American Prairie's New 67,960-Acre Purchase Raises Tensions in Blaine County

NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA — American Prairie, the nonprofit conservation group, has made another sweeping land purchase in Blaine County, acquiring the 67,960-acre Anchor Ranch, or as locals know it “The Robinson Place,” along with two neighboring ranches earlier this summer. The acquisitions bring American Prairie’s total managed lands to more than 600,000 acres across north-central Montana

The Anchor Ranch consists of 22,837 deeded acres and 45,123 leased acres, while the two adjacent parcels add another 7,000 acres, much of it bordering Fort Belknap Indian Community lands. This marks one of the...