The federal authorities owns 27.1% of all land in america, or 615.3 million of two.27 billion acres. Federal lands are managed largely for preservation, recreation, and the event of pure sources.
The Bureau of Land Administration, a governmental division that manages public lands, controls 39.7% of federally owned lands. The Forest Service, accountable for nationwide forests and grasslands, is liable for 31.4% of federal land. The Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages 14.5% of public lands, is liable for restoration and safety efforts associated to endangered species, wildlife refuges, fisheries, and migratory birds. The Nationwide Park Service manages 13% of federal lands, and eventually, the Division of Protection takes care of 1.4% of presidency property.
The US expanded in its early years by buying or buying land, ultimately transferring it to state governments or people via homesteading or land grants and inspiring settlers to relocate to the west. However within the twentieth century, the federal government switched gears and began focusing its efforts on retaining the land it owned. At this time, a handful of U.S. companies have land disposal and acquisition authorities, however the federal authorities’s possession of U.S. land has largely been lowering. From 1990 to 2018, federal land possession shrunk by 31.5 million acres.
Stacker compiled an inventory of the states with essentially the most land owned by the federal authorities utilizing information from the Congressional Analysis Service. States are ranked by the share of land owned by the federal authorities as of 2018. Information was launched Feb. 21, 2020.
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Learn on to seek out out who precisely owns what in your state, or take a look at the nationwide story right here.
Montana by the numbers
– Land owned by federal authorities: 29% (27.1 million of 93.3 million acres)
– Land owned by company: FS (63.5%), BLM (29.6%), NPS (4.5%), FWS (2.4%), DOD (0%)
– % change since 1990: +1.3%
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The Homestead Act of 1862 dramatically reduce the federal authorities’s land possession in Montana; all through the lifetime of the regulation, greater than one-third of the land in Montana was privately acquired. In 1982, 28.5% of Montana’s land was owned by the federal authorities—simply half of a proportion level change from the present standing. Pictured is Avalanche Lake in Glacier Nationwide Park.
A lot of the land that the federal authorities owns is concentrated within the western a part of the nation. In reality, the U.S. authorities owns almost half of all land within the West. That is partly as a result of the truth that lots of the territory within the western United States is both mountainous or dry and infertile, and wasn’t readily snatched up by homesteaders.
Even immediately, there’s a prevailing argument that the federal authorities ought to hand its land possession over to the states, and Congress has even thought-about passing laws to just do that. But when the states have been to grab management of the federally held land, it might seemingly impose excessive administrative prices on the states. On high of that, the federal authorities provides states cash in alternate for the possession of the land to compensate for taxes that the state might need collected if the land have been privately owned.
Proceed studying under to see which states have essentially the most and least land owned by the federal authorities.
States with essentially the most land owned by the federal authorities
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#1. Nevada: 80.1% of land owned by the federal authorities
#2. Utah: 63.1% of land
#3. Idaho: 61.9% of land
States with the least land owned by the federal authorities
#1. Connecticut: 0.3% of land owned by the federal authorities
Just south of Lewiston, Montana, lies one of Montana’s least known mountain ranges, the Big Snowy Mountains. They aren’t known to receive tons of snow, they aren’t massive, and they really do just seem to pop out from the middle of nowhere. But they’re there, and that means someone has probably at least dreamt of skiing them.
Seeking out online information on ski runs in those mountains is fruitless. There’s little (if any) information, and if it weren’t for a comment on a TikTok video, I’d be convinced nobody had ever skied in there before this crew. Having done the same research and coming up similarly empty, Jordan Skattum, Nathan Saier, and Benjamin Flook set out to find ski lines in the mountain range.
“Roadside Attractions is a series dedicated to discovering hidden mountain ranges that few, if any, have skied. Each episode takes you to remote locations where we camp at the base of these untouched ranges and spend weeks exploring their potential. In Episode 1, we dive headfirst into the Big Snowy Mountains, just south of Lewistown, MT. Known neither for heavy snowfalls nor skiing, we set out on an adventure to see if it’s possible to get some turns in this unique range.“
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HELENA — On Sunday at McMaster Hills Trailhead helicopters, search and rescue teams, the Sheriff’s Department, and numerous volunteers continue the search for a 27-year-old woman, who went missing on Friday, October 4th. On Saturday, October 5th her horse and her phone were found.
On Friday Meghan Rouns went for a ride. Her family last heard from her around 2 p.m. Her parents called the Sheriff’s Department at 8:00 p.m. when she hadn’t returned. Friday, search and rescue was mobilized in the McMaster Recreation area.
Search teams of all forms have been pouring over the area since Rouns was reported missing.
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Sunday focused on the west side of the area and working the waters.
Both Friday and Saturday saw temperatures in the mid to low thirties in the McMaster recreation area according to Chief Meteorologist Curtis Grevinitz at KTVH.
Madelyn Heath, MTN News
Multiple agencies from surrounding counties have taken part in the search for Rouns. Saturday night and Sunday a helicopter from the Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls joined in the search.
On Sunday the focus was on Hauser Lake, a robotic-operated vehicle and divers were brought in a mile and half downriver from Canyon Ferry Dam.
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Madelyn Heath, MTN News
Since Friday the following agencies have assisted in the search: Lewis and Clark County Search and Rescue Units, MT ANG, Mercy Flight from Great Falls, Malmstrom Air Force Base helicopter, Helena Police Department drones, Helena Fire Department drones, IFlyBigSky, Elkhorn Search and Rescue Dogs, True North Search Dogs, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, Bureau of Land Management, and community volunteers.
Rouns’s cell phone GPS data maps heavy presence in the lake.
“Her horse was found just up the hill from the lake, so this has become our primary area to search from the evidence we have gathered,” said Willy Wegner, the operations lieutenant of Lewis and Clark County Search and Rescue.
In addition to the evidence that has been found, search and rescue teams have been using a process of elimination method.
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“As we search areas, the more we search it the lower probability that area becomes, so then we will move to another area,” noted Wegner.
Madelyn Heath, MTN News
In addition to the heavy search presence on the water Sunday, volunteers are hiking the area to find even the smallest of clues.
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says, “With the amount of volunteers that we have we assign them to a sector and have them report back. They are doing a good job.”
Sheriff Dutton confirmed a spur found by volunteers Saturday did not belong to Meghan.
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After speaking with Meghan’s parents, brother, and sister-in-law they shared their gratitude towards all the effort given by the community to find Meghan.
Search and Rescue and the Sheriff’s Department share those same feelings.
“We need to coordinate the search; we will use people that come and help. I’m inspired by everyone who has left what they are doing today to come out to this area,” Dutton said.
As we learn more we will share the updates.
Editor’s note: An original version of this story incorrectly said Meghan Rouns was expected to be back by 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct 4. 2 p.m. on Oct. 4, 2024, was the last time her parents directly heard from her according to officials.
(Montana Sports Information) Weber State struck with several big plays early to take an 11-point halftime lead and hit on more big plays in the second half to stifle a Montana comeback attempt, with the Wildcats upsetting the Grizzlies 55-48 in overtime at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday.
WSU quarterback Richie Munoz threw for 364 yards and six touchdowns, with three of those scores from 50-plus out. The Wildcats also rushed for 177 more to gash the Grizzly defense for 541 yards and added a kickoff return touchdown as well in a Big Sky shootout.
UM quarterback Logan Fife piled-up big numbers for a second-straight week, completing 73 percent of his passes for 344 yards and a pair of TDs. Led by four total touchdowns with three on the ground from Eli Gillman, the Grizzly rushing attack put up 172 yards for 527 total but couldn’t punch it in for one last score in overtime.
In a back-and-forth thriller that saw six lead changes, the Grizzlies scored four touchdowns and a field goal in the second half to take a 48-45 lead with less than a minute to play. The Wildcat one-minute drill marched the visitors back into Montana territory in short order, however, setting up kicker Kyle Thompson for a 43-yard field goal that snuck just inside the left upright to send it to overtime, 48-48.
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In the extra period WSU scored first on a reviewed touchdown catch where it appeared Damon Bankston had come back to the field of play from running out of bounds. He was ruled as having been forced out by a Grizzy defender, however, making him eligible for the go-ahead touchdown catch to make it 55-48.
With an opportunity to send it to double overtime on the ensuing Grizzly drive, Fife was sacked and stripped of the ball, which Weber State recovered to seal its third-straight win over Montana.
The heartbreaker of a loss drops UM to 4-2 on the season and 1-1 in conference play, snapping the Grizzly streak of 15-straight wins at home. Weber State improves to 3-3 on the year and stays unbeaten in Big Sky play at 2-0.
“I’m proud of our team. They battled back. We were up against it, we were down, things didn’t go well early, but we really fought back, took the lead a couple times, but we just couldn’t come up with it,” said head coach Bobby Hauck, now 8-4 in his career over WSU.
“That’s unfortunate because we did enough to win it. There were a lot of close calls, it seemed like every break went their way, but those deep balls we gave up, the kickoff return, and the two fumbles really cost us.”
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