Outdoors
Want to know the latest in today's outdoors news? Below, we share breaking news articles and updates.
Groups work to build more trails for adaptive bikes
Whitefish is among the top mountain biking towns in the country and a recent collaboration between two local non...
Blacktail Mountain focus of ski documentary
A short documentary film showcasing the story of Blacktail Mountain Ski Area and its legacy will be shown in Bigfork on March 27.
Organizations partner to assist blind veterans in pushing to new limits on ski slope
The helpers are instructors with DREAM adaptive and the Whitefish Veterans Support Team, which partnered for the first time this winter to bring adaptive ski...
Flathead Bio Station ecologist studies 'river metabolism'
FLATHEAD LAKE – Rivers are critical for Earth’s ability to sustain life. They serve as the connective transport system, much like the circulatory system in t...
Montana watercraft inspection stations open
Several watercraft inspection stations begin operation in early March to check snowbird boat traffic returning from mussel-positive areas such as Lakes Mead, Havasu, Pleasant and Powell.
Whitewater rafting and rescue clinics offered this spring
Montana River Guides based in Alberton is offering a variety of two-day rafting clinics, three-day swiftwater rescue classes and five-day Whitewater Raft Guide Schools in April, May and June on the Blackfoot and...
First grizzly bear of season spotted in Yellowstone
A Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight on Tuesday observed the first grizzly bear of 2023 to emerge from hibernation.
Zinke calls for end to Glacier’s reservation system
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke has concerns about Glacier National Park’s reservation system, claiming it locks out locals.
Flathead Lake north shore closed for seasonal waterfowl production
A seasonal closure started March 1 along a large portion of the north shore of Flathead Lake between Bigfork and Somers to support migrating and nesting bird...
Rocky Mountain goat shatters world record
A special judges panel convened by the Boone and Crockett Club has confirmed a new world record Rocky Mountain goat.
Glacier to reopen Avalanche campground
Glacier National Park will reopen the Avalanche Campground this year after being closed since 2020.
July Glacier Park reservations open March 1
The next round of Glacier National Park vehicle registrations begins next week on Wednesday, March 1 at Recreation.gov.
Backcountry adventurers know they’re taking chances
Six people have died in avalanches in the United States since the snow started to fly this fall. Every year, an average of 27 people — skiers, snowboarders, ...
Whitefish lakes conference taking submissions
The conference runs Oct. 18-20 with the theme conference being “Montana Lakes at Risk; Challenges and Opportunities.”
Golden-crowned kinglets: Hardly a life of royalty
Golden-crowned Kinglets are a mystery and a marvel of wintertime survival in the north woods.
In pursuit of yellow perch
Wow, it’s February and we are past the half- way point in our winter.