Since 1978, MLR has helped nearly 1,000 families permanently protect over 1.3 million acres of the land that forms the fabric of Montana's local communities, and over 2,000 miles of Montana's rivers and streams. MLR works statewide and is one of the largest nonprofit land trusts in the United States, long recognized as a national leader for its impact on conservation in Montana.

In Park County, MLR has helped 93 families protect 81,448 acres of open space from development forever. This includes conserving 149 miles of river and streamfront and over 62,000 acres of elk habitat in the county. The protected acreage not only keeps agricultural lands in family hands and feeds the world, but also provides clean air, water, and wildlife habitat.

As property subdivisions and development pressures increase while Montana's population grows rapidly, MLR opened a Livingston office this year to expand outreach to landowners in the Paradise and Shields Valleys.