Zinke to introduce landscape-scale conservation, recreation plan

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 1,233

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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For more than two decades, a coalition of conservation organizations, sportsmen’s groups, business owners and individuals have sought ways to expand protections and recreation opportunities around the Seeley-Swan and Blackfoot River valleys in western Montana.

Wednesday, Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced his intention to introduce legislation in Congress combining multiple proposals into a single “landscape-scale plan” of “multiple use.”

Dubbed the “A River Runs Through It Act,” the legislation includes adding the first …

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