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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…
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Crunch time begins for deer and elk
Ladies and gentlemen, we are entering crunch time — that time of the year when spring and winter play a tug of war, and depending on how it goes, deer and elk …
Jordan Country offers prairie magnificence
Late 1800s photographer L. A. Huffman called it “The Big Open,” National Geographic termed it “Jordan Country,” and others dubbed the sparsely populated landsc…
Back Country Horsemen have big year in the Bob
House passes North Fork bill with bipartisan support
In an historic vote that marked first time either chamber of Congress passed legislation protecting the North Fork of the Flathead River watershed, the U.S. Ho…
Conservation project completed on north shore of Flathead Lake
An important conservation project protecting 189 acres along the north shore of Flathead Lake was completed Feb. 28.
Snowboarder caught in Canyon Creek avalanche
A snowboarder was partially buried by an avalanche in the Canyon Creek drainage on Tuesday, Feb. 25, just beyond the Whitefish Mountain Resort boundary, while…
Climate change models forecast forest changes
Mandatory stops needed at Coram station
Two men die in backcountry avalanches
A snowboarder in Waterton Lakes National Park and a snowmobiler on the Montana-Idaho border were recently killed in backcountry avalanches.
Big Mtn could change uphill travel policy
Whitefish Mountain Resort is considering a change to its uphill travel policy after two skiers were caught in a closed area where Big Mountain Ski Patrol perso…
FWP to hold 'bucket biology' hearing Feb. 24
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold a public hearing about the unauthorized placement of live fish into public waters, what’s commonly called “bucket biology,” at its Region 1 offices on Meridian Road, in Ka…
Avalanche danger high as more snow falls
The Flathead Avalanche Center has issued a special avalanche bulletin for Feb. 20-23 advising backcountry travelers of elevated avalanche danger through the weekend.
Powder River country offers picturesque Montana prairie
The following is the sixth installment of the “This is Montana” series from the University of Montana. This account was written by Rick and Susie Graetz, of th…
Sniffing out trouble