Montana Senator Jon Tester released the vid below addressed to fellow Montana good ol boy Secretary Zinke who is reviewing all monuments created in the waning days of the Clinton Presidency and since. Go ahead, it’s only a minute and fifteen seconds you’d just waste anyway.
“The Breaks” as they are called have an unusual way of protecting their wild. Set amongst the flat prairies of eastern Montana the breaks are accessed either by river or by walking down any of the stream cuts leading down to the river. The dirt roads have a lot of clay and getting out after a rain can be impossible until things dry. There are a lot of places that if you went there, you’d be the only person you see until you walk out.
As soon as one starts heading down into the Breaks trees and timber replace the grasses of the prairies, wildlife include elk, deer, black bear, antelope, cougar and so on.
I’m betting there won’t even be a suggestion of any changes to the Missouri River Breaks. The designation was widely supported by the locals unlike other more contentious Monument designations.