Endorsements and Supporters

Sportsmen Organizations

• Anaconda Sportsmen’s Club
• *Backcountry Horsemen of Montana
• *Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, National
• *Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Montana
• National Big Sky Upland Bird Association
• *East Slope Backcountry Horsemen
• *Great Falls Archers
• Helena Hunters and Anglers Association
• Hellgate Hunters and Anglers
• Last Chance Backcountry Horsemen
• Laurel Rod & Gun Club
• Libby Rod and Gun Club
• Montana Bowhunter’s Association
• Montana Sportsmen Alliance
• Montana Wildlife Federation
• ORION, The Hunter’s Institute
• Pat Barnes Missouri River Chapter of Trout Unlimited
• Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association
• *Russell Country Backcountry Horsemen
• *Safari Club International, Great Falls Chapter
• Traditional Bowhunters of Montana
• Trout Unlimited, Montana Chapter
• Trout Unlimited, National
• Wild Sheep Foundation, National
• *Wild Sheep Foundation, Montana Chapter

Business and Professional Associations

•  A Hooker’s Gallery (Great Falls)
• *Crary Outfitting (Hunting/Outfitting, Choteau)
• Dick’s RV Park (Great Falls)
• *Dropstone Outfitting, (Choteau)
• Headhunters Fly Shop and Guide Service (Great Falls)
• Helena Outdoor Club
• Kenetrek Boots (Bozeman)
• Lewis and Clark Retired Educators Association (Helena)
• Mark Seacat, Principal, Seacat Creative (Bozeman)
• Montana Association of Christians (Belgrade)
• Montana Outfitters and Guides Association (Montana City)
• Montana Pilots’ Association (Helena) (support process & outcome addressing concerns)
• Montana River Outfitters, LLC (Great Falls)
• Morning Light Coffee Roasters (Great Falls)
• Mystery Ranch Outdoor Gear (Bozeman)
• Professional Wilderness Outfitters Association (PWOA)
• Randy Newberg, Host, On Your Own Adventures (Bozeman)
• *Seven Lazy P Guest Ranch (Choteau)
• Simms Fishing Products (Bozeman)
• Sitka Outdoor Gear (Bozeman)
• Stoneydale Press Publishing Co. (Bitterroot Valley)
• Sweetgrass Rods (Twin Bridges)
• *Sun River Watershed Group (noxious weed component only)
• *Teton River Watershed Group (noxious weed component only)
• *Tony Bynum, Professional Photographer, board member Professional Outdoor Writers Association (East Glacier)
• The Front Brewery (Great Falls)
• The Trailhead Outdoor Equipment (Missoula)
• Trapper Badovinac, Author and Professional Photographer (Helena)

Conservation and Wildlife

• American Rivers
• Defenders of Wildlife
• *Friends of the Rocky Mountain Front
• Five Valleys Chapter of the Audubon Society
• Great Bear Foundation
• Last Chance Chapter of the Audubon Society
• Montana Conservation Voters
• Montana River Action
• Montana Wilderness Association
• National Parks Conservation Association
• National Wildlife Federation
• Sustainable Obtainable Solutions
• Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
• The Wilderness Society
• The Wildlife Society, Montana Chapter
• Upper Missouri Breaks Chapter of Audubon Society
• Yellowstone Valley Chapter of Audubon Society

Current and Former Public Officials

• Senator Jon Tester
• Senator John Walsh
• Governor Steve Bullock
• Bob Brown, former Secretary of State & President of Montana Senate
• John Cobb, Augusta rancher and former Montana Legislator (24 years of service)
• Mary Sexton, former Teton County Commissioner & former Director of Montana
• Department of Natural Resources
• Andy Hunthausen, Susan Giese & Mike Murray, Lewis & Clark County Commissioners
• Derek Brown, former Lewis & Clark County Commissioner
• Jane Weber & Bill Salina, Cascade County Commissioners
• Jim Smith, Mayor of Helena
• John Bohlinger, former Lieutenant Governor
• John Engen, Mayor of Missoula
• Larry Bonderud, Mayor of Shelby
• Mike Winters, Mayor of Great Falls
• Pat Williams, former U.S. Congressman
• Stan Meyer, former Cascade County Commissioner
• Bicyclists
• Great Falls Bicycle Club
• Helena Bicycle Club
• International Mountain Bicycling Association
• Montana Mountain Bike Alliance

Local, State, and Federal Agencies

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

• Gene Terland, former State Director, BLM
• Larry Hamilton, former State Director, BLM
• Mat Millenbach, former State Director, BLM
• Dave Mari, former BLM field manager (Lewistown)

Forest Service

• Jack Ward Thomas, former Chief of the Forest Service
• Michael Dombeck, former Chief of the Forest Service
• Dale Bosworth, former Chief of the Forest Service
• Dale Gorman, former Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor
• Leslie “Spike” Thompson, former Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor
• Gloria Flora, former Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor
• Rick Prausa, former Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor
• George Engler, former Lewis and Clark National Forest Supervisor

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and other agencies

• Montana FWP Commission (passed unanimously)
• Stan Meyer, former Chair, FWP Commission
• Jeff Hagener, former Director FWP
• Pat Graham, former Director FWP
• Jim Flynn, former Director FWP
• Rich Clough, former Chief of Operations
• Larry Peterman, Deputy Director
• Arnie Olson, former Parks Division Administrator
• Jim Posewitz, former Environmental Services Chief
• Glenn Erikson, former Wildlife Bureau Chief
• Mike Aderhold, former Region 4 Supervisor
• Gayle Joslin, former FWP Regional Biologist, Region 4
• Larry Davis, former Game Warden, Region 4 (Augusta)
• Dan Carney, Blackeet Tribal Fish and Wildlife biologist (bear specialist)

Montana Newspapers’ Editorials

• Great Falls Tribune: “We Support Latest Version of Heritage Act”
• Great Falls Tribune: “Get Moving on Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act”
• Bozeman Chronicle: “Rocky Mountain Front Deserves Our Protection”
• Missoulian: “Bill to Protect Front Deserves Our Support”
• Helena Independent Record: “This is Our Homeland Security”
• The Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell): “Wilderness Bill a Good Start”
• Billings Gazette: “Much to Support in RMF Heritage Act”

*Organizations and businesses with strong local connections to the Front.