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MAYBEE ROAD
[ 08/09/2008 ]  New Lock on Maybee Road in Fergus County Blocks Huge Public Land Area The Maybee, Road runs north from Roy, Montana in Fergus County, and provides sole road access to a large area of the Missouri Breaks National Monument and the CMR Wildlife Refuge. The road status is presently in legal limbo after a lock was put on a gate last year by an adjacent landowner who asserts the road is private, not public. Earlier this year PLWA prepared a presentation of the public records that show without question that the road existed prior to any homestead patents being issued in the vicinity, and is therefore an "RS2477" public road .   more

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Article
07/22/2008 State Land Northwest of Billings
07/15/2008 Public Access Cornerstone of Administration
07/12/2008 NEW FISHING ACCESS SITE IN CRITICAL LOCATION
07/02/2008 RIVERSIDE BRIDGE FAS GETS FAST TRACK
06/22/2008 16-MILE CREEK ACCESS GETS $250,000 BOOST
06/19/2008 Deal struck for Circle R River Ranch
06/01/2008 ANOTHER IN-YOUR-FACE ROAD CLOSURE
05/15/2008 Sweetheart Deal for Plum Creek Timber
05/12/2008 Riverside FAS
04/02/2008 Ad for land near Weatherman Draw prompts worries
02/02/2008 Big Elk Canyon - February 2008
01/17/2008 BOADLE ROAD COURT VICTORY
01/14/2008 Lilly Pad Lake Update
12/12/2007 THREAT TO SOUTH MADISON ACCESS
06/01/2007 Governor says strong economy, public access linked

Know Your Rights  Archives

Research the key to keeping public land access

 [ 07/26/2008 ]  Research the key to keeping public land access By BERNARD LEA The Public Land/Water Access Association has been involved in gathering evidence to present to county officials relative to the right of way status of roads in Montana. We provided Blaine County with documents that led to the determination of the county attorney that the Bull Whacker Road was a public road. In the past, we used the same evidence to clarify the status of Washington and Jefferson Gulch roads in Powell County.   more

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Article
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 ?
01/02/2008 "NAVIGABLE" RIVERS
12/17/2007 MONTANA A.G. OPINION ON BRIDGE ACCESS
12/16/2007 RESEARCHING A PUBLIC ROAD
12/16/2007 Determining the status of an existing road
11/07/2007 ILLEGAL POSTING OF PUBLIC LAND

Political Action  Archives

Fences should control cattle not keep out recreati

 [ 03/29/2007 ]  By James Goetz - 03/29/2007 In a guest editorial in The Standard March 16, Steve Roth, president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, attempts to demonize the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, accusing that agency of creating an “unnecessary strain” on landowner and recreationist relationships in Montana. Roth attacks Senate Bill 78 as unnecessary and as a measure that will not solve the issue of stream access at county road bridge sites. In the mid-1980s, I represented the Montana Coalition for Stream Access in two cases that established the right of recreationists to use Montana’s streams.   more

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Article
07/29/2008 Ruby River Pre-Trial Hearing
07/08/2008 PLWA Stream Access Position
07/06/2008 Questions to ask Montana legislative candidates
04/16/2008 Spring thaw heats up Ruby River Access Battle
04/04/2008 BRIDGE ACCESS SUIT DRAGS ON
03/30/2008 PLAAI AND ARCHERY PERMITS
02/17/2008 Protecting the Public Trust
12/16/2007 Nasty legislation

Plaai Business  Archives

A Letter from the Directors

 [ 09/27/2007 ]  The immense expanse of our public lands, the beauty of these lands, and our ability to access our public lands and waters has always been a source of pride for the people of Montana. Whether we hunt the BLM lands of eastern Montana, fish the public waters of the Big Hole or Madison, or climb the peaks of our spectacular mountain ranges, our public lands and waters are the foundation of our Montana lifestyle. These priceless public lands and waters belong to all of us.   more

Article  Archives

Thanks for help on Fegus County Rd. 606

 [ 03/30/2008 ]  It is unfortunate that I am unable to attend this (the 2008 annual membership) meeting, I so wanted to be there but circumstances that I have no control over have prevented me. However, I thought that I would express to the members my heartfelt thanks for all the help and encouraging words, and the monetary donations to help with the legal costs of County Road 606. To those who dare to stand up and fight for their rights to public access, I would say that above all things it is the research and organizing of the legal evidence that will prevail in the long haul.   more
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FERGUS COUNTY ROAD 606 OPENED (2007)


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Article
12/19/2007 FERGUS COUNTY ROAD 606 OPENED -2007
10/18/2007 Bullwacker Road Opening
09/06/2007 Mitchell Slough

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