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Montana unveils its plan for managing grizzly bears
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has finalized its plan for managing grizzly bears, described by the agency as amo…
Flathead Audubon’s annual Birds of Prey Festival is Saturday
Flathead Audubon will hold the 15th Annual Birds of Prey Festival on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell.
Workshops look at how river regulation could impact the future of recreation
Colin Maas, manager of the Smith River south of Great Falls, presented on the water body, one of the most highly regulated by FWP. “How we got from no restrict…
Glacier National Park vehicle reservations end Sept. 9
Sunday is the last day vehicle reservations are required to enter Glacier National Park. This includes reservations for Going-to-the-Sun Road at the west entra…
Glacier National Park sets goal to be net zero by 2050
Glacier National Park is working to map out a plan to reduce its carbon footprint and explore other energy efficiency initiatives as part of a new Climate Acti…
Baird’s sandpiper: The elegant peep
Although identifying shorebirds can be challenging, I promise you it is not impossible to learn. If you are new to shorebirds one technique to help you begin l…
Fall Mack Days begins Sept. 5
The 2024 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake will begin two weeks early on Sept. 5 and will end on Nov. 3.
Tips sought on vandalism on Nature Conservancy lands
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking information on a recent vandalism on The Nature Conservancy lands in the Placid Lake area near Spook Lake.
Body of missing climber recovered from Glacier Park
The body of missing mountaineer Grant Marcuccio, a 32-year-old man from Whitefish, was recovered Sunday from alpine terrain in Glacier National Park.
Hoot-owl restrictions lifted around western Montana
After recent rain and cooler temperatures, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks lifted fishing restrictions on several rivers around the state last week. Water temperatures have cooled enough in some areas to meet the …
Three fly free in northern Idaho
The Veltkamps also set a red-tailed hawk free to fly above a rolling hay field that had just been mowed off Voeller Road near Worley, and then drove to Heyburn…
Mountain bikers push to ride through wilderness
“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed…” — Wallace Stegner
Mountain bikers push to ride through wilderness
“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed…” — Wallace Stegner
Report shows healthy Montana wolf population
The wolf population in Montana remains healthy, according to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife AND Parks Wolf Report.
Whitefish's Stella Hobbs tops podium in grueling gravel race
The Last Best Race was on par with its slogan “for neighbors, racers, n’ adventure chasers” as an estimated 550 participants, 125 volunteers and over 1,000 sup…
Anglers embrace North Fork fishing regs to protect native trout
Local anglers and guides generally support the unprecedented fishing restriction placed on the North Fork of the Flathead River this week due to record warm wa…