Welcome to the Blackfoot Community Project, the land transaction involving the Blackfoot Challenge, The Nature Conservancy and Plum Creek Timber Company. From the headwaters of the Blackfoot to the Clearwater drainage, this "home-grown" effort is a rare opportunity for local residents to guide the future ownership and management of over 89,000 acres of large, intact landscapes with critical community, agricultural and biological values.
The BCP reached a major milestone in December of 2007 when The Nature Conservancy purchased the final 20,000 acres from Plum Creek to complete the acquisition phase of the project. Through 2007, the Conservancy has resold approximately 33,000 acres, primarily to public agencies. In 2008, the disposition emphasis will now shift to the private sector with sales to the adjacent ranchers who held grazing leases on the former Plum Creek land.
Please visit our website regularly for project information and updates. If you need assistance in accessing any of this information or have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (406) 793-5589 or hank@blackfoot.net. Thanks for your interest and involvement!
Hank Goetz
Lands Director
What's New
Blackfoot Community Project News - Summer 2008 Issue - PDF (File Size 142 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Project News - Winter 2007 Issue - PDF (File Size 404 Kb)
Putting Community Conservation Values First - January 4, 2008
Tracking Project Success
Purchase Summary - PDF (File Size 36 Kb)
Sale Summary - PDF (File Size 48 Kb)
Public Funding Summary - PDF (File Size 42 Kb)
Short - Term Management
TNC's Interim Management Plan - PDF (File Size 30 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Conservation Area
Survey Results - PDF (File Size 157 Kb)
Questions & Answers - PDF (File Size 22Kb)
BCCA Management Plan - PDF (File Size 3 Mb)
Maps
BCCA Conceptual Map - PDF (File Size 156 Kb)
Project Map - PDF (File Size 158 Kb)
Frequently Asked Questions
How will the project impact county taxes and more… (File Size 11 Kb)
Old Business
Landowner Vacancy on the BCCA Council - January 2008 - PDF (File Size 11Kb)
Missoula's open space bond at work - A Blackfoot Valley Rancher’s Legacy - July 2007 - PDF (File Size 49 Kb) (Slide Show)
More than 69,000 acres conserved as part of the Blackfoot Community Project - July 2007 - PDF (File Size 26 Kb)
Rehberg Secures Funding for Blackfoot River Watershed Project and the Swan River State Forest Initiative - June 2007 - PDF (File Size 14 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Project News - Spring 2007 Issue - PDF (File Size 441 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Project Reaches Seeley Lake Area - October 31, 2006
Blackfoot Community Project Land Purchase Continues to Make Headway - May 29, 2006
Blackfoot Challenge Rises to the Task - Great Falls Tribune Newspaper Article, August 21, 2005
$7.4 Million Earmarked for Project in Blackfoot – June 14, 2005
Blackfoot Community Project News - December 2006 Issue - PDF (File Size 172 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Project News - May 2006 Issue - PDF (File Size 163 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Project News - November 2005 Issue - PDF (File Size 317 Kb)
Blackfoot Community Project News - March 2005 Issue - PDF (File Size 1.01 Mb)
