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Glacier Park transportation plan calls for more parking, more shuttles
Glacier National Park officials revealed preliminary plans for a permanent transportation plan for the Going-to-th…
Follow ‘nature first’ rules for photography
When photographing in nature, it is important to maintain a “nature first” mentality, a concept spearheaded by photographers and nonprofits to help conserve th…
Bug Creek project making headway near Bigfork
Flathead Area Mountain Bikers and Flathead National Forest will continue work on the forest’s first dedicated mountain bike trails around Crane Mountain this s…
Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case
The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home b…
Glacier Park superintendent to oversee Grant-Kohrs Ranch
The superintendent of Glacier National Park is adding another National Park Service site to his portfolio.
The park's poet: Glacier's 'Ranger Doug' dies at age 98
He was a poet, a storyteller and an educator, entertaining everyone from young tourists to the future president of the United States.
It's all uphill from here. How skimo improves physical and mental health
On any winter day at Whitefish Mountain Resort, it’s common to see a handful of people making the trek up the mountain.
Public access to private timber land
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is again asking for public comments on the second phase of a conservation easement project with the Green Diamond Company, a timber company.
Young moose euthanized after taking up residence in Osburn
An unfortunate situation in Osburn last month resulted in the Idaho Department of Fish and Game dispatching a young moose who had taken up residency inside the…
Thinning project expected in Ray Kuhns Wildlife Managment Area this summer
According to an environmental assessment released by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, a combination of commercial and non-commercial thinning, prescribed burn…
Gravel beach plan aims to mitigate shoreline erosion on Flathead Lake
Pebbled beaches are the norm for much of Flathead Lake’s natural shoreline, but a combination of high summer water levels and frequent storms have cut much of …
Closures expected as Glacier National Park repairs infrastructure systems
The project is expected to span three years, starting in fall 2025 with repairs in the Two Medicine and St. Mary areas. According to a story map published by t…
DREAM's Shred Fest fundraiser is March 22
DREAM Adaptive Recreation hosts its 6th annual Shred Fest on March 22, at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
State should follow Elon Musk’s lead on simplifying hunting regs
Wow, can you believe the beautiful weather we had last weekend? My truck thermometer registered 50 degrees.
Dangerously warm temperatures create ‘magnificent’ avalanches
A drastic winter thaw has created dangerous avalanche conditions in Northwest Montana as temperatures rose to the mid-40s and rain and snow fell over the weeke…
Next phase of large conservation easement up for review
The new easement would encompass forestlands in the Cabinet Mountains between Kalispell and Libby.