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WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 6, 2024] – Glacier National Park was in the top 15 most visited national parks in 2023,…

From Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife This giant white sturgeon, measuring over seven feet long and likely more than…

WASHINGTON – The National Park Foundation (NPF) and National Park Service (NPS) today announced a $40 million gift to expand and…

Bozeman, MT, February 27, 2024 – Effective March 1, 2024, food storage regulations will be reinstated annually from March 1- December 1,…

From Idaho Fish and Game Back by popular demand, fish and game will stock banana trout in Mann Lake beginning…

Most roads, entrances and visitor services will begin to close early March MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s winter season wraps up early…

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Feb. 22, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million…

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [February 27, 2024] – Glacier National Park is initiating public scoping for an environmental assessment (EA) in compliance with the National…

JACKSON – Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife managers completed an aerial population survey of the renowned Wyoming Range mule deer herd,…

BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension will host a feral swine education tour March 5-8 in northeast Montana, with seven stops held for landowners,…

A new study that analyzed wolf scat DNA gives insight into what exactly these predators are eating. In a peer-reviewed…

By Emily Senkosky, UM News Service MISSOULA – University of Montana student Jay Schutze has discovered that, here in Missoula, the cat…

From Elbert County Emergency Services, Georgia This morning Elbert County E911 received a call that would be unusual to most…

On Saturday, Feb. 17 at 12:48 p.m., Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Officers received a report of a…

MISSOULA — A Troy man admitted today that he tampered with evidence in the shooting of a grizzly bear on…

BILLINGS, Mont. — Reclamation’s February forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows:…

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – How would you like to work, learn, play, and grow in Yellowstone’s wonderland this summer?…

Idaho Fish and Game is seeking the public’s help in gathering information about a large number of ducks that were…

If you’re suffering from cabin fever this winter, consider fishing for burbot in the Kootenai River Burbot fishing on the…

Residents are urged to be aware of their surroundings to keep themselves and their pets safe Residents in Ketchum are…

If you were happy to hear the USFWS had denied protection for gray wolves in the northern Rockies, get ready…

SHEEP SHOW® SETS RECORDS FOR WILD SHEEP CONSERVATION From the Wild Sheep Foundation This past week, a record $6,432,500 was…

Hamilton, MT, February 7 — Even though spring doesn’t arrive until next month, the Stevensville Ranger District is reminding everyone of…

From Helena- Lewis and Clark National Forest Our recreation staff are once again recruiting volunteers to serve as campground hosts.…

$5 million in initial funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will expand local wildfire response capacity  WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior…

MOOSE, Wyo. — On Sunday afternoon, February 4, Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) rangers requested helicopter assistance from Teton County Search…

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY –  The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is considering construction…

BOZEMAN, Mont., February 5, 2024 – At the beginning of January more than half of NRCS snow monitoring stations in Montana…

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined a group of bipartisan senators in urging the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Forest Service…

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today led a coalition of six governors in criticizing federal agencies for plans to…

BOZEMAN — An ongoing project that aims to help Indigenous people prosper alongside buffalo at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation…

 The Flathead Valley Community College will host the annual Wilderness Speaker Series again in 2024 in partnership with three local…

WASHINGTON — Recognizing that the national discussion around gray wolf management must look more comprehensively at conservation tools available to federal,…

Missoula, Mont., January 31, 2024 – Today, the Lolo National Forest published a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for its…

GREEN RIVER – Looking for a winter recreation opportunity? Get together with your family or friends, make up a creative team…

Seeley Lake, Mont., January 30, 2024— This summer, three popular campgrounds on the Seeley Lake Ranger District of the Lolo…

Over 60 young anglers came out for the 31st Annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby held Jan. 27 at Hyde Pond…

Outbreak causes bighorn sheep die-offs, but the extent is unknown at this time A pneumonia outbreak was detected in bighorn…

Used rifles to kill eagles BILLINGS — A Hardin felon who illegally possessed firearms and used them to kill eagles…

52-mile event only viable Idaho Sled Dog Challenge race in 2024WARM LAKE, Idaho (Jan. 27, 2024) — The results of…

A new article by NBC Montana claims that coyotes caused more monetary losses than grizzlies, mountain lions, and wolves in…

Photo: Renee Strickland If you drive through the town of Anaconda, you’ll find a giant highway sign warning of bighorn…

CHINOOK – During the fall of 2022, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wardens received a 1-800-TIP-MONT call detailing unlawful hunting…

During the first week of January, Conservation Officers discovered four mule deer that had been shot near Teton Canyon in…

On Saturday, January 20th, 2024 a snowmobiler out riding with a partner on the Twin Peaks Ridge, in the Flint…

BOZEMAN – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, in partnership with Montana State University (MSU), have brought on new staff and…

Reservations Required May 24 through September 8, 2024  WEST GLACIER, Mont. [January 23, 2024] – Glacier National Park reminds visitors…

MISSOULA — A Troy man was charged this week with evidence tampering related to the shooting and killing of a…

Montana and other states refused to supply the state of Colorado with wolves as part of reintroduction efforts there.  A…

A snowmobiler was airlifted after being caught in a Granite County avalanche on Saturday. KPAX reports the avalanche occurred Saturday…