Montana Department of Natural Resources

DNRC  (Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation)

www.dnrc.state.mt.us/     http://www.dnrc.state.mt.us/forestry/ServiceForestryPrograms/index.htm

DNRC is responsible for sustaining and improving the benefits derived from our water, soil, and rangeland; managing the State of Montana's trust land resources to produce revenues for the trust beneficiaries; protecting Montana's natural resources from wildland fires through regulation and partnerships with federal, state, and local agencies; promoting conservation of oil and gas and preventing their waste through regulation of exploration and production; and managing and assisting in the management of several grant and loan programs, including the renewable resource, reclamation and development, treasure state endowment, and wastewater revolving fund programs. The department is also responsible for promoting the stewardship of Montana's water, soil, forest, and rangeland resources and for regulating forest practices.