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Frozen in time: Ancient trees preserved in a Beartooth ice patch for 5,000 years are revealing secrets about past climates—and what they mean for our warming future. Read more from Brett French…

BRETT FRENCH bfrench@billingsgazette.com If the Smith River were a medical patient, its doctors now have in hand a series of […]

With Montana’s land prices soaring, conservation efforts to protect sage grouse habitat are hitting financial hurdles, putting the future of this vital program—and the iconic birds it protects—at risk.

Don’t let their backyard snacking fool you—Cody, Wyoming’s mule deer are world-class migrators. Read more from Brett French here.

Montana’s elk management debate heats up as ranches, lawsuits, and wily elk take center stage! Is it about population control or just keeping elk in check?

The Bureau of Land Management has released a draft travel plan for a 76,000-acre region in southern Carbon County.

Going against the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ staff recommendations, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission recently restricted raising […]

A history-rich parcel of land along the Judith and Missouri rivers in north-central Montana has been donated to the Montana […]

A recently published study conducted at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton mapped […]

There was a lot of concern 11 years ago when Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks started a 10-year study of […]

An advisory council created by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to provide guidance on river recreation has come up with […]

Post-9/11 combat veterans can now learn the sport of archery hunting through Bozeman-based Warriors & Quiet Waters. The nonprofit began […]

Going against the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ staff recommendations, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission recently restricted raising […]

A history-rich parcel of land along the Judith and Missouri rivers in north-central Montana has been donated to the Montana […]

A recently published study conducted at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton mapped […]

There was a lot of concern 11 years ago when Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks started a 10-year study of […]

An advisory council created by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to provide guidance on river recreation has come up with […]

Post-9/11 combat veterans can now learn the sport of archery hunting through Bozeman-based Warriors & Quiet Waters. The nonprofit began […]

As Congress has delayed finalizing the federal budget for fiscal year 2025, the Forest Service has constricted its employment of […]

Funding has been awarded to conduct an engineering study aimed at building two wildlife overpasses between Livingston and Gardiner along […]

Montana’s Tobacco Root Mountains have been discovered, for good reason. They are centrally located, full of public campgrounds, trails and […]

People who disagree seem to get angrier easier these days. When it comes to talking about large predators, like wolves, […]

A noted grizzly bear biologist said Yellowstone-area bears can handle a “well-managed, conservate” hunt. Frank van Manen, leader of the […]

There are so many intricacies to fishing for chinook salmon at Fort Peck Reservoir it can be a bit intimidating. […]