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MISSION STATEMENT
"The mission of PLWA is to maintain, restore, and perpetuate public access to the boundaries of all Montana public land and waters."
MARK THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR On Saturday , Sept 20th PLWA (PLAAI) will host a public seminar on KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ON PUBLIC LAND AND WATER . Subjects covered will include: • A discussion of some of the major access issues and cases in Montana today. Find out what is going on and legislative possibilities. • Question and answer session with Montana and Federal agency officials involved with recreational access. This is a chance to get up dated on what is going on with the agencies and air out some of your questions and concerns. • A presentation by PLAAI officer and road expert Bernie Lea on “researching a road” . Benefit from his many years of “on the ground” and “in the courthouse” experience digging out the facts on public roads. ... (more) |
Current Public Land Issues
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political action I attended the hearing in Virginia City on July 15 where both sides asked Judge Tucker to make summary judgments on certain issues within the case of PLAAI vs County of Madison before the main trial begins. PLWA had about seven or eight members in the audience including Dennis Grundman, Tony Schoonen, Bill Holdorf and Howard Crest. Both Trout Unlimited and The Montana Wildlife Federation had representatives there as well. ... (more) |
public land newsMAYBEE 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. Deal struck for Circle R River Ranch( 06/19/2008 )
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has finalized a deal to purchase the Circle R River Ranch for a state Wildlife Management Area and State Park that would provide public access to more than 9,000 acres. |
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know your rightsResearch 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. RESEARCHING A PUBLIC ROAD( 12/16/2007 )
The Montana Wildlife Federation with which PLAAI is affiliated , is one of the lead organizations in the fight to maintain access to public land and water.
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Public Access Objectives
- Educating and informing the public on their ownership and access rights.
- Monitoring public access routes and identifying access problems.
- Initiating legal action when access has been illegally blocked.
- Monitoring public land sales exchanges, and purchases to insure that no transfers are made without full consideration of conservation and recreational values.
- Initiating programs and policies to expand public land and water access.
- Pursuing every legal and ethical avenue to protect and maintain your access to public lands and waters.
What can PLWA Do For You?
Primarily we help hunters, anglers, and other recreationists fight back against the tide of privatization of public land and waters. Montana is changing and part of this change comes from outside interests who think they can grab “ownership” of a river or public land with "No Trespassing" signs, orange paint, barb wire, chains, lawsuits, legislation and other tactics. It takes an organization with “pit bull” mentality like PLWA to deal with these situations. In many cases we are the ones who initiate appropriate legal action and are on the firing line.
PLWA is an all volunteer organization with little overhead. Your donations are almost totally used to press the issue of maintaining access. Member contributions are our only source of income. Usually the deep pockets are on the other side.
We hope you'll take a moment today to join us in our mission to retain the traditional value of access to the public landscapes which make Montana such a special place.
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