OPINION: Support Montana Headwaters Security Act to protect wild, scenic rivers

Originally published in the Missoulian I am the son, grandson and great-grandson of timber men and ranchers in the Flathead Valley. My family came to Montana in the '30s to capitalize on the vast richness of opportunity, to raise a large family and live in a place that was like no other. Earning a living on private and public lands in and around this valley lent itself to free time being spent hunting lands and fishing the rivers and lakes that flow through and dot the landscape. These ...