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DNRC director outlines trust-land revenue, forest work and water programs
Summary
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Director Amanda Kaster told the House Natural Resources Committee DNRC manages millions of acres of state trust lands that fund schools, highlighted a digital trust-land map, recent grants and a $26 million loan for St. Mary's Canal repairs, and emphasized forest-health and wildfire-response work.
Amanda Kaster, director of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, gave a high-level overview of DNRC’s responsibilities and recent work to the House Natural Resources Committee.
Kaster said DNRC manages state trust lands — she cited roughly 5,200,000 surface acres and 6,200,000 mineral acres — and that revenue from those lands funds K–12 education. She described a new public digital trust-land map and said…
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