Natural Resources & Environmental Law Program - U of MT

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!

The Law of People and Place 2026 - Freeflow Institute 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

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

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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

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

A strong Montana contingent is present in Oregon to partake in the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference! https://www.pielc.org/schedule with Environmental Law Group - Alexander Blewett III School of Law

Schedule — PIELC Conference Schedule Details for PIELC ‘26 below The brochure can also be viewed and downloaded here. Our previous conference schedule can be viewed below

Environmental Law Group's BBB fundraiser at Missoula's Free Cycles - tonight from 5-late. Come, have a great time, enjoy music and kinship, and support a dynamic group of students!

Here's to another wonderfully successful PLRLR symposium! Thank you sponsors, speakers, editors, staff, and everyone at ABIII and beyond who made this happen!

41st Public Land Law Conference Join the 41st Public Land Law Conference to explore the future of public and tribal lands with keynotes and expert panels on pressing environmental issues.

Job posting for 3Ls/recent grads.

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It's time to play and learn on the Main Salmon! Sign up is open for a couple more weeks for the Law of People & Place summer field course. https://freeflowinstitute.com/product/the-law-of-people-and-place-2025-salmon/

UM students get a discounted rate.

Scholarships Available - see Free Flow website.

Bypass the $35 application fee! Coupon code: narwhal

The Law of People and Place - Freeflow Institute 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