Montanans of all stripes seem to agree on at least two things: They care deeply about conservation and public lands, and life here is getting worse. 

Those were some of the key findings from a recent statewide poll conducted by the University of Montana. The results were released last Tuesday morning.

With me today is Joshua Murdock, outdoors and natural resources reporter at the Missoulian. He reported on the poll results and has covered results of similar polls across the West.