{"id":3379,"date":"2026-09-09T13:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtnmamas.org\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2026-10-01T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:33:36","slug":"a-river-runs-through-it-press-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtnmamas.org\/sp\/a-river-runs-through-it-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"A River Runs Through It Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"vc_section vc_section-o-content-top vc_section-flex\"><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contacto:<br \/>\nKeagan Zoellner<br \/>\nMontana Mountain Mamas State Director<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:keagan@mtnmamas.org\">keagan@mtnmamas.org<\/a><br \/>\n406.871.2153<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Over Two Decades of Collaboration from Montana Residents in Blackfoot River Watershed Results in \u201cA River Runs Through It\u201d Legislation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Congressman Ryan Zinke Introduces Bill to Support Timber, Agriculture, Recreation, and Conservation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Missoula, MT<\/strong> MISSOULA, MT: Today, in longtime Montana outfitter Smoke Elser\u2019s barn, U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke introduced the &#8220;A River Runs Through It&#8221; bill, a thoughtful, Montana-made legislative solution to large landscape management along the Blackfoot River watershed, spanning from Lincoln to Clearwater Junction, and through the Blackfoot and Clearwater valleys.<\/p>\n<p>The Mountain Mamas are proud and honored to have worked in collaboration with many diverse interest groups and Montana residents for over 15 years in support of this legislation. &#8220;As Montana moms, we raise our families outside, teaching our children to fish, float, and cherish the wild spaces that define our communities. Today, we are absolutely thrilled to stand in strong support of Congressman Ryan Zinke as he introduces the &#8216;A River Runs Through It&#8217; Bill to Congress. This visionary piece of legislation represents a historic milestone for our state&#8217;s conservation heritage, ensuring our most iconic landscapes remain healthy and productive for generations to come,\u201d stated Mountain Mamas Montana State Director Keagan Zoellner.<\/p>\n<p>By listening to local communities, families, timber industry professionals, recreationalists and conservationists, Congressman Zinke is advancing this Montana-made, commonsense, balanced approach that protects our state&#8217;s outdoor recreation economy while providing durable protections to our cherished public lands.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;A River Runs Through It&#8217; Bill is a love letter to the Montana way of life. It honors our outdoor heritage and secures a bright, wild future for our kids. We commend Congressman Zinke for his steadfast dedication to the Last Best Place, and we look forward to working alongside him to champion this critical legislation through Congress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acerca de Mam\u00e1s de monta\u00f1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mountain Mamas is a Montana-based non-profit organization that educates, inspires, and activates moms to protect our air, water, climate and public lands for the next generation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2026 Contact: Keagan Zoellner Montana Mountain Mamas State Director keagan@mtnmamas.org 406.871.2153 Over Two Decades of Collaboration from Montana Residents in Blackfoot River Watershed Results in \u201cA River Runs Through It\u201d Legislation Congressman Ryan Zinke Introduces Bill to Support Timber, Agriculture, Recreation, and Conservation Missoula, MT MISSOULA, MT: Today, in longtime...","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":3275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,28,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-montana","category-press-release","category-public-lands"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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