Seeley Swan Pathfinder -

As someone who has grown up in Montana, the wilderness has always been something that I have found profoundly beautiful. I have witnessed first hand the majesty of landscapes such as the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Mission Mountain Wilderness. As someone who has fished, floated and explored many parts of the Blackfoot River, I find it important to keep the area alive and pristine for every future generation of Montanan.

In putting forward the idea of community, the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act shows that people with different roots and values from hunters, conservationists and even...