Outdoors
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FWP prepares new Wolf Management Plan
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct public scoping on a pr…
Four avalanche check stations established
A donation from the Northern Rockies Avalanche Safety Workshop has allowed the Flathead Nordic Backcountry Patrol to buy and install four avalanche transceiver…
A close encounter of the lion kind
A West Glacier man had a recent encounter in Glacier National Park that was both chilling and exhilarating.
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Elk poached
Plum Creek's 'green lumber' label challenged
An environmental watchdog group based in Lake Oswego, Ore. filed a complaint with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative on Dec. 18 challenging the “green lumber”…
Dakin and Siderius receive land trust awards
Columbia Falls Realtor Bill Dakin and retired educator Ken Siderius were recognized by the Flathead Land Trust during their Dec. 7 annual membership meeting wi…
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Elk poached
Flathead Forest's Huey timber sale will help Stoltze
The roof of Montana
Owing to elevation of the Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains, this lofty terrain is scoured by wind and at times ferocious weather. Summer thunder and lightning stor…
Federal lands debate draws a crowd
It was a packed house at the Flathead Valley Community College on Dec. 11 for a debate between Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, and Rep. Ed Lieser, D-W…
18 grizzlies die in human encounters in Montana
According to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, 18 grizzly bears died this year in north-central Montana as a result of encounters with humans in north-ce…
Senate passes North Fork, Rocky Front bill
A major land use bill that would protect the North Fork and Middle Fork of the Flathead River from future energy leases and land along the Rocky Mountain Front…
Federal lands transfer could cost Idaho millions
A new study by the University of Idaho’s Policy Analysis Group found Idaho could lose as much as $111 million a year millions of dollars if the state takes control of federal public lands in Idaho
Seven bucks wasted west of Trout Creek
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens are seeking information on seven whitetail bucks shot and wasted west of Trout Creek.
Big Mountain worker injured in dumbwaiter
A night janitor at Whitefish Mountain Resort was seriously injured the evening of Dec. 9 while working at the Summit House.
Rocky Front protection a decades-long struggle