Natural Resources & Environmental Law Program - U of MT

05/21/2026

Join us for this summer’s annual Law of People & Place! We are exploring the Olympic Peninsula, including kayaking and camping on the Salish Sea.

There are only two spots left to grab!

Academic credit available for graduate students from any institution. Professionals and practitioners also welcome. (13 CLE credits pending for participating MT attorneys).

See you on the water!

A seven-day field course in natural resources and Indian law in the context of an iconic western landscape, offered in collaboration with the University of Montana’s Summer Indian Law Program

05/20/2026

Newly minted JD Lila Bennett, sporting her Environmental and Indian Law stole, astride her trusty steed Teddy. Congratulations graduates! 🎓 🥳🎊

05/12/2026

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💧⚖️ From UM Law to Montana Water Court.

Graduating law student Lori Blumenthal has been appointed as a Montana water master, helping adjudicate water-rights claims across the state.

A leader in UM’s Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program, Lori built experience through:
✔️ The Natural Resources Clinic
✔️ Public Land & Resources Law Review
✔️ Environmental Law Group
✔️ NALSA Moot Court

Now she’s helping shape the future of water law in the West — one basin at a time.


https://www.umt.edu/news/2026/05/051226wate.php

04/23/2026

Happy Earth Day! In Public Lands class with wildlife conservation rock stars Lizzy Pennock and Kristine Akland.