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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…
Good pay and good fishing
Here it is, mid-July, and we aren’t breathing unhealthy air from forest fires. We can be thankful for a cool wet spring, so lots of forest vegetation is still mostly green, not yet burnable.
Hunters help clear abandoned wire in Montana elk country
Plastics are destroying aquatic life in the oceans. Wind turbines are killing bats and birds that fly into them. And vacated wire is causing slow, painful deat…
California woman victim of rare predatory grizzly attack
A California woman who was fatally mauled by a grizzly bear in western Montana last summer was the victim of a rare predatory attack by a bear that had learned…
Glacier bridge construction projects start up
Construction on two bridges in Glacier National Park begins next week.
Meeting gives overview of CWD management efforts in Libby
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting an informational meeting on chronic wasting disease in Libby.
Full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to vehicles
Matching the latest opening on record, the full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opened to vehicles Wednesday morning for the 2022 summ…
Full length of Sun Road opens to cyclists, hikers this weekend
For the first time this summer, Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road will be open in its entirety to hikers and bikers this weekend.
Glacier Park visitation rebounds in May
Glacier National Park visitors seemed to be taking advantage of the final days before the summer reservation system went into effect as the park saw its third …
Northern pike threatening two popular fisheries
Recent surveys found growing populations of illegally introduced northern pike in Shady Lane Pond in Evergreen and Lake Mary Ronan near Dayton, creating harmfu…
Delicious kokanee
For those of us that like to fish or eat fresh fish, July is the ideal time in Northwest Montana to enjoy a fish fry of delicious kokanee salmon.
Blackfeet Tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants
Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern…
Researchers discuss mine risks to salmon rivers
Recently, a group of 23 science and policy experts from the U.S. and Canada published a review of mining risks to watersheds ranging from Montana to British Co…
Plant notes: Hooker's fairybells
As summer ripens, many native plants offer interest by way of unusual seed pods or colorful berries.
Northwest Montana trail projects awarded state grants
A number of grants were awarded last week to various trail projects around Northwest Montana.
Sun Road open date pushed back to July 13 at the earliest
Visitors hoping to drive the full length of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will have to wait a few more weeks — at least.