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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…
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 birds,…
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, sn…
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.
Glacier reservations available starting Feb. 1
The first block of reservations to access Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork during the 2023 summer season will become available …
Glacier visitation declines in 2022
Glacier National Park saw its lowest number of visitors since 2015 last year, not counting the pandemic year of 2020.
Atmospheric rivers endanger the West
Moab, Utah, gets just 8 inches of rain per year, yet rainwater flooded John Weisheit’s basement last summer. Extremes are common in a desert: Rain and snow are rare, and a deluge can cause flooding.
Montana PBS to air historical smokejumper film ‘Higgins Ridge’
Smokejumpers who survived a “gobbler” of a wildfire in 1961 will recount their harrowing experience in an upcoming film on Montana PBS. “Higgins Ridge,” named for location of the fire in Idaho’s Selway Bitterroot …
Columbia Falls to host upcoming skijoring event
Skijoring is coming to Columbia Falls.
Study looks at elk population in Lower Clark Fork
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has its Region 1 headquarters in Kalispell.
Denis Twohig, a founding father of the Glacier Mountaineering Society, dies
Denis Twohig, a pioneer in the Glacier National Park mountain climbing community, died Friday. He was 83.