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…
Sequestration didn't close Flathead Forest campgrounds
While the federal government warned that this year’s budget sequestration would result in campground closures in national forests, that didn’t happen in the Flathead.
FWP director addresses statewide issues
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks director Jeff Hagener recently gave updates to members of the Region 1 Citizens Advisory Committee.
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Climate change talk
Marias River grizzly moved to North Fork
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reported last week that it had relocated a four-year-old grizzly bear captured near the lower Marias River to the North Fork of the Flathead River valley.
Nest building observed
This morning, I noticed a robin building its nest outside my office window, about 10 feet from my desk. I know, I know, big deal. So what? Who cares?
Warm June impacting mountain snowpack
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Bozeman reports that above-average temperatures during the first two weeks of June has impacted snowpack except at the highest elevations. This could affect stream…
Middle Fork clean-up projects
Two West Glacier rafting companies are organizing clean-up projects on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River for this month.
Plan to delist wolves across U.S.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to delist wolves across the Lower 48. The announcement last week brought support from some groups, but others claim mo…
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Kids camps
Now is a good time for kokanee salmon
The two best times of the year to catch a batch of kokanee salmon are last ice and the weeks surrounding Memorial Day. Last ice is gone, but from now until mid…
Plum Creek grant will help wilderness
A $2,000 Plum Creek Foundation grant will help Bob Marshall Foundation crews safely store food in the backcountry. The grant was used to purchase bear-resistan…
Grizzly bears won't be delisted overnight
The removal of grizzly bears from protection under the Endangered Species List across a large swath of Northwest Montana will be a long process, even though be…
Grizzlies nabbed about 100 chickens so far this spring
Bear managers across the Flathead are continuing to have problems with grizzly bears and chickens. To date, grizzlies have dined on about 100 chickens in the valley, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear specialist…
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Citizen science
Meeting slated on Kootenai River coal mining
A public meeting to discuss impacts of coal mining in the British Columbia portion of the Kootenai River on water quality in Lake Koocanusa will take place at the Ponderosa Room in the Libby City Hall, 952 East Spr…