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  • DNRC Reminder: Just Four Weeks Left To File Exempt Water Right Claims

    John Grassy|Jun 5, 2019

    HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) would like to remind water right owners that the deadline for filing a claim on exempt water rights is June 30, 2019 – just four weeks away. The 2017 Montana Legislature created the opportunity for owners of exempt water rights to file claims when it passed HB 110. Since the filing period began on May 7, 2017, DNRC Director John Tubbs said the Department has received more than 7,000 exempt claim filings. An exempt water right is defined as a water right tha...

  • Know the Rules for Hunting on State Trust Lands

    John Grassy|Sep 23, 2015

    Montana’s millions of acres of state trust lands offer prime opportunities for hunters across the state. With the 2015 hunting season now under way, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) asks that hunters and other recreationists get acquainted with the regulations for accessing trust lands before they take to the field. Hunters and anglers 12 years of age and older must possess a valid Montana Conservation License to hunt or fish on trust lands. For other types of non-commercial or non-concentrated uses, a s...

  • State Oil and Gas Lease Sale December 4

    John Grassy|Oct 10, 2012

    The quarterly oil and gas lease sale conducted by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is scheduled for December 4, 2012, in Helena. DNRC received 19 nominations for the sale and is requesting written public comment by October 26, 2012, but will consider all comments received up until the December 17, 2012, meeting of the State Land Board in Helena. “The only action proposed at this time is issuing leases for possible future exploration and production,” said Monte Mason, DNRC Minerals Management Bureau Chief. “Be...