As I watch our public lands slowly being consumed by noxious weeds, I cringe. We cannot wait until elk and deer have no food source, fish have no clear water and our native plants have nowhere to grow. This is not an acceptable long range vision for our public lands. We must act, and act now. The Rocky Mountain Heritage Act is a step towards recognizing a major threat, placing a high priority on the noxious weed problem, and finding a solution. - Paul Wick, Teton County Weed District Coordinator

The Rocky Mountain Front is Montana at its finest and most rustic.    It’s a place where the mountains run down into the plains to create one of the last best places in the world to hunt, fish, camp, and watch wildlife.

Trouble is, it won’t last unless we look after it.

Each year, noxious weeds advance farther along the Front, degrading livelihoods and rangelands as they press forward. Meanwhile, new growth squeezes wildlife habitat and threatens our clean water and good hunting opportunities. It’s uncertain whether the Front will still be the same place in ten, fifteen, or twenty years.

That’s why a hardworking coalition of ranchers, hunters, business owners, weeds experts, and conservationists have spent years working out a solution to keep the Front the way it is.   

The Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act is a Montana-made proposal that would give local communities and land managers more tools to control the spread of noxious weeds.  The proposal would also protect our freedom to enjoy clean water and traditional access to pristine backcountry areas found nowhere else in the world.