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PLWA FILES LAWSUIT OVER BRIDGE DESTRUCTION

[ 12/07/2011 ]  The following is a press release issued by PLWA on Monday Dec 5th. As you will note the action includes a claim for damages -in this case punitive damages. Punitive means just what it says.   more
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Boadle Road (2010)
Court Victory Appealed

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Article
11/11/2011 Boadle Road closure prompts contempt complaint
10/13/2011 MONTANA OUTFITTER HAS LICENSE SUSPENDED
09/30/2011 PLWA Thanks Tester
09/09/2011 Rocky Mountain Front Road Closures
08/26/2011 Swimming Woman Road - County Action Positive
08/01/2011 SEYLER LANE CASE TRIAL - JANUARY 2012
04/28/2011 44 CLUBS SIGN ON TO PLWA LETTER
04/12/2011 Settlement reached on Scenic View Road
11/16/2010 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO OPEN WISE LANE
10/30/2010 PLWA Director Bernie Lea on Cherry Creek
09/15/2010 BIG GAME HUNTERS NEED PLWA
07/06/2010 Sixteenmile Creek Acquisition Project
06/27/2010 What Others Are Saying About PLWA
07/21/2010 Initiative 161 - Outfitter Guaranteed Licenses
04/19/2010 IS THE PUBLIC GETTING THE SHORT END ?
03/10/2010 Comments on Mabee Rd. in Blngs Gazette Blog
06/17/2010 Cherry Creek Road - Sweetgrass County
01/31/2010 Fergus Co. Attorney Responds to Mabee Road Closure
12/31/2009 HOLMGREN FISHING ACCESS SITE
12/01/2009 Mabee Road Update
06/09/2009 What Others Are Saying About PLWA
11/09/2009 Access Supporter Leaves a Legacy With Estate Plan
10/30/2009 The Bridge Access Fight
10/26/2009 Ranchers sue over Bullwhacker road
10/03/2010 Cherry Creek Road
10/01/2009 Lodgepole Road - Update
09/01/2009 On Your Own Adventures
08/20/2009 REGION 5 BRIDGE ACCESS PROJECTS
08/15/2009 BOARD CENSURES OUTFITTER
07/11/2009 Bundy Bridge Access
04/07/2009 NEW ACCESS IN CARBON COUNTY
07/01/2009 New Long Awaited Access on Stillwater
05/26/2009 Hughes Creek Road - Bitterroot National Forest.
05/15/2009 PROPERTY TAXES PAID BY FWP IN 2008
04/30/2009 BRIDGE ACCESS BILL IMPLEMENTATION
04/15/2009 FULL TEXT OF HB 190
04/14/2009 BRIDGE ACCESS BILL NOW LAW
11/17/2009 What Others Are Saying About PLWA
11/19/2008 MONTANA SUPREME COURT RULES ON MITCHELL SLOUGH
11/09/2008 Complete Text of Ruby River Ruling
10/01/2008 Ruby River Court Victory
07/15/2008 Public Access Cornerstone of Administration
07/12/2008 NEW FISHING ACCESS SITE IN CRITICAL LOCATION
07/04/2008 PLUM CREEK DEAL KEEPS PUBLIC LAND OPEN
06/22/2008 16-MILE CREEK ACCESS GETS $250,000 BOOST
02/02/2008 Big Elk Canyon - February 2008
12/06/2007 Arrow Island - Unfavorable Decision
06/01/2007 Governor says strong economy, public access linked

Know Your Rights  Archives

LAWS RELATING TO CLOSING OF MONTANA COUNTY ROADS

[ 05/20/2010 ]  LAWS RELATING TO CLOSING OF MONTANA COUNTY ROADS Private parties frequently illegally close public roads and backroads leading to public land. Action to open them can require legal action involving esoteric and arcane case law such as public prescriptive easements, or the old RS2477 federal statute. However, sometimes the roads closed are just plain, already established, county roads.   more

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Article
10/10/2009 Spring Creeks - Access
07/15/2009 Can a Landowner Fence Across a River ?
12/08/2008 Montana Access Guide
11/28/2008 Caveat and Disclaimer
11/16/2008 Complete Text of Stream Access Law
07/26/2008 Research the key to keeping public land access
07/15/2008 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ON FEDERAL GRAZING LANDS
06/01/2008 HUNTER OR ANGLER HARRASSMENT
07/15/2008 RECREATIONAL USE OF STATE LANDS
04/19/2008 Triumph Of The Commons
04/19/2008 THE PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE
04/19/2008 THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
01/02/2008 WHO OWNS ISLANDS IN MONTANA RIVERS ?
05/19/2009 STREAM ACCESS LAWS
12/17/2007 MONTANA A.G. OPINION ON BRIDGE ACCESS
12/16/2007 WHAT IS A PUBLIC ROAD ?
12/16/2007 DETERMINING STATUS OF A RURAL ROAD
11/07/2007 ILLEGAL POSTING OF PUBLIC LAND

Political Action  Archives

The Sordid Six

[ 09/12/2011 ]  Sportsmen - Remember the Sordid Six Think about the last legislative session and the onslaught of bills attacking the interests of resident hunters and anglers. Fortunately, resident sportsmen were successful in killing most of these really bad bills and the Governor vetoed others. Outdoor people from all over the state established a strong communication network that followed the legislature and legislators’ voting records very closely.   more

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Article
02/15/2011 Ron Moody on Unlimited Archery Elk Tags
03/26/2011 The 2011 Montana Legislature
06/12/2010 The Average Guy wins - with PLWA support
08/06/1010 Why Elk Hunters Need PLWA
05/21/2010 Presidents Message - JUNE2010
04/24/2010 Land and Water Conservation Fund
01/02/2010 Presidents New Years Message
12/10/2009 Land and Water Conservation Fund
11/22/2009 Montana Newspaper Information
11/21/2007 Public Official Contact Information
10/10/2009 BLM hires new access issues coordinator
08/15/2009 President Gibson on HB190
04/28/2009 Implementing House Bill 190
02/16/2009 Illegal Road Closures
01/10/2009 Ranching for Wildlife
10/27/2008 COMPLEXITIES OF ROAD AND BRIDGE ACCESS
02/17/2008 Protecting the Public Trust

Plaai Business  Archives

President's New Years Message

[ 01/04/2009 ]  To all of you who have helped with our access programs over the years: Thank you for sticking with us on the Ruby River lawsuit. As I see it, our victory has given everyone who fishes or just enjoys Montana's rivers and streams a great Christmas present. Judge Tucker has spoken and we can gain access to streams from bridges on County Roads without facing some legal challenge.   more

Article  Archives

Scenic View Road - 1965 Agreement Dug Up

[ 10/30/2010 ]  1965 BLM cooperative agreement with county ensnared in Scenic View Road ownership debate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Kay Braddock According to Prairie County officials a recent discovery of a 1965 Bureau of Land Management cooperative agreement made between the BLM and Prairie County has added another crinkle to the Scenic View Road ownership debate. Prairie County Attorney Becky Convery and County Commissioner Todd Devlin met with BLM Field Solicitor Karan Dunnigan earlier this month to discuss the document and recent actions taken by BLM Field Manager Debbie Johnson. “We wanted to know why they didn’t step up to bat,” Devlin said of the BLM, referring to the 1965 cooperative agreement.   more
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Scenic View Road (2011)
SETTLEMENT REACHED

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Article
10/12/2010 Scenic View Road Lawsuit Filed
09/18/2010 PLWA AND MWF SUPPORT I-161
05/21/2010 Illegal Hunting Convictions
11/08/2009 Scenic View Road
04/15/2009 A.G. Steve Bullock addresses PLWA Annual Meeting
02/11/2009 SB 162 DEFEATED
02/09/2009 SB314 Seeks to Undo Mitchell Slough Decision
01/16/2009 Stream access measure hits snag
01/11/2009 Bridge Access Bill Status
12/14/2008 GuideStar
12/03/2008 The Legislature and Stream Access Politics
11/28/2008 Legislature will again tackle access to bridges
03/08/2009 Mabee Road
03/29/2007 Attorney Jim Goetz on Bridge Access
07/22/2008 State Land Northwest of Billings (2008)
06/19/2008 Billings Gazette -Circle R River Ranch 07/10/08
11/12/2008 The Scenic View Road
03/30/2008 Thanks for help on Fegus County Rd. 606
12/19/2007 FERGUS COUNTY ROAD 606 OPENED -2007
10/18/2007 Bullwacker Road Opening


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