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Massive wildfires turned prairies to ash, leading Montana’s cowboys to weigh federal help

August 14, 2017/

In this part of Montana’s rugged eastern prairie, Erwin Weder and the other ranchers and cowboys are not used to feeling kicked around. But as Weder drives his pickup truck onto a bluff to gaze out over "Big Sky Country," he feels a bit defeated.

By Tim Craig

Full Story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/massive-wildfires-turned-prairies-to-ash-leading-montanas-cowboys-to-weigh-federal-help/2017/08/13/a3b4464a-786a-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_montana707pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.c0c2081021b1

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