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Land Board approves timber sales, cabin/homesite sale, easements and reciprocal access agreement
Summary
At its April 20, 2026 meeting in Helena, the Board of Land Commissioners unanimously approved multiple land-management items: four timber sales, preliminary approval for a cabin and homesite sale, several easements and a reciprocal access agreement. Each item was presented by DNRC staff and approved on motion.
The Board of Land Commissioners (Land Board) met April 20, 2026, at the State Capitol in Helena and unanimously approved several land-management items including timber sales, a preliminary cabin and homesite sale, easements and a reciprocal access agreement.
DNRC Director Amanda Kaster presented each item in turn. Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen moved approval for the timber sales (item 0426-1); the motion was seconded by Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen and carried unanimously. Similar motions to approve the preliminary cabin and homesite sale (0426-2), easements (0426-3) and a reciprocal access agreement (0426-4) were made by Secretary Jacobsen, seconded by Susie Hedalen, and approved without recorded opposition.
The items were presented as routine land-management actions in the meeting’s materials and audiovisual record; the minutes record no public comment on these four items. The minutes state the board’s audio recording is the official record under 2-3-212, MCA.
What the approvals mean: the board record shows administrative authorization to proceed with the listed transactions and agreements; the minutes do not include detailed parcels, acreage, sale prices or other financial specifics. Those project-level details and related documents are included in the meeting attachments and in DNRC staff files available through the agency’s posted materials.
The board moved on to additional agenda items after the votes.
The Land Board adjourned at about 00:20:50. For full documentation and staff materials, the minutes reference the DNRC Land Board meeting archive on the agency website.
