Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
FWP prepares new Wolf Management Plan
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct public scoping on a pr…
Biological Station surpasses fundraising challenge
Good news for the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station at Yellow Bay. The station announced May 27 that it has exceeded its $1 million goa…
Biologists have begun grizzly bear trapping
Flooding closes Kokanee Bend FAS
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 1 officials announced May 21 that rising waters have prompted emergency closures of two fishing access sites on the Flathead River — Kokanee Bend, downstream from Columbia Fa…
New fisheries manager likes the diversity
Results of April gillnetting in Flathead Lake
The Crazies: A dramatic island of mountains
“It’s a good country. Where a man can sit in his saddle and see … all across to the west stretch the Crazies, and, swinging in the stirrups, a man has to throw…
Judge wants a lynx plan within 30 days
Federal Farm Bill could increase timber harvest
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Noted Whitefish conservationist dies
Margaret Murdock, a second grade teacher in Columbia Falls for 36 years, passed away April 23 at her home in Whitefish. She was 91 years old.
Migratory birds
The other morning, I spied a yellow-rumped warbler outside the office window. Just a brief moment that turned into a highlight of the day.
Million dollar challenge will help Flathead Lake
The quality of water in Flathead Lake affects property values, tourism, agriculture, outdoor sporting and health.
Mountain snowpack slow to melt, flooding possible
Snowfall this April didn’t keep up with the above-average snowfall in February and March, according to data from the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, but lingering winter-like weather has delayed meltin…
Wilderness groups to host picnic in Kalispell May 16
Logging along North Fork Road will start this fall