[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1086]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO TRINA JO BRADLEY

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, today I have the distinct honor of 
recognizing Trina Jo Bradley of Pondera County for her lifelong 
commitment to preserving and promoting Montana agriculture and her 
tireless advocacy for common sense grizzly bear management.
  Trina Jo grew up on a ranch on the East Front of Montana's Rocky 
Mountains, where she received a unique, hands-on introduction to the 
rich fulfillment that can be earned through a life in ag. She went on 
to earn an associate of science degree in agri-business, was then 
married to her husband Peter, and finally returned to the land she's 
always known to raise their daughter Kadence, on the edge of the 
Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The Bradley family run Angus cattle and 
Quarter Horses amongst some of the most beautiful foothills featured 
throughout the Treasure State.
  In addition to her tireless work on the ranch, Trina Jo maintains an 
esteemed record of service to Montana's agricultural community through 
various leadership roles in organizations such as the Marias River 
Livestock Association, Montana Cattlewomen, North Country Cattlewomen, 
and the Rocky Mountain Front Ranchlands Group. In 2019, Trina Jo was 
appointed to the State of Montana's Grizzly Bear Advisory Council to 
apply her firsthand accounts with these apex predators in pursuit of 
sensible grizzly bear conservation practices.
  Much of Trina Jo's time is spent educating people on the dynamics of 
working and living with a grizzly bear on personal property, including 
the threat this species inflicts upon livestock and how families can 
best protect children. She has been an outspoken advocate for grizzly 
bear management to be returned to the State of Montana, with hopes that 
the species will finally be delisted in the Northern Continental Divide 
Ecosystem--NCDE--in northwest Montana.
  It is my distinct honor to recognize Trina Jo Bradley for her 
commitment to preserving our Montana way of life through her extensive 
work in the agricultural sector and her leadership in the ongoing 
discussion surrounding grizzly bear management. Keep up the great work, 
Trina Jo. You make Montana proud.

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