As another year wraps up, Prairie Populist takes a look back at 2018. We covered stories from all four corners of the state and everything in between. We featured writers from the Musselshell Valley to Northwest Montana, from Fort Peck...

Metaphors aside, your thoughts on the Mid-Swan Project matter Here’s the thing about national public lands: they are public. They belong to me, you, your neighbor, your cousin from Nebraska, and your old college buddies from Minnesota. Heck, even that...

Community-level solutions for complicated problems People may be more spread out on the eastern half of the state, but they’re coming closer together. Group after group are working on community-level solutions to some of rural Montana’s most complicated problems. Check...

A Celebration of MSU's Role in Montana Agriculture. Back before Montana State became a University, with multiple colleges, graduate degrees and nearly 18,000 students, it was simply Montana State College (MSC). Its limited degree options included agriculture and economics, and...

Throughout the next month, join us at Prairie Populist as we highlight some of the people from Montana’s history that embodied the values of freedom, independence, and resilience.  Click HERE to browse this series. America’s First Female Representative Stood Her Ground...

Camp hosts offer critical short-term help but our parks need a long-term budget solution.  Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up...

Parks Welcome an Opportunity to Tap Creative Funding The warmer months are a time to explore our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s...

Montana State Parks AmeriCorps is part of the solution -- not THE solution -- to state parks staffing shortages. The network of caves at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is a far cry from Montana’s bright blue skies and...

But at Fish Creek State Park, Nature is Following its Own Development Plan Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s...

Missouri Headwaters, Madison Buffalo Jump, and Lewis and Clark Caverns State Parks Summer means exploring our state, and at Prairie Populist we’re joining the thousands of Montanans visiting the amazing lands, lakes, and historical sites that make up Montana’s state...