Published on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 12:00am
A Bozeman rally to support mineral withdrawals on public lands near Yellowstone drew a large crowd of supporters Wednesday afternoon.
Sen. Jon Tester addressed a crowd of at least 200 at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds in support of the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act, which would withdraw permanently about 30,000 acres of public land in the Custer Gallatin National Forest from mineral exploration.
The bill is sponsored in the Senate by Tester and was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Greg Gianforte in December.