement National Environmental Policy 

Act requirements. “Jurisdiction by law or special expertise” (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1501.6 and 

1508.5) may qualify federal and state agencies and local and tribal governments as cooperating agencies.

As part of the initiation process for this RMP, the BLM sent letters to American Indian Tribes and more than 50 

federal, state, county, and local agencies inviting them to participate in the planning process. The BLM held 

meetings with government agencies and tribes in which the BLM introduced the project to the agencies and 

initiated working relationships among project team members and agency personnel. 

AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBES

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

relationship between tribes and the federal government, letters of introduction were sent to 14 tribal

governments to inform them of the RMP revision. These letters, which also requested input on issues and 

concerns for the BLM to consider during the planning process, initiated efforts to identify areas of traditional 

cultural concern, and extended offers of cooperating agency status, were sent to the following tribes on these 

days:

 Fort Peck Tribes (November 18, 2004);

 Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (November 23, 2004);

 Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (November 23, 2004);

 Crow Tribe (November 23, 2004);

 Northern Cheyenne Tribe (January 19, 2005);

 Pine Ridge Sioux Tribes (February 18, 2005);

 Standing Rock Sioux Tribes (February 18, 2005);

 Rosebud Sioux Tribe (February 18, 2005);

 Northern Arapaho Tribe (February 18, 2005);

 Eastern Shoshone Tribe (February 18, 2005);

 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (February 18, 2005);

 Blackfeet Tribe (February 18, 2005);

 Fort Belknap Community Council (February 18, 2005); and the

 Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation (February 18, 2005).

The Fort Peck Tribes, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the Crow Tribe, and Trenton Indian Service representing 

the Turtle Mountain Band of the Chippewa and the Lower Brule Tribe issued responses.
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Letters that included the Miles City Resource Management Plan and Environment Impact Statement 

Socioeconomic Baseline Report and the Miles City Resource Management Plan and Environment Impact 

Statement Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario were sent to the following tribes on June 28, 2005:

 Lower Brule Sioux Tribe,

 Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and the

 Crow Tribe.

Letters accompanying the Miles City Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement Final 

Scoping Report were sent to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe on September 20, 2005.

An update via mail was sent to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on August 1, 2007.

Letters to solicit tribal input into the selection of the preferred alternative were sent to the following tribes on 

August 22, 2007:

 Crow Tribe,

 Rosebud Sioux Tribe,

 Lower Brule Sioux Tribe,

 Fort Peck Tribes, and the

 Northern Cheyenne Tribe.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and Fort Peck Tribes signed MOUs to become cooperating agencies and were 

included in all cooperating agency activities, including bimonthly email or telephone updates. The Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe participated as a collaborating agency and was included in collaborative activities. All three 

tribes received copies of the preliminary Draft RMP March 12, 2010 and November 19, 2010.

Meetings with tribes included the following dates and tribes:

 December 9, 2004 (Fort Peck Tribes and Trenton Indian Services representing the Turtle Mountain 

Band of Chippewa);

 February 25, 2005 (Crow Tribe);

 March 14, 2005 (Northern Cheyenne);

 April 18, 19, and 20, 2006 (Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Fort Peck Tribes);

 July 24, 2007 (Lower Brule Tribe and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes);

 January 10, 2008 (Three Affiliated Tribes or the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation);

 March 10, 2008 (Northern Cheyenne);

 September 18, 2008 (Standing Rock Sioux Tribes);

 September 25, 2008 (Standing Rock Sioux Tribes);

 August 6, 2009 (Fort Peck Tribes); 

 November 9 and 10, 2010 (Cheyenne River Sioux, Lower Brule Sioux, Rosebud Sioux, Oglala Sioux, 

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Sioux Tribe, Yankton Sioux Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribes, Santee 

Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and Northern Cheyenne Tribe);

 November 2, 2011 (Northern Cheyenne Tribe); 

 March 25, 2010 (Northern Cheyenne Tribe); and

 December 15, 2010 (Northern Cheyenne Tribe).

The BLM also attended a public meeting in Poplar, Montana, for the Fort Peck Tribes’ Integrated Resource 

Management Plan in Indian Country on December 13, 2004.
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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

As required by Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), the BLM initiated consultation with the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) by submitting a letter to the USFWS on March 15, 2011 (see 

the Fish and Wildlife Appendix). This letter introduced the project and requested a list of threatened and 

endangered species to be considered in the RMP. The USFWS responded with a June 27, 2011 letter that 

contained an updated species list for preparation of a biological assessment (see the Fish and Wildlife 

Appendix). 

The BLM then prepared a biological assessment based on the preferred alternative and submitted the document 

to the USFWS (see the Fish and Wildlife Appendix). Consultation with the USFWS will continue throughout 

the RMP process. The USFWS will issue a biological opinion that will be included in the Proposed RMP/Final 

Environmental Impact Statement.

SAGE-GROUSE

The BLM presented or participated in the sage-grouse presentations described below.

 02/18/2010: Public presentation in Alzada, Montana, with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP) 

and the southeast Montana Local Sage Grouse Working Group

 02/22/2012: Presentation to the Eastern Montana/Dakotas Fire Group related to fire management and 

sage-grouse

 02/22/2012: Presentation to Spring Creek Mine executives related to coal development and sagegrouse

 03/01/2015: Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society on 

the BLM National Sage-Grouse Strategy

 03/05/2012: Presentation to the Prairie County Cooperative State Grazing District on the BLM 

National Sage-Grouse Strategy

 03/14/2012: State Director Connell, David Wood, and John Thompson met with and briefed members 

of the Montana Governor’s cabinet or their representatives concerning BLM’s Sage-Grouse Planning 

Strategy in Montana. 

Dale Tribby, MCFO wildlife biologist, is also a point of contact for the Eastern Montana Stockgrowers 

Association for the BLM’s National Sage-Grouse Strategy. From August through October of 2011, the MCFO 

coordinated with the BLM’s National Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Planning Strategy Team. This team was 

charged with developing guidance to be implemented into the land use planning efforts for the conservation of 

greater sage-grouse and their habitat.

AIR RESOURCES

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

with an Air Quality Technical Workgroup consisting of representatives from the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (USEPA), United States Forest Service (USFS), USFWS, and the 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 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 planning area, predicted oil and gas activities, estimated emissions associated with the 

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

MCFO RMP. The BLM solicited comments from each of the agencies participating in the memorandum of 

understanding and will continue to coordinate with these agencies throughout the development process for the 

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OTHER BLM OFFICES

The MCFO also consulted across interagency boundaries, working with the Montana Hiline and Billings field 

offices; North and South Dakota field offices; and the Buffalo, Wyoming field office to define wildlife habitat 

(including greater sage-grouse), vegetation occurrence, and ecological systems and to coordinate proposed 

alternative management. Existing, proposed, and future resource use (such as oil and gas development) were 

also a factor in these discussions and coordination efforts.

CONSISTENCY

The BLM’s planning regulations require that RMPs:

“be consistent with officially approved or adopted resource related plans, and the policies and programs 

contained therein, of other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and American Indian Tribes, so long 

as the guidance and resource management plans are also consistent with the purposes, policies, and programs of 

Federal laws, and regulations applicable to public lands...” (43 CFR 1610.3-2).

All federal, state, and local agencies and tribal councils have been asked to review this document and inform the 

BLM of any inconsistencies with their plans.

The Montana Governor’s Clearinghouse will be supplied with copies of the final document for review to ensure 

consistency with the State’s plans.

DISTRIBUTION LIST

The Draft RMP was distributed to the following individuals; business; non-governmental organizations; schools 

and libraries; tribes; federal, state, and local agencies; and legislators.

INDIVIDUALS

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R. Abbott

Eugene S. Aby

J.P. Alden

Irv Alderson

Clifford Allen

Jean R. Allison

Allan Altner

Leroy R. Amunrud

Linda Anderson

Eric Anderson

Doug Anderson

Richard J. Anderson

Roger D. Anderson

James, Marjorie, and Mary Ellen Anderson

Thomas D. Andrews

Leo Ankney

Shawn and Troy Ankney

Robert and Karen Arpan

Randy Arpan

James and Alice Arthur

Gina Asay

Kermit G. Askin

Dave Atlas

William and Mary Lou Ault

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Jack W. Baker

James F. Baker

Leo Balcer

Carla and Derek Baldwin

John Baldwin

Keith Bales

Michael and Darlene Ballensky

Eugene Barber

A.W. Barclay and Leah R Cole

Todd Barkley

Kimberly A. Baumann

Ella Beardsley

Jack Becker

Glen or Jill Beecher

Ray, Patricia, Randy, and Carla Bell

Robert L. and Ryan Bell

William Bell

Cecil M. Bell and David or Sherri Potts

Kurt Benson

Zachary Benson

Bonnie C. Berry
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Keith Berwick

Donald F. Beumer

Eugene D. Beyl

Leroy Bieber

Richard and Daniel Biery

Pat Bietsch

Leo and Judy Billing

Lee and Charlotte Billing

Monte L. and Judith A. Billing

Walter Binder

Tom and Margaret Blair

Robert Blankenship

Larry P. Blevins

Franklin E. Bliss

Mark Bloxham

Mike Blum

Misti J., Shye N., and Jade D. Boggs Trust

Shirley Bollinger

Roger Bonefield

Randy and Wendy Borchgrevink

Maynard Borner

Moses J. and Barbara Borntreger

Shawn T. and Vicky L. Boysun

Delano J. and Judy L. Bradner

Otto Braided Hair

David Branger

Kevin and Maria Braun

Paul R. and Nancy L. Brence

B.J. Brenner

Kevin Brewer

Hilda Ann Brimmer

Irene Jeanne Brody

Harold Brown

Wanda and Neil Brown and Pamela and Gary Gorder

Chester C. and Pam J. Bruce

Dan Brunkhorst

Steven T. and Kim M. Bruski

Frank and Eleanor Bryant

George Budak

Charles Bumgardner

Jean Burghduff

Everett Burley

Marvin E. Burman

Bob and Jan Bush

William Busse

Walter Buxbaum Estate

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Francis Cadwell Living Trust

Vernon L. and Laura Caldwell

Dave and Janie Calvert

Douglas B. and Rhoda Campbell

Patricia Campbell

Alfred Candee Estate

Alicia Cano

Jim, Connie, Karen, and Shilo Capp

Lawrence and Miriam Capra

Del and Bernice Carey Living Trust

James and Evelyn Carlisle

Raymond W and/or Alice Carlisle

Ernest Carlson

Jeffrey E. Carlson

Bill Carrel

James T. Carroll

Willard and E.C. Casterline

Mark and Carolyn Casterline

Carroll S. Cathey

Andrew L. Cathey

Jerry D. Cathey

Richard and Terry Cayko

Vivian Celander

Curtis Chamberlin

Bill Champion

Charles and Norma J. Charles

Shannon Chavez

John P. Chouinard

Wayne E. Christensen

Dean R. Clark

Clinton W. Clark

Brent E. Clark

Laurie Claypool

Allen Clubfoots

Alex and Lois Collie

G. Neil Collins

Larry or Sharon Collins

Tom and Judy Collins

John Colvin

Dwight Conley

John J. Cooley and Bonnie Brusett

Rod J. Cooper

Alvin Cordell

Robert and Helen Cosgriff

John Coston

Doug and Robert Cox

W. Clifford Crago

Bruce G. and Ralph Crago

David and Anna Crawford

Sonja J. Crocker

Justin Cross

Louise Cross

Travis Joe and Heather A. Cunningham

Joe W. and Helen E. Curran

Russell and Maureen Curtiss

Chad Cyrus

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Wally Daeley

Brett and Donna Dailey

John Dane

Darlyne Dascher Trust Agreement
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John L. Daun

William and Jennifer S. Davis

Leroy R. Dean

Barney Dean Shelley Mackay

Robert and Illa Dee

Arthur J. Degrand

Robert C. Delp

Joe Denardo

Hawley Desimon and Lois H. Miller

Mearl Detienne

James Dewitt

William J. Dietz

Charles M. Dion

Cynthia H. Dishon

Robert Dolatta

Roger W. Donsbach

Daniel D. and Jean Ann Doran

John F. Doran

Dave and Joanne Dorwart

Harold Draine

Arthur J. Drange

Stan Dreyer

Fred and Karen Drga

Kelly and Phyllis Ducharme

Todd and Leanne Dufner

Daniel V. and Shirley J. Dukart

Forest and Susan Dunning

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Ladonna Earley

Dorothy Dolson Eayrs

Monte Eayrs

Francis Edwards

Lawrence and Kathleen Edwards

Virginia L. Edwards

Wilbur Eggebrecht

Leonard Ehret

Ethel G. Elmore Family Trust

Jeff Elmore

Shannon and Brian Elmore

Tom and Ann Emmons

Barry Emmons

J.I. Engle

W.F. Englebright

David and Janet Enos

Patrick and Peggy Erhart

Shandon Erickson

Leroy R Erickson

Harold D. Erlenbusch

Hugh and Hollis Espy

Carl Etzel

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Judith M. Fahrnow

Abner Farnum

Tracey Feickert

Virginia Felt

Maurice Felton

Charles Ferguson

John T. Ferrel

Joseph P. Fink

Ernest E. Fischer

Erhart Fisher

William Fisher Barbara and Theodore Mannor

William C. Fitzgerald

Mark and Debra Fix

Everette Flasted

Kenneth L. Fogle

Alvie J. and Lori J. Fortner

Kenneth and Joann Foss

Elsie Fox

Scott and Brenda Fradenburgh

Gerald Frank

Patricia Franklin

David and Elizabeth Franz

Alvin Franzen

Monty and Roann Fredrickson

Glen J. French

Emil and Conlan Fried

Ron Fristone

Lee Fruit

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Pamela and Sherald Galster

Douglas Gardner

John R. and Eileen E. Garman

Darrell and Nancy Garoutte

Adam Gartner

Wanda Gaskill and Harriet Minow

Eva R. Gass

Virinda Gaub

Donald G. and Carleen Gaub

Elsie Gedorse

Michael Gentilini

Roy W. Gentry

Robert J. and Rita M George

Charlie Gephart

Billy Joe Gergen

Roger, Bennie, and Floraine Geving

L.H. Gibbs

Lee and Phillip Gibbs

Robert G. and Deborah L. Gibbs

Philip, Leroy, James, and Mary Lynn Wittmayer

Gibbs

Donald Gibson Estate

James and Cynthia Gidlewski

Dusty and Ellen Gilger

William F. Gillin

Gus and Karen Glasscock
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Darrell Goebel

Patrick K. and Florence M Goggins

John W. Graham, Jr.

Russ Greenwood

Robert R. Gregg

Grant Greiman

Kenneth F. Greslin

Larry E. Grimsrud

James W. Guercio

Conrad W. Gustafson

Charles W. and Donna L. Guyer

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Janet Haarvig and Barry Chandler

Ricky R. Hackley

John Hafla

Marvin Hafla

Freda R. Haidle

Bernard D. Hall

Raymond Halvorson

Jim Hamilton

James S. Hamilton

James and Cindy Hanks

Walter J. Hanratty

Bernard and Catherine Hansen

Esther Hansen Trust

Terry and Deborah Hanson

Dale C. Hanson

Darrell and Willene Harding

Boyd A. and Shirley J. Hardy

Lashanda Hargrove

Dean Harmon

Dan Harrington

Dan Harrington

Aspen Harris

Keith H. Harris

John Hart and Jane Morellhart

Keith Hansen Harwood

Raymond A. Harwood

Patrick Hatter and Olson Ordean

R.H. Haugeberg

Michael Haughian

Deanna M. and Dave A. Hayden

Art Hayes, Jr.

Rudolf F. Haynie

Sandy Hays

Langdon Headsmith

Joseph J. Hegel

Louie and Arla Hieb Revocable Living Trust

Dale E. Heide

John and Angie Heitz

Russell Helgerson

Gary Helm

Dave Helvey

Vera Henderson

Jefferey and Wade Henderson

Jerry Hensleigh

Dean Hepperle

Lawrence and Mary Lou Heppner

Craig and Doreen Herbert

Shirley Hickok

Clifford and Eva Highland

Lou E. Hill Estate

John Hillenbrand

Steven and Nadine Hilliard

Les J. and Donna M Hirsch

Tashina and Terry Hiwalker

Steven Hochhalter

David and Virginia Hoenke

Alvin and Dena Hoff

Ivan Hoff

Fredrick K. and Ann E. Hoff

Marylin Hoffman

Ronald and Faye Hoffman

Ric Holden

Fredar Holdings Trust

Don Holland

Randy Holland

Gary A. and Linda Holman

Ernest and Mark Holmes

Gordon and Edith Holte

Mila M. Hopkins Audrey M. Watts

Richard S. Hosford, Jr.

Dick Hosford, Jr.

Jean Hough

Daniel L. and Karen A. Hovermale

Tom Hubbard

Gary and F.F. Huckins

Floyd and Dora Huckins

Gary Huncovsky

Wade Hunter and Joann Preller

Roselea Huntsalong

Huston Family Living Trust

Dick Hutchinson

Glenn Hutchinson

John C. Hutchison

Richard A. Hutchison

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Glenn and Connie Idland

Sven and Diane Idland

David J. Iverson

J

Ward J. Jackson

Dion Jackson

Matthew Jaeger

Julia Jardine and Lyndon Roberts
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Larry Jens

Delmar J. Jensen

Sheila Jeremiah

Jerry Jimison

Ella M. Johnsen

Jewellene Johnson

Anthony Johnson

Penny Johnson

Mark and Romaine Johnson

Wilbur T. Johnson

Melvin P. Johnson

Llewell and Betty Johnson

Malcom and Peggy Johnson

Ron and Dan Johnson

Johnnie Johnston

David and Alice Johnstone

James and Lois Johnstone

John Johnstone

Norma Jones

Robert H. Jones

Lloyd W. Jones

John Jones

Charles John Jonutis

Vern Jordan

K

Charles L. Kahl

Marvin and Joann Kanenwischer

M.H. Kanib

Mike and Terry Karrels

Bryan Kary

Laura V. Kaschube

Frank Kasten III

Ada Keeding

Christine Keltner

Kim Keltner

Del Kenitzer

William F. Kennedy

Bill Kesinger

Bruce Ketchum and Roddy Rost

Thomas and Carole Keys

Reasco Killsnight

Deanna Zane Killsnight

Ted Kiltie

Kim Kiltner

Robert R. and Geri Kinchloe

Boyd Kincheloe Credit Shelter Trust

Alice Kingsley Estate

Jack Kirby

James and Bobette Kirkland

Miriam I. Kirschten

George Kittlemann

Scott and Kathey Kittlemann

Harold Kjelgaard Estate

Roy Klaudt

Don Klempel

Frank and Pat Kloberdanz

Jeff and Debra Klos

Donald W. Kluth

Rick R. and Donna M. Kniepkamp

Jack Knobloch

Dennis Koenig

Ralph C. Koenig

Paul E. and Arline E. Koppenhaver

Francis and Kay Kornemann

Harvey Kountz

Daniel R. and Evelyn H. Kraft

Allen K. Kreiman

WM. J. Krutzfeldt

Lewis John Krutzfeldt

Joe Kurkowski

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Jesse C. Labree

Jennie Lafranier

Erlend Laird Chester Meyer

Jerry Landa

Bernard J. Landa

Harry and Margaret Landers

Gary Lang

Dennis Lange

Gary Larsen

Curtis or Susan Laughery

Edward Lawrence

Richard D. and Earline Lawrence

R. Leatherberry

Katherine and Jim Lee

Donald and Donald Lee

Ag and J.R. Lee, Jr. 

Jack D. and Karen M. Leibee

Duane Leidholt

Joe K. Leland

Bret and Kim Lesh

Evangeline Leveque

Andrew and Marilyn Lewis

Brandon Ligon

Alan K. Liles

Francis and Vonda Limpy

Rev. Conrad H. and Patricia Lindeman

Robert H. Lindvig

Pat and Lori Linger

David Linn

Lionell Little

Regine Little Whiteman

Winona Littlebird

Jocelyn Littleboy

Joanne J. Livingston

Alan Lloyd

Alan and Janice Lloyd
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Kathy Lloyd Drake Barton

Connie J. Lohof

Betty L. Loken

Doug Long

Myron and Mary Long

Clifford Long Sioux

Thomas Lorenz

Ralph J. Losing

Lawrence N. Losinski

Steven D. Lovec

Red Lovec

Charles H. Lowman

Stanley Lund

Chris Lund

Thomas Lund and Magi Malone

Cory R. Luther

Roy and Erin Lutts

Dan Lynch

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Barbara Macioroski

Donald and Laurie Mackay

Arnold Mader

Dave B., Gayette, and Donna Mader

Charles Madler

Alvin Madler

Charles Madler

Quannah Magpie

Earl Mainwaring

Mike Malenovsky

Joyce and Monte Malley

James R. Mantz

Marvin, Victor, and Christina Marker

Bob Marosak

Frank J. Marottek

Wendy Marshall

Duane Martens

Kevin L. Martin

Violet Martin

Kevin Martin

Martinsdale Colony

Kory B. and Michele A. Martinson

Rob Mathes

Duane Mathison

James Maupin

Charles Maves

James and Rebecca McCabe 

Rockie L. and Dena McCaffree 

Herb McCamish 

Tom McCamish 

Larry G. and Carolyn D. McCormick 

Michael and Diana McCoy 

Gary McCrea 

Jerry McDaniel 

Donald McDonald 

Donald, Scott, and Duncan McDonald 

Joe M. and Dan C. McGinnis 

Tim and Terri Raye McInerney 

Sherwood McKay 

Larry and Sandra McKenzie 

Clint McRae 

David H. Meccage 

Kenneth and Peggy Meccage

Frank Mehling

Harold and Delynn Meidinger

Glenn Mendenhall

Chester Meyer and Paul Brence

Pat Micheletto

Chuck Millar

Brian Miller

Jack L. and Mary Anna Mills

Richard and Leslie Mindemann

Henry Mischel

Irene Moffett

Wayne, William, and Varner Moline

Dick and Millie Molstad

Kirk L. and Teresa C. Montgomery

Charles Moore

Brian and Sheryl Morast

Richard Morgan

John O. or Connie J. Morris

Arcenia Morrison

Nick Mothershead

Daniel and Paula Muniak

Gerald Murnion

Jack and Charlotte Murnion

Jay Murnion

Maury Murnion

Pohney Murnion

Virginia, Lee, Ben, and Leo Murnion

Zane J. and Dixon T. Murnion

Virginia Murnion

Robert and Esther Murphy

Marvin Murray

Dee H. and Ross H. Murray

Jack R. and William J. Murray

William R. and Judith Ann Musgrave

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Nash Family Trust

B.J. Nefzger

Donald D. Nefzger

A.J. Nelson

Lyle E. Nelson Trust Agreement

Mike Nelson

Kenneth Nemitz

Delmar Nesper

Neubauer Trust

Floyd Neumann

Leon Newell
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Carl Z. Newtar

Robert E. Newton

Wade Nichols

Sandi Nichols and Doug Richmond

Jack W. Nickels Trust

Lester Nickels

Steve and Lester, Jr. Nickels

Terry and Eileen Nielsen

Frank and Karen Nies

Roger E. Nies

Donald and Reni Nixon

Rocky Norby

Nancy Norsby

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Benjamin G. Oas

Paul D and Joann M Obergfell

Stanley E and Karin Ochs

J. Donald Ochsner

Charles E. O'Connor

Herbert and Carole O'Donnell

Patrick O'Donnell

Allen and Joleen Ollerman

Jane Olson

Robert B. and Alicia F. Olson

Norman and Jana Olson

Curtis W. Olson Marlene B. McPherson

Loren J. O’Toole

Jack R and Rosina L. Owen

Thomas L and Pamela L. Owens

P

Chin Padden Family Trust

Joseph Padden

Miles Panasuk

Scott Panasuk

Trisha Parker

William Parks, III

Charles Parks

Lyle Partin

Timothy W. Patrick

Darcia Patten

Freeman and Barbara Peabody

Donald Pearce

Dennis C. and Randi Joy Pehrson

Joe Perry

Charlene Perry

Steven R. and Joan E. Peters

C. Thomas and Patricia J. Pezzarossi

Drury G. Phebus

Lester Phillippi

Wayne Phillips

Tim and Dana Phipps

Charles Phipps

Tony and Mindy Phipps

Mike Pierson

Lane Pilster

Seidel Pine

Craig and Wanda Pinnow

Donald A. Pirrie

Terry Pointer

Don Polich

Arthur W. Polich

Russell G. and Candace J. Ponessa

Cherry Porten

F. Porter

Fra Porter

Douglas and Julie Post

Sheelah Prevost

Forrest K. Price

Q

Bonita Jo and Ted L. Quade

Lyle and Donna Quick

R

Roland R. and Bernadette Raaum

Terril Raaum

Melvin A. Rabe

Kelly F. Radue

Robert Rahr

Robert and Rex Ralston

Debra Ranum

Merle and Alice Rasmussen

James D. and Claudia D. Rath

David Ravenport

Richard C. Reed

Randy L. Rees

Jim Reilly

Jackie and James Renner

William E. Reno Revocable Trust

Robert B. Reukauf

Robert B Reukeuf

Nathan A. and Janet Rice

Calvin Rice

George and Jenny Rice

Paul J. and Barbara J. Rice

Kenneth and Linda Rich

Duane B. and Melinda S. Richards

Gayle Richey

Elizabeth McBride Richter

Calvin Ried

Roy and Rosanne Rieger

Donald R. and Eileen Rieger

Steven and Janelle Rieger

Beth R. Riggs

Ralph and Linda Rising

Delbert C. Riter
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Delbert Riter

Raymond Rittal

Raymond Rizor

Josephine and William Roadifer

Crystal M Robe

Dwight W. Roberts

Lawrence, David, and Terrilyn Roberts

Jim Robinson

Jean H. and Lynn Robinson

Ana A. Rodriguez

James H. and Donaleen Rogers

Kenneth, Bernadine, and Avin C. Rogers

Wesley E. and Edwin R. Rogge

Frank Rollefsen

Fred Romanjenko and Darla Rae Hawley

Lucille and Peter Ronning

William Rose

Jerry and Gloria Rosencranz

Frank and Barbara Rosencranz

Ronald Rosencranz

Steve and Kathy Rosencranz

Scott Ross

Milton Rosseland

Shawn S. Rost

Roddy Rost

Algie Row Trust

Bernice Rudnick

Audrey C. Ruffatto

Glenn T. Rugg

Mary Jane Russell

Charles L. Russell

Thomas and Shelley Ryan

S

Lyle and Vera Sackman

Greg Sadorf

Butch and Louann Samuelson

Scott and Kenneth Sanburn

Maryann Farris Sattler

Clyde Saylor

Nathan Saylor

Ronald and Roxanne Saylor

Rod and Corrine Schaffer

Gary and Anita Schallenberger

Leroy Schallenberger

J.R. and Lois Scheele

Dan Scheetz

Vernard Schell

Elizabeth Schenk and David T. Goodhart

John Schieffelbein and Julie Wood

Jerome and Julie Schilling

Emma Schipman

Loren and Paula Schledewitz

Judy Schmitt

Tony and Katie Schmitz Trust

Jitt Schneider

Karen L. Schock

Gerald Schroeber and Archie Schroeber

Arthur, Viola, David, and Joanne Schuetzle

James D. Schultz

Bob Schulze

Emily Schumacher

Dale Schweigert

Delbert and Alice Kay Schweigert

Wilbert Schweigert

John C. Searcy

Keith Seifert

Samuel G. Selman

Doug Sempleton

Todd Senescall

John T. Senrud

Carl and Erma Sensenig

Herbert A. Sharbono

Boyd and Marion Shaver

Jay Shaw

Kyle and Gail Shaw

Craig Shawver

Vic R. Shefelbine

Mike Shenk

Edward, Harvey, and Harry Sholar

Rockie Shoopman

P.D. Shoup and Estate of W.A. and R.S. Shoup

Karen, Eric, and Annie Shores and Don Neville

Danielle Shotgunn

Clint Shoulderblade

Susie Siedentopf Michael Range

Ida Sieler

Dimitri Sifers

Donald Simenson

Dennis Simmons

Ken Simmons

John Simonson

Anna C. Singer

Frank Sir

Edward A. and Tara A. Skaar

Deb Skudney

Jerry and Shawn Slater

Jerry Smalis

Holly Small

Geri Small

Thomas and Beatrice Small

Ione Smart

Phil and Debbie Smith

Roger and Grace Smith

Darren Snow

Nick Snow

Susan Sobczak-Bryan and Scot A. Bryan

Alroy, Karen A., and Edwil L. Solle

Eugene Sonsalla

Ronald Sorenson

Todd Southland
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Clifton A. and Julie K. Sowle

Jake Ryan Spang

Thomas L., Carol A., and Frank A. Sparks

Cinnamon Spear

Sherry Weimer and Tammy Sponheim

Virginia Sprague

Clifford and Rennee Standard

Douglas Stange

Steve Stanhope

Bob Stanhope

Michael W. Stark

Jon W. or Pok N. Stellrecht

Don J. Stewart

Elton Stickel

Steven and Janet Stickney

Tom D. Stieg

Roy E. Stinebaugh

David K. Stinson

Lee Stockett and Karen and Lynne Mathiason

Steve Stoddard

Bruce Storlie

Darwin Strobel

Sylvester and Ruby Strom

Joe Stuver

Hubert F. Suko

Surprise Creek Colony

Janet M. and William A. Swanson

Kenneth and Carole Sweedland

Butch Sweet and Greg Haydal

Jack and Wanda Swope Estate

T

Johnita Talawyma

Ronald D. and Deborah Talcott

William Talkington

Bryan Tarter

Tarter Family Trust

Bernis E. Taylor

Glen E. Taylor

Rex Taylor

Francis or Thelma Taylor

Clay or Karen Taylor 

Sharlet Teigen

Dennis and Rita Marie Teske

Herb Thackeray

Casey Theil

Peter and/or Ruth Thielen

S. Thoery

Melvin Thomas

Daniel C. and Les Thomason

Leslie G. and Thomas L. Thomason

Wayne Thompson

Fred H. Thompson

Steve and Sue Tibbetts

Ron Tibbetts

Steve and Sue Tibbetts

Terril and Julienne Todd

Casey Tofte and Monty Erickson

Milton and Lindsay Tope

David Towberman

Bill Tramp

Harry and Leroy Tronstad

Michael J. and Karen Trotter

John E. and Sylvia A. Trumbo

W.W. Trusler

William C. and Jackie Trusler

Pat Tucker Bruce Weide

James A. Tuma

Randall Tunby

Steven Turner

William S. Tusler

Bill Tusler

Larry Tveit, Sr.

John W. Twedt

James B. and Linda K. Twitchell

U

Duane Ulrich

Donald and Kurt Ulrich

Sam K. Undem

Willard Unruh

V

James and Alvin Vaira

Stephen and Christine Valentine

Marlyn Vannatta

Bob Varner

Thomas and Chantel Verschoot

Dave Vickery

Verlyn L. Vincent

Elvin L. and Shannon Vine

Shannon and Debra Vine

Deanna L. Visborg

James R. Vitt and Steven A. Vitt

Tracey E. Vivar

Louis Vournas

W

Craig Wagner

Dave and Denise Wagner

Robert C. Walker

Rodney and Tracey Walker

Harold E. Waller

Dean and Karen Wang

James Wang

Bernt Ward

Luther Waterland

Stan Watson
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Ruth A. Watson

Jim Watts

Margaret Webster

Mark Weeding

Douglas and Lavetta Weeding

Sherm Weimer

Jeff Weimer

Eugene A. and Joanne M. Weinreis

Gary L. Wells

Hugh Wells

Clarence Wenz

Richard B. Wheatcroft

Judith Wheeler

Ken Whitaker and Anita Roisman

White Grantor Trust

Frank A. Whitmus, Jr.

Steve Wick

Elsa M. Wiebe

John A. Wielgosh

Mike Wigen

Chuck Wilhelm

John and Jeannie Wilkinson

Dorothy and Gerald Willems

Thomas L. Williams

Janice Williams

Janet Williams

David or Lynn Williams

Charles Wilson Family Trust

Robert P. Wilson

Robert Wilson

Jerry R. Wilson and Marla Bea Patten

R. Brian and Lynn Wittmayer

Stacy C. Wolf

Clint Woodford

Lyle Woolston

Milton and Leslie Wright

Y

Richard Lee Yates

Vera Young

Mary V. Young

Sarah Young

Don and Mary Youngbauer

Z

Dennis Zander

Becky Zawada

Susan D. and Jerry Zimmerman

William and Sandra Zupanik

Mal Zuroff

BUSINESSES

47 Ranch Company

6 Creeks Farm

73 Ranch

7-V Ranch, LLC

A&J Farms

Adams Livestock Inc.

Agri News

Alkali Inc.

American Colloid

Anchor Island Land & Livestock

Anderson Diamond Ranch, Inc.

Apsalooka Energy

Archer Ranch, Inc.

Arledge Ranches

Arnston Ranch, Inc.

Arrow Cattle Co., Inc.

Associated Press

B&B Farms Inc. and Betty Buerkle

Bainter & Sons, Inc.

Ball Ranch Co., LLC

Ballard Petroleum Holdings LLC

Balsam, Inc.

Ban Ranch, Inc.

Barbero, Inc.

Barnaby Cattle Co.

Bass Ranch

Beach Farms, Inc.

Beartooth Oil & Gas

Beltz Ranch Inc.

Benge Ranch, Inc.

Bennett Livestock, LLC

Bent Eleven Ranch, Inc.

Bergin Land & Livestock, Ltd

Bice Ranch

Bickle Cattle Co.

Bickle Ranch Co.

Big Dipper Ranch, Inc.

Big Sky Mine-Peabody Coal Co.

Billings Gazette

Billings Outpost

Bittercreek Pipelines LLC

Black Ranches, Inc.

Blackstone Energy

Bliss Livestock

Bones Brothers Ranch

Boone-Shoberg Land & Cattle Co.

Booth Land & Livestock Co.

Boucher Ranch, Inc.

Brassring Galloways

Brian Creek Cattle Company LLC

Bridger Pipeline LLC

Broadus Inc.

Brost Ranch

Brown Ranch

Brownfield Ranch, Inc.

Browning Brothers

Buck Mountain Ranch
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CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION

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Buerkle & Sons, Inc.

Buffalo Creek Cattle Company

Buffalo Creek Ranch Properties, LLC

Burk Enterprises, LLC.

Burlington Northern Railroad

Burlington Resources

Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co.

Buxbaum Brothers

C&B CSGD

C&H Ranches, DBA

C/A Weeding & Sons, Inc.

Cambell Ranch

Campen Consultants

Carter Co. S&C Growers

Castleberry, Inc.

C-B Gropping Coop Pres.

Cedar Hills Ranch

Chapman Ranch

Charles and Kathy Larsen/Padlock Ranch

Cherry Creek Ranch

Clark Land & Livestock

Clementine Ranch

Coffee Nefsy Limited Partnership

Coldwell & Sons

Cole & Sons, Junior

Continental Resources, Inc.

Cottonwood Resource Council

Crane Ranch Partnership and Garfield County Fire 

Foundation

Cross Four Ranch

Cullinan Ranch

Dahlman Ranch Inc.

Dale Edwards, Inc.

Damm Brothers

Deadman Ranch, LLC

Decker Coal Co.

Decock Ranch Co.

Deep Creek Valley, Inc.

Devlin Ranch Co.

Diamond Cross Properties, LLC

DJ Bar, Inc.

Donald A. Garrity, Attorney at Law

Dukart, Inc.

DX Land & Livestock Company

EB Ranch

Egan Ranch Inc.

Ehret Land Company

Elenburg Exploration Inc.

Elk Ridge Limited Partnership

Enviro. Tech NCT

Erwin Gackle, Inc.

Environmental Adventure Co.

Exodus Inc.

F&R Ranches, Inc.

Farwell Land & Livestock, Inc.

Felton Angus Ranch, Inc.

Fidelity Exploration & Production Company

Fisher Sand & Gravel Co.

Fitch, Inc.

FL Ranch

Flight Wings Inc.

Fluss Ranch Co.

Four Aces, Inc.

Four L Land & Livestock Co.

Frank Eaton & Sons

Frank Klempel, Inc.

Franko Ranch

Friez Circle 4 Ranch

Frisbee, Moore & Olson

Frye Ranch

W.M. Fuchs & Son, Hereford Ranch Inc.

Gary Broeder, Attorney at Law

Genie Land Co.

Golder Ranch

Gotfredson Ranch, Inc.

Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, PLLP

Grafix Studio

Graham Mt. Ranch, Inc.

Grassland Farms

Green Acre Ranch, Inc.

Green Mountain Angus

Greg Lackman Farms, Inc.

Grue Ranch, Inc.

Guy Metals, Inc.

Hammel Ranch, Inc.

Hanghian Livestock

Harbaugh Ranch Co.

Harding Land & Cattle Co., Inc.

Harmon Creek Cattle LLC

Harrington & Bibler, Inc.

Harris Buttes Ranch, Inc.

Harris Creek Grazing Company

Haughian Livestock Company

Hay Creek Ranch

Hay Creek, Inc.

Heitz Land & Livestock

Herzog & Son, Inc.

Hess Arabians, Inc.

Hess Ranch, Inc.

Hidden Valley Ranch

Highland Rim Properties, Inc.

Hirsch Ranch Inc.

Holland & Hart, LLP.

Holmes Ranch

Horsecreek Cattle Co., Inc.

Hot Bar Land & Cattle Company

Hougardy Ranch Co.

Hubbard Ranch, Inc.

Hubing Ranch, Inc.

Hunt Oil Company

Hydro Solutions

Hydrometrics Inc.
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CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION

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I U Ranch, Inc.

Infinity Exploration

Integrated Weed Services

Interstate Diesel

J&M Cattle Co.

J P Ranch, Inc.

J&K Livestock, Inc.

Jackson Trailblazer Ranch

James Burley and Sons

Jarden Ranch Co.

Jerome Anderson, Attorney at Law

Jireh Consulting

J.M. Nansel Ranch Co.

John and Linda Bellon Farm & Ranch

Jordan Ranches

JTL Group Inc.

K.C. Ranch, LLP.

Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson

Keefer Land & Livestock Company

Keesun Corp.

Keith and K.P. Stevens, Inc

Keith Ranch Co.

Keith Hoversland, Attorney at Law

Kennecott Energy Company

Kenneth Liles, Inc.

Killen Land & Livestock

Kingsherwood Oil Co.

Kittleson Family Partnership, L.P.

Knight Brothers, LLC

Knuths Cattle Co.

Kuehn Ranch Co.

Kummerfeld Construction Co.

L Bar W Ranch, Inc.

L&L Ranch, Inc.

L-7 Ranch, Inc.

Lacosta Livestock Co.

Lang & Sons, Inc.

Larsen Land & Livestock Company

Larsland Water Disposal

Larson Hillside Ranch Company

Lawrence Rath, Inc.

Lazy U Cattle Co.

Lee State Bureau

Livingston Enterprise

Loehding Ranch Inc.

Log Cabin Ranch

Lone Pine Ranch Inc.

Macioroski Family Ranch

Mahlstedt Ranch Inc.

Mangen Ranch

Mathers Brothers

MBP Cattle Co.

MBT, Inc.

McAulay Ranch Co.

McGill Land & Livestock

McKeever Land & Cattle

McMillen Ranch, Inc.

Medearis Corporation

Medicine Rocks Ranch

Melvin Wolenetz & Sons Inc.

Mercury Exploration Co.

MF Allerdings Ranch, Inc.

MFB Dist 5

Milam Basin Creek Ranch

Miles City Star

Miller Cattle Company

Montalban Oil and Gas Operations CBM Bldg

Montana Dakota Utilities Co.

Montana Power

Moore's Sunday Creek Ranch Company

Morrison Maierle Inc.

Mothershead Land & Livestock

MSE Technology Applications Inc.

Mullendore Farms

Murnion Livestock, Inc.

Murphy & Son, Inc.

Murphy Ranch, Inc.

N Triangle Ranch, Inc.

Nance Petroleum Corporation

Nelson Livestock Co.

Nicklin Earth & Water

NNN Ranch, Inc.

No Land Cattle Co.

Norris Sheep Mtn. Ranch

Northern Industrial Hygiene Inc.

Northern Montana Oil Gas

O Bar X, Ranch, Inc.

Oil Gas Oper Inc.

Oliver Livestock Co.

O'Neill, Singleton, Thoeny, Smalis, Liebee, 

Medearis

Our Montana/Yellowstone River Forum

PR Ranch Realty

Parks Gelbvieh Ranch, L.P.

Pat O'Neill Ranch

Patrick Pettit, et.al.

Pennaco

Petermann Ranch, Inc.

Pfaff Ranch, Inc.

Phalen Ranch

Philbrick DK Ranch

Phillip Leidholt, Inc.

Phillips Creek Ranch, Inc.

Pineridge Ranch

Pinnacle Ranch, Inc.

Pladco

Pluhar Ranch Co.

Powder River Gas

Powell Cattle Co.

Pumps Plus

Q Livestock Company

Quarter Circle Cattle Co., LLC
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Quarter Circle DB, Inc.

Quarter Circle U Ranch Co.

Quarter Circle U Ranch

R&A Farms, Inc.

Rancholme Cattle Co.

Ranger Review

Ray Jerrel, Inc.

Red Canyon Ranch, Inc.

Red Lodge Glass

Red Wing Ranch, Inc.

Remuda Creek Ranch 

Richard Beatty, Attorney at Law

Ringling Ranch Limited Partnership

River Ranch of Montana, LLC

Rocker Six Cattle Co.

Rocky Mountain Bank

Romo Brothers

Ronning Ranch

Rosebud Power Plant

Ross Ranch & Livestock

Rough Creek Ranch, LLC

Royan Ranch, Inc.

Rumph Ranch Partners

Russiff Ranch Co.

S&L Sheep Ranch Inc.

Sackman, Inc.

Sampson Family Ranch Inc.

Seldo Company, Inc.

Seven Blackfoot Co., LLC

Shane Creek Ranch

Shell Western E&P Inc.

Shepherd Ranch, Inc.

Shortgrass & Company

Shumakers, Inc.

Sidney Oil Company, Inc.

Smith Livestock Inc.

Snowbelt Angus Ranch Company

Soda Creek, Inc.

Sonsalla, et al.

Spear J. Inc.

Spring Creek Coal Company

Square Top Three Ranch, Inc.

Star X Ranch

Stauffer Bury Inc.

Steadman's Ranch & Properties, LLC

Stensvad Inc.

Stillwater County News

Stortz, Inc.

Straub Ranch

Sun Coulee, LLC/Errol T. Galt

Swan Marine Services, Inc.

Switchback Ranch, LLC

Switzer Land Co.

T.A. Ree Inc.

T&Y Irrigation

T Triangle Ranch Inc.

T&C Smith Ranch, Inc.

Tauck Land & Livestock Co.

Terrett Ranch

Terry Tribune

Thielen Ranch Co. Inc.

Third Creek Land Co.

Thomas Ranch Inc.

Tibbetts Ranches Inc.

Tongue River Farm

Tooke Ranch Inc.

Miles City Town & Country Club

Tranel Ranch

Tri-Can Ag

Trudell Brothers

Tveit Land & Cattle Company

US-Ranch Pr

Uthaug Livestock Co.

Valley Nursery

Vassau's Flying X

VI Ranch

VS Inc.

W Butte Ranch

Waters, Inc.

Wayne Pawlowski, Inc.

WBI Holdings Inc.

Weder Agricultural Limited Partnership 

Wenz & Sons

Wesco Resources Inc.

Westech Environmental Services

Western Energy Company/Westmoreland Mining 

LLC

Weyerbacher Farms Inc.

Whiteside Livestock Company

Whitney Creek Ranch

Whitney Patten and Patten Ranch Co.

Wild Wood Ranch

Williams Ranches, Inc.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co.

Willys Petroleum

Wittkopp, Inc.

Wolenetz Farms, Inc.

Wolff & Sons, Inc.

Wolff Ranch

Wolff Ranch, Inc.

Wood's T Bar 6 Ranch, LP

WSC Livestock, Inc.

Zempel Ranch, Inc.

NON-GOVERNMENTAL 

ORGANIZATIONS

American Fisheries Society

Bear Creek Council

Billings Motorcycle Club
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Billings Rod & Gun Club

Church Universal & Triumphant

Coalbed Natural Gas Alliance

Crane Ranch Partnership & Garfield Co. Fire 

Foundation

Custer-Fallon County Farm Bureau

Custer Resource Alliance

Custer Rod & Gun Club

Defenders of Wildlife

Fallon County Stockgrowers

Families for Outdoor Recreation

Glasgow Farm Service Agency

Friends of Missouri Breaks Monument

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

Lower Missouri River CRM Council

Missouri River Basin CSGD 

Mondak Ridge Riders

Montana 4x4 Association

Montana Association of Churches

Montana Association of Conservation Districts

Montana Association of Counties

Montana Association of Oil Gas & Coal Counties

Montana Association of State Grazing Districts

Montana Audubon Council

Montana Bowhunters Association

Montana Cattlemens Association

Montana Chamber of Commerce

Montana Council of Trout Unlimited

Montana Environmental Information Center

Montana Farm Bureau Federation

Montana Farmers Union

Montana Grain Growers Association

Montana Mining Association

Montana Native Plant Society

Montana Outfitters & Guides

Montana Parks Association

Montana Petroleum Association

Montana Preservation Alliance

Montana Public Lands Council

Montana River Association

Montana Spiders Project

Montana Stockgrowers Association

Montana Wilderness Association

Montana Wilderness Association Eastern Wildlands 

Chapter

Montana Wilderness Association Island Range 

Chapter

Montana Wilderness Society

Montana Wildlife Federation

Montana Woolgrowers Association

Montanans for Responsible Energy Development

National Trust for Historic Preservation

National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Society

North American Grouse Partnership

Northern Plains Resource Council 

Pew Environment Group/The Pew Charitable Trusts

Pheasants Forever

Pompey’s Pillar Association

Powder River Wife

Public Lands Access Association, Inc.

Public Lands Foundation

Rosebud Protective Association

Skyline Sportsmen Association

Southeastern Montana Sportsmen Association

Stillwater Protective Association

The Mule Deer Foundation, Montana/Dakota 

The Nature Conservancy of Montana

The Wildlife Society

Walleyes Unlimited

Western Environmental Trade Association

Women’s Voices for the Earth

Yellowstone County Green Party

Yellowstone Public Radio

Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council

SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES

Colorado State University Libraries

Henry Malley Memorial Library

Little Big Horn College

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Montana State University-Bozeman

Montana State University-Bozeman, Eastern 

Agricultural Research

Center

Montana Tech, Geophysics Department

Montana Tech Library

Montana State Library

Montana State University-Billings

Montana State University-Billings, Environmental 

Studies Program

Peter Yegen, Jr, Yellowstone County Museum

Rocky Mountain College

TRIBES

Blackfeet Tribe

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Chippewa-Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's 

Reservation

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

Crow Tribe

Crow Tribe, Elk River Law Office

Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Wind River

Fort Belknap Indian Community

Fort Peck Tribes

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
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Northern Arapahoe Tribe

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

Standing Rock Sioux Tribes

Three Affiliated Tribes

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

FEDERAL AGENCIES

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

BIA Northern Cheyenne Agency

BLM Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council 

Department of the Interior Solicitors Office

North Dakota BLM

Oregon BLM

United States Army Corp of Engineers

USFS Regional Office

United States Natural Resources Conservation 

Services

USEPA Region 8

USEPA Region 8 Montana Office

USFWS

USFWS Charles M. Russell National Wildlife 

Refuge

USFWS Montana State Office

USFS Ashland Ranger District

USFS Beartooth Ranger District

USFS Custer National Forest

USFS Musselshell Ranger District

USFS Sioux Ranger District 

United States Geological Survey

STATE AGENCIES

The Governor of Montana

The Governor’s Range Council

Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation

Montana Department of Agriculture

Montana Department of Natural Resources and 

Conservation (MDNRC)

Montana Office of Indian Affairs

MDNRC Eastern Land Office

Montana Legislative Services Division

MDNRC Water Resources Division

Montana Department of Transportation

Montana Environmental Quality Council

MFWP

Montana State Historical Preservation Office

LOCAL AGENCIES

Big Horn Conservation District

Big Horn County Commissioners

Broadus Chamber of Commerce

C&B State Cooperative Grazing District

Carter County Commissioners

Carter County Conservation District

Cedar Creek Grazing Association

Custer County Commissioners

Daniels County Commissioners

Dawson County Commissioners

Dawson County Conservation District

Fallon County Commissioners

Garfield County Commissioners

Garfield County Conservation District

Liberty County Conservation

Little Beaver Conservation District

McCone County Commissioner

McCone County Conservation District

Miles City Chamber of Commerce

Pilgrim Creek Grazing Association

Powder River County Commissioners

Powder River Conservation District

Power River County Extension Service

Prairie County Commissioners

Prairie County Cooperative State Grazing District

Prairie County Conservation District

Richland County Commissioners

Richland County Conservation District

Roosevelt County Commissioners

Rosebud County Conservation District

Rosebud County Commissioners

Rosebud County Extension Agent

Rosebud County Weed District

Sheridan County Commissioners

Sheridan County Planning

Sweetwater County

Trail Creek Grazing Association

Treasure County Commissioners

Wibaux City/County Planning Board

Wibaux Conservation District

Wibaux County Commissioners

Williams Coulee State Grazing District

Yellowstone County Weed Supervisor

LEGISLATORS

United States Senator Max Baucus

United States Senator John Tester

United States Representative Dennis Rehberg

Bill Eggers, Montana House of Representatives, 

Natural Resources Committee

Norma Bixby and Ralph Lenhart, Montana House of 

Representatives, Agriculture Committee
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LIST OF PREPARERS

An interdisciplinary team of resource specialists from the BLM MCFO and the BLM Montana State Office 

prepared this Draft RMP. 

BLM MANAGEMENT TEAM

Diane M. Friez: Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Manager

Todd Yeager: Field Manager

David Breisch: Supervisory Mineral Resource Specialist

Daniel Benoit: Supervisory Physical Scientist

Shane Findlay: Supervisory Land Use Specialist

Linda Reder: Administrative Officer

Reyer Rens: Supervisory Rangeland Management Specialist

Eric Lepisto: Fire Management Officer

BLM CORE TEAM

Mary Bloom: Project Lead, Planning Specialist

Kathy Bockness: Planning and Environmental Coordinator, Technical Coordinator

Mark Jacobsen: Public Affairs Specialist

Sarah Young: Environmental Editor/Writer and Geographic Information Systems

INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPPORT TEAM ONE

Susan Bassett

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering; B.A. English

Professional Discipline: Air Resource Specialist

Years of Experience: 26

Area of Responsibility: Air Resources and Climate Change

Jake Chaffin

Education: B.S. Wildlife Biology; M.S. Biology, Stream Ecology

Professional Discipline: Fish Biologist

Years of Experience: 11

Area of Responsibility: Fisheries/Aquatics Fish Biologist

Dawn Doran

Education: B.S. Forestry, emphasis in Range Management

Professional Discipline: Rangeland Management Specialist

Years of Experience: 19

Area of Responsibility: Livestock Grazing

Eric Lepisto

Education: B.S. Ecology

Professional Discipline: Fire Management Officer

Years of Experience: 19

Area of Responsibility: Fire and Hazardous Fuels Management

William Hubbell

Education: B.A. Anthropology

Professional Discipline: Archaeologist

Years of Experience: 35

Area of Responsibility: Cultural and Paleontological Resources and Special Designation Areas/ACECs

Edward Hughes (Retired)
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Education: B.S. Mineral Economics

Professional Discipline: Supervisory Economist

Years of Experience: 36

Area of Responsibility: Economics

Charles Laakso (Retired)

Education: B.S. Geological Engineering

Professional Discipline: Petroleum Engineer

Years of Experience: 32

Area of Responsibility: Oil and Gas

Jennifer Nagy

Education: B.S. Environmental Biology

Professional Discipline: Natural Resource Specialist (Geographic Information Systems)

Years of Experience: 9

Area of Responsibility: Maps, analysis, and other technical support

Irma Nansel

Education: B.A. Biology

Professional Discipline: Natural Resource Specialist

Years of Experience: 7

Area of Responsibility: Fluid Minerals

Melissa Schroeder

Education: B.S. Land Rehabilitation Science

Professional Discipline: Soil Scientist

Years of Experience: 2

Area of Responsibility: Soils and Reclamation and BMP appendices

Dena Sprandel-Lang

Education: B.S. Education, minor in Health and Physical Education

Professional Discipline: Outdoor Recreation Planner

Years of Experience: 15

Area of Responsibility: Recreation, Special Recreation Management Areas, Back Country Byways, Travel 

Management and OHV, Wilderness, Visual Resources, and National Trails

Charles L. Sullivan III (Retired)

Education: B.S. Range Management

Professional Discipline: USFWS Energy Streamlining Pilot Project Biologist

Years of Experience: 31

Area of Responsibility: ESA consultation

Chris Robinson

Education: B.S. Forestry and Natural Resource Management; Master of Environmental Management

Professional Discipline: Hydrologist

Years of Experience: 3

Area of Responsibility: Water Resources, Vegetation, and Riparian and Wetland Areas

Joan Trent (Retired)

Education: M.S. Environmental Science, emphasis in social sciences

Professional Discipline: Sociologist

Years of Experience: 32

Area of Responsibility: Social Conditions and Environmental Justice
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Kent Undlin

Education: B.S. Wildlife Management; Natural Resources Technical Degree

Professional Discipline: Wildlife Biologist

Years of Experience: 21

Area of Responsibility: Wildlife and Special Status Species

Pam Wall

Education: Secretarial Degree

Professional Discipline: Realty Specialist

Years of Experience: 37

Area of Responsibility: Lands and Realty and Renewable Energy

Brenda Witkowski

Education: B.S. Land Resource Analysis and Management

Professional Discipline: Natural Resource Specialist

Years of Experience: 13

Area of Responsibility: Invasive Species, Vegetation, and Forestry and Woodland Products

INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPPORT TEAM TWO

Bobby Baker

Education: B.S. Biology

Professional Discipline: Wildlife Biologist

Area of Responsibility: 14

Area of Responsibility: Wildlife review

Dalice Landers

Education: A.A. Secretarial/Medical Transcription; B.A. Accounting/Business Administration; BLM Range 

Academy

Professional Discipline: Realty Specialist

Years of Experience: 36

Area of Responsibility: Lands and Realty

Doug Melton

Education: M.A. Anthropology

Professional Discipline: Lead Archaeologist

Years of Experience: 23

Area of Responsibility: Cultural and Paleontological Resources Review

Dale Tribby

Education: B.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Professional Discipline: Lead Wildlife Biologist

Years of Experience: 33

Area of Responsibility: Oil and Gas Consistency, Fish and Wildlife

NATIONAL SUPPORT TEAM 

Craig Nicholls: Physical Scientist; National Operations Center, Denver, Colorado

COORDINATION, SUPPORT, AND REVIEW

BLM Montana State Office staffs:

Division of Resources

Division of Support Services
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COOPERATING AGENCIES

The following tribes and agencies are cooperating agencies that helped to prepare the RMP.

TRIBAL

Fork Peck Tribes

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

FEDERAL

Bureau of Indian Affairs

USEPA Region 8

USFWS

STATE

Montana Department of Environmental Quality

MDNRC

MFWP

COUNTY

Big Horn County

Carter County Conservation District

Carter County

Custer County

Daniels County

Fallon County

Garfield County Conservation District

Garfield County

McCone County

McCone County Conservation District

Powder River County

Prairie County Conservation District

Prairie County Cooperative State Grazing District

Richland County

Richland County Conservation District

Rosebud County

Sheridan County

Treasure County

Wibaux Conservation District

COLLABORATING AGENCIES

The following tribes and agencies collaborated with the BLM in the preparation of this RMP.

Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council

Little Beaver Conservation District

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

USFS
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