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Land Trust Alliance honors Montana’s Bitter Root Land Trust with 2023 National Land Trust Excellence Award
WASHINGTON – The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places people need and love by strengthening land conservation across America, has honored Montana’s Bitter…
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Condon, Montana Locals Gather for the 23rd-Annual Community Firewood Day
Condon, MT – Community Firewood Day has lived up to its name by becoming a staple in locals’ calendars each October. Swan Valley Connections celebrates the small-but-mighty populus of Condon…
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Glacier National Park Hosts 2023 Mount Brown Hawk Watch
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [September 12, 2023] – Glacier National Park will host its annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program on October 14 from 11 am to 3 pm near Lake McDonald Lodge. The…
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5 HOMEMADE FLY TYING TOOLS! by Montana Grant
Organization is key when tying flies. There are a lot of materials, hooks, beads, and spools everywhere. Keeping track of them all is a challenge. The first homemade fix is…
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BLM Missouri Basin Resource Advisory Council meeting set for Miles City on Sept. 18, 19
MILES CITY, Mont.– The Bureau of Land Management Missouri Basin Resource Advisory Council will meet Sept. 18 and 19 for their regular business meeting. The meeting is open to the public…
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UM Postdoc Studies ‘Opportunity Hot Spots’ for Reducing Wildfire Carbon Loss
By Elizabeth L. Harrison, UM News Service MISSOULA – As a scientist, Jamie Peeler spent 10 years examining forest-fire dynamics on landscapes adapted to wildfire from South Africa to Florida…
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Forest Service Seeks Public Input on Proposed Rock Creek Ecosystem Maintenance Burning Project
Missoula, Mont. – September 8, 2023 – The Missoula Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest seeks public feedback on the proposed Rock Creek Ecosystem Maintenance Burning project. The project proposes prescribed burning on…
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Buck Ridge Yellow Mule area closed due to bear attack
An Emergency area closure has been implemented in the Buck Ridge Yellow Mule area. The closure is necessary after an individual was attacked by a grizzly bear and shot at…
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ROW AWAY!!! by Montana Grant
Rowing a Drift Boat takes practice and training. These high-bowed boats can withstand big waves but can also end up in wrecks before the rower knows what happened. If there…
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MIDNIGHT SCOUTING!!! by Montana Grant
Elk are often unpredictable but follow a routine and pattern. They are not as predictable as deer, but you can at least be on the same ridge. Elk need food,…
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Final Oil and Gas Lease to be Relinquished in Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine Area
WASHINGTON — The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced that, as part of a settlement with the sole remaining lessee, the final federal oil and gas lease in the…
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Lolo National Forest Seeks Public Input on Development of Forest Plan
Missoula, Mont. – September 1, 2023 – The public is invited to participate in a Forest Plan Development workshop this month to discuss the future of the Lolo National Forest. The Forest initiated the revision of its land…
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Flathead National Forest Seeks Comments on Fuel Break Project
Kalispell, MT, September 7, 2023 — The Flathead National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on three proposed fuel breaks aimed at protecting communities and critical infrastructure from catastrophic wildfires. …
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USDA Forest Service announces nearly $19M to fight invasive species threatening nation’s forests
Missoula, Mont. (Sept 7, 2023) – The USDA Forest Service is making a nearly $19 million strategic investment to address invasive species threatening forests across the country. Funding for over 60 projects was made possible by…
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FWP News: GREAT FALLS HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
GREAT FALLS — An in-person hunter education course is now open for registration in Great Falls. There is no charge to attend the course. Advanced registration is required and is available…
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2012 Montana Archery Hunt Rewind
People complain a lot about technology, but this is pretty cool for this hunter from back in 2012 to have a recording of this hunt for years to come–thanks to…
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Archery hunters kill grizzly bear in self-defense
On the evening of Sept. 1, two archery hunters shot and killed a large adult male grizzly bear in self-defense while hunting for elk west of Island Park Reservoir. The…
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Hungry Horse Reservoir East Side Road Opens Friday, September 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Kalispell, MT, August 31, 2023 — The east side road of Hungry Horse Reservoir (National Forest System Road 38) will open tomorrow at 10:00am to public travel along the entire east…
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RMEF’s $100,000 Commitment Advances CWD Research
MISSOULA, Mont. — Furthering efforts to promote the scientific understanding and management of chronic wasting disease, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation committed $100,000 to two research endeavors.One study, in conjunction with the University of Tennessee…
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Public Scoping Notice for Goose Creek Fuel Break Project
Bozeman, MT – August 31, 2023 – The Custer Gallatin National Forest is seeking public comments on the Goose Creek Fuel Break Project. The project aims to create fuel breaks on up to…
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Dan Stahler selected as leader of Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Dan Stahler has been selected as the new leader of Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project. A 21-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), Stahler succeeds Doug Smith, who retired at the…
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Search Underway in Glacier National Park for Missing Climber
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 31, 2023] – Search efforts are underway in Glacier National Park for Adam Fuselier, a 32-year-old man from Castle Pines, Colorado missing since Tuesday. The vehicle of the missing man was found at…
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FWP News: 2023 HUNTING SEASON DATES
2023 Big game hunting seasons Pronghorn 900 series Aug. 15–Nov. 12 Archery Sept. 2–Oct. 6 General Oct. 7–Nov. 12 Bighorn Sheep Archery Sept. 2–Sept. 14 General Sept. 15–Nov. 26 Bison …
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FWP News: 2023 BIG GAME HUNTING FORECAST
HELENA – Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following hunting forecast, FWP provides online information about hunting access, including our popular Block Management Program, which provides…
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Grizzly bear relocated to reduce conflict potential
JACKSON – After coordination with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated a subadult male grizzly bear on Aug. 26. The grizzly…
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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES UM RESEARCH: NATIONAL PARKS SUPPORT WILDLIFE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THEIR BORDERS
MISSOULA – Scientists have long assumed that national parks help conserve wildlife and protect biodiversity. But is that truly the case? Fresh research from the University of Montana, international partners and…
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Montana State landscape design students integrate wildfire resilience and drought tolerance into novel project
BOZEMAN – The Bridger Foothills fire in 2020 burned around 8,000 acres along the south end of the Bridger Mountains, including more than 30 homes. Several residential neighborhoods were less…
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USDA Forest Service invests in restoring state, private and tribal forests in Montana, Idaho
Missoula, Mont. (August 29, 2023) – Today, the USDA Forest Service announced it will invest in four proposed projects in the Northern Region to restore forests across tribal, state and private lands. These funded projects mark the…
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Woman drowns on Delmoe Lake
On Sunday, 8/27/23, at 2109 hrs, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a male and female in distress who were kayaking on Delmoe Lake. The reporting…
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Michigan Man Sustains Thermal Burns in Yellowstone National Park
Jason D. Wicks, age 49, of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on August 23, 2023, facing criminal charges of off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area…
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Could a Montana hatchery be the source of nonnative trout in the Flathead basin?
A new article published last week in Fisheries Magazine, the monthly magazine of the American Fisheries Society, studied fish in Mill Creek, near the Creston Fish Hatchery and concluded the following: “Based on otolith…
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SHARP-TAILED GROUSE RESTORATION EFFORTS CONTINUE IN WESTERN MONTANA
MISSOULA – An effort to restore native sharp-tailed grouse to western Montana continues, and this fall Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is reminding hunters and others to be especially careful to…
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Tourism to Glacier National Park Contributes $548M to Local Economy
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that approximately 2.9 million visitors to Glacier National Park in 2022 spent an estimated $368 million in communities near the park. That…
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Fungus that Causes White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Detected in the Pryor Mountains
Red Lodge, Montana, August 22, 2023—White-nose syndrome (WNS) was recently confirmed in Mystery Cave in the Pryor Mountains during a recent survey of bats. Mystery Cave, managed by the Bureau…
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FWP seeking comment on statewide fisheries management plan, fishing regulation proposals
HELENA – Montana’s famed fisheries provide amazing recreational opportunities, from blue ribbon trout streams in the west, to the world-famous Fort Peck Reservoir in the east. Montana Fish, Wildlife &…
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NRCS Sets Conservation Program Funding Application Date for October 27, 2023
BOZEMAN, Mont., August 21, 2023 – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Regional…
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Best of, Bull Elk, Deer, Education, Elk, Gear, How to, Hunt in Montana, Hunter Safety, Hunting, meat, Montana GrantDRESSING!!!
I always wondered why gutting a critter is called “Dressing”. It does sound better “gutting” but you certainly do not put clothes or a salad onto a downed deer…
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The Block Management Hunting Access Guide is available!
The Block Management Hunting Access Guide is available! Hunters can request their BMA Access Guide online and can print individual BMA property maps and rules at https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/access/blockmanagement/guide-maps These individual BMA…
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An Alarming Discovery on the Banks of the Salmon River??
by Joe DuPont First Smallmouth Bass, then Walleye, and now SALMON SHARKS! When are our salmon and steelhead going to catch a break? That’s right, you read correctly, Salmon Sharks! Calls and…
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NPS Approves Gunsight Lake Native Trout Preservation Project
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 14, 2023] – The National Park Service (NPS) has approved the Glacier National Park Westslope Cutthroat (WCT) and Bull Trout Preservation project at Gunsight Lake. On August 11, 2023, the Regional Director…
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NPS Seeks Public Input to Help Improve Visitor Experiences at Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 16, 2023] – Glacier National Park is seeking public feedback through September 30, 2023, on how visitors will access and experience the park in 2024. The park will host a series…
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Glacier National Park Proposes Campground Fee Rate Changes
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [August 9, 2023] – Glacier National Park is proposing fee rate changes to most front country campgrounds in 2024 and Apgar Group Sites in 2025. Public comments on the proposed fee increases will be…
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Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $712,665 in restoration and resilience in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – This year, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks received funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of a nationwide effort to restore natural habitats and address…
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Custer Gallatin Forest Releases Final Decision for the South Plateau Landscape Area Treatment Project
West Yellowstone, MT, August 7, 2023— The Custer Gallatin National Forest, Hebgen Lake Ranger District today released the Final Decision for the South Plateau Landscape Area Treatment Project. The 39,909-acre project area,…
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Governor Gianforte Calls on Feds To Protect Firearm and Archery Safety Programs
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today criticized the Biden administration for a recent interpretation of federal law that would eliminate federal education funding for archery and firearm safety courses in Montana schools.…
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Black bears lethally removed after attacking man at his Teton Valley home
On Monday, July 31, a Teton Valley man was attacked and injured by a sow black bear with a cub as he opened the garage door of his home in…
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigates after individual injured by grizzly bear
LANDER – A man was injured Aug. 5 by a grizzly bear while working in the Shoshone National Forest northwest of Dubois. After receiving first aid from first responders the individual…
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