Montanans Tops in West for Support of Public Lands

Most native Montanans and those who choose to move here share a notable trait: They value an outdoor lifestyle, a clean environment and public land more than the residents of any intermountain state, according to a recent poll.

That was just one of the findings of the fifth Conservation in the West poll, a survey of 2,400 voters in six Western states sponsored by Colorado College. The states are Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

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