Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American Prairie announced in September 2025 the acquisition of the Anchor Ranch and two other properties in Blaine County.

For the first time in 16 years, 50,000 acres of rugged public land along the Missouri River Breaks in Montana are accessible to hikers and campers once again, following a major acquisition by the ...

A northeastern Montana ranch long at the center of access disputes has been sold to the Bozeman-based nonprofit American Prairie.

American Prairie announced this week it has acquired the Anchor Ranch, its second-largest land purchase to date, and it has reopened access to nearly 50,000 acres of public land in “a special area of ...

The Anchor Ranch has controlled access to about 50,000 acres of public land north of the Missouri River following a 2011 District Court judge's decision that the Bullwhacker Road was not a public ...

This story has been updated to reflect Chuck Denowh's criticism of American Prairie is that the nonprofit doesn't pay income tax, not property tax as was originally reported.