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…
All the pieces are important
Several decades ago, I took apart a 1973 Ford Maverick engine. For the mechanically inclined — I’m not, but occasionally I qualify under a special dispensation…
Forest jobs and cabin fee bills pass key committee
Two bills dealing with Forest Service lands backed by Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus recently cleared a key Senate committee and will head for the full Senate.
State considering more B tags for whitetails in 2014-15
Hunters could see a few more opportunities to bag a deer in the next two years in Northwest Montana.
Decision on wolverine protection delayed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Dec. 17 that it will delay until next summer a decision on whether wolverines should receive more protections unde…
Results from DNA study in Cabinet-Yaak reported
Statewide effort focuses on aquatic invaders
Swan Range slide hits backcountry skier
The Flathead Avalanche Center reports that a backcountry skier triggered a soft slab avalanche near Noisy Basin in the Swan Range on Saturday evening, Dec. 14.
Life and death in the winter
Last week I witnessed an attempted murder. The attacker was swift and cunning, but in the end the near-victim was quicker and survived.
Flathead Avalanche Center offers free avalanche education
The Flathead Avalanche Center is expanding its public services beyond providing online information by hosting two free “Introduction to Avalanche” courses.
No local records broken in weekend cold snap
Flathead Forest moves to next phase in planning
Avalanche hazard escalating with new snowfall
The Flathead Avalanche Center warns backcountry skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and snowmobilers that new snow over the past 24 to 36 hours has increased avalanche hazards in area mountains.
Resort mulling partial opener because of cold
Extreme cold weather on Big Mountain might force Whitefish Mountain Resort to close the upper part of the mountain on opening day tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 7, f…
Grizzly bear sow shot north of C-Falls
An investigation is underway in the shooting death of a grizzly bear sow in a residential area just north of Columbia Falls.
Minus 39 degrees forecasted at Big Mountain opener
Skiers and snowboarders hitting the slopes on opening day at Whitefish Mountain Resort this Saturday will have access to nearly 100 percent of the terrain on B…