Tools for Working with the Media

These links and documents provide tools for working with the media to promote 2002 Farm Bill programs and other topics, plan an event, and a very nice looking postcard that could be used for mailing to producers.

• Tips for Working with the Media
• Checklist for Planning an Event
• National Farm Bill Program Factsheets
• Signatures on the Land: Conservation Postcards

These documents require Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint.

County Media List (587KB)
Sample News Release Announcing Public Meeting (25KB)
Sample News Release Announcing a New Employee (31KB)
Sample News Release Announcing Employee Training (31KB)
Sample News Release Announcing an Employee Award (33KB)
Sample Farm Bill Radio Public Service Announcements (77KB)
Summary of Conservation Title in 2002 Farm Bill (3,471KB)
Farm Bill 2002: What's in it for You? (4,584KB)

Wildlife Ways Articles

The following articles have been developed for field and area offices to distribute to local media. The articles address wildlife topics that affect a wide array of Montanans. You can choose to release a few articles or all of them, depending on how they relate to the resource concerns in your area. In each article, there is a place to insert your name and your office contact information.

In addition to the articles, a fact sheet has been developed that outlines conservation practices that can be implemented under Farm Bill 2002 programs to benefit wildlife. Each article also has a list of references that provide further information.

These articles are also available to the public on the Biology and Wildlife webpage.

If you have any questions about these articles, please contact the Public Affairs Staff.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word.

Bats Help Battle Crop Pests (25 KB)
Big Impact on Wildlife by Doing the Little Things (25 KB)
Bring Birds to Your Backyard (25 KB)
Butterflies: The Pretty Pollinators (25 KB)
Disc to Give Wildlife a New Food Source (25 KB)
Learn Foods and Cover to Attract Your Favorite Wildlife (25 KB)
Fish Survival Dependent on Landowner Actions (25 KB)
Forest Edge Helps Wildlife Gradually (25 KB)
Frogs, Turtles, Snakes, and Other Herps in Trouble (25 KB)
Get Help to Improve Wildlife Habitat (25 KB)
Golden Rules for Great Food Plots for Wildlife (25 KB)
Help Pollinators Help You (25 KB)
Maximize Conservation Practices for Fish, Wildlife (25 KB)
Restored Wetlands Giving New Life to Waterfowl, Wildlife (25 KB)
Shrub Borders Give the Edge to Wildlife (25 KB)
Six Tips to Better Forest Habitat for Fish and Wildlife (25 KB)
Ten Great Habitats for Fish and Wildlife (25 KB)
Wetlands Contend for Most Productive Wildlife Habitat (25 KB)
Who Cares -- And Why Should They -- About Snakes and Lizards? (25 KB)
Wildlife Coming Back to Private Lands (25 KB)
Fact Sheet: Wildlife Conservation Practices Offered Under 2002 Farm Bill Programs (142 KB)
References: Wildlife Habitat Practices (173 KB)

Last Modified: 04/28/2005