May 5, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Notice of Intent to Conduct Mineral Exploration
Hamilton, MT — The Bitterroot National has received a Notice of Intent (NOI) to conduct mineral exploration from U.S. Critical Materials […]
Apr 30, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Vandal poisons thousands of young salmon
REEDSPORT, Ore. — Nearly 18,000 young salmon died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank […]
Apr 29, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Man approached bison too closely in Yellowstone National Park and was injured
A 40-year-old male, Clarence Yoder, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, approached a bison too closely (within 25 yards) on the afternoon […]
Apr 28, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
FWP SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR TRAIL PROJECT ON WILD HORSE ISLAND ON FLATHEAD LAKE
KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking volunteers for a trail maintenance project on Wild Horse Island on Flathead […]
Apr 28, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
BLM issues decision on Left Coulee Access
SOUTH BLAINE COUNTY, Mont. – Bureau of Land Management officials signed a Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact for […]
Apr 24, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Clark Fork River produces new state record Westslope cutthroat trout
Post Falls angler releases record trout Congratulations to Daniel Whitesitt of Post Falls, Idaho on landing a new Catch-and-Release state […]
Apr 24, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Governor Gianforte Celebrates Opening of Public Archery Range in Big Arm
BIG ARM, Mont. – Today, Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) Director Dustin Temple celebrated the […]
Apr 22, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
“Bird Day” celebration scheduled for May 4 at Spring Meadow State Park
HELENA, Mont. – April 16, 2024 — This year’s celebration of World Migratory Bird Day will take place at Montana Fish, […]
Apr 22, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Seasonal Roads Opening Today on Seeley Lake Ranger District
Seeley Lake, Mont., April 19, 2024 – The seasonal roads designated to open May 1 on the Seeley Lake Ranger District […]
Apr 22, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
A long trip home: One steelhead’s journey to the Potlatch River
It’s springtime in Idaho, and that means adult steelhead are returning to their birthplace to spawn the next generation of […]
Apr 17, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
UM Launches Campaign to Build Environment and Conservation Hub
MISSOULA – The University of Montana Foundation and the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation announce the launch of “Treasure Montana: […]
Apr 17, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Reminder to turn in Kootenai River creel packets by May 1 for a chance to win prizes!
Idaho Fish and Game is reminding burbot anglers on the Kootenai River to turn in their creel packets by May […]
Apr 17, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease suspected as culprit in Upper Snake moose mortalities
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has investigated a recent surge in moose mortalities across the Upper Snake Region. […]
Apr 17, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Grizzly bear euthanized due to cattle depredation in Washakie County
A grizzly bear was euthanized Monday after confirmed cattle depredation on private land south of Ten Sleep. On April 14, […]
Apr 15, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Record Low Snowpack Results in Abnormally Dry to Severe Drought Conditions This Spring
HELENA, Mont. – Today, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) released the 2024 Montana Water Supply Outlook Report, […]
Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Lolo National Forest welcomes new District Ranger to the Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger District
Thompson Falls, Mont., April 8, 2024 — The Lolo National Forest is pleased to announce the selection of Curtis Rintz […]
Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
594-6497 Remembering the Mann Gulch Fire 75 years later
HELENA, Mont. – April 10, 2024 – This summer, the USDA Forest Service, Montana Discovery Foundation, National Smokejumpers Association, and […]
Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Missoula woman sentenced to more than two years in prison for stealing two U.S. Forest Service pickup trucks
MISSOULA — A Missoula woman who admitted to stealing property from the U.S. Forest Service was sentenced today to two […]
Apr 11, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Overlook Gates Opening Monday
Polson, Montana – The gates to the SKQ Overlook will be opening soon. On April 15 the gates to the […]
Apr 10, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Wilderness Speaker Series concludes with Artist Wilderness Connection Panel at FVCC
The third and final installment in the 2024 Wilderness Speaker Series will feature a panel of local artists who have […]
Apr 5, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Snowy February Weather Tapers off, More Snow is Needed to Improve this Summer’s Water Supply Outlook
Given the lack of precipitation from November through most of January in Montana, above normal precipitation was needed over the […]
Apr 4, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Yellowstone National Park expands access to allow for year-round fishing in two locations
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Nov. 1, 2024, Yellowstone National Park will expand fishing access by allowing for year-round […]
Apr 4, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Corps Approves Flathead Lake Level Variation
Polson, Montana — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) approved a request from Energy Keepers, Inc (EKI) to deviate from the […]
Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Warden intercepts mussel-fouled boat after driver neglects to stop at inspection station
HELENA – A Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks warden stopped a driver pulling a ski boat after he drove past an aquatic […]
Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms wolf-livestock depredation in Grand County
On the morning of April 2, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a report of a possible depredation incident after […]
Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Hunter-reported harvest in Michigan’s Calhoun County shown to be a gray wolf
Though a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County in January during a legal coyote […]
Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Greater Yellowstone Coalition Delivers Bear-Proof Containers to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
As bears are beginning to wake from hibernation across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, 39 bear-proof containers are being delivered to […]
Apr 3, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Fish tanker truck accident results in loss of some spring Chinook smolts
On March 29 near Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon, a fish tanker truck was involved in an accident while transporting […]
Apr 1, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Glacier National Park 2024 Construction Updates
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [April 1, 2024] –Glacier National Park has announced plans for construction areas during the 2024 spring and summer […]
Apr 1, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Custer Gallatin Urges Visitors to Adhere to Regulations and Food Storage Order When Target Shooting
Bozeman, MT, April 1, 2024— As the winter season comes to an end and the weather starts to warm up, […]
Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
New elk harvest record set by Wyoming hunters
CHEYENNE – Wyoming hunters had one of the most successful elk hunting seasons on record in 2023-24, with nearly a […]
Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
2023 elk harvest in Idaho the lowest in a decade
From Idaho Fish and Game For the first time since 2013, statewide elk harvest came in below 20,000. It didn’t […]
Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION NEW UM STUDY REVEALS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF FIRE SUPPRESSION
MISSOULA – The escalation of extreme wildfires globally has prompted a critical examination of wildfire management strategies. A new study from […]
Mar 25, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Manhattan sharpshooter qualifies for second event at 2024 Olympics
Story by Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato FORT MOORE — U.S. Army Sergeants Ivan Roe and Sagen Maddalena qualified for the […]
Mar 24, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
1 killed in California mountain lion attack
Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Statement on NPS and USFWS final EIS for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades
Today, the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that […]
Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Novel parasite detected in trout at three Oregon fish hatcheries
CORVALLIS, Ore.—ODFW’s fish health lab has detected a novel parasite in sick rainbow trout that were raised at Klamath Falls, […]
Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 8-22
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s annual fur auction will be held online in 2024. This year’s auction of […]
Mar 21, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
F&G Director responds to legal decision regarding wolf trapping and grizzly bears
A March 19, 2024 federal court decision will change wolf trapping seasons in some regions of Idaho based on their […]
Mar 19, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Angler snags world-record paddlefish
by: Jill Pritchard The 2024 paddlefish snagging season is off to a great start after an angler reeled in a […]
Mar 18, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
1 convicted after trying to salvage Ennis bighorn in Idaho
On March 1, 2024, an Idaho resident was sentenced in a Kootenai County court for the unlawful possession of a […]
Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
James Bond actor fined $500 for walking off Yellowstone boardwalk
Pierce Brosnan, 70, of Malibu, California, was fined $500, and required to pay a $1,000 community service payment to the […]
Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Flathead Resource Advisory Committee accepting proposals for 2024
Kalispell, Montana, March 11, 2024— The Flathead National Forest on behalf of the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee, is now accepting new project […]
Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Custer Gallatin National Forest Recognized at the Golden Pinecone Awards
Bozeman, MT, March 11, 2024— The Custer Gallatin Bear Aware Program has received recognition at the second annual Golden Pinecone […]
Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Yellowstone National Park Announces First Grizzly Bear Sighting of 2024
On March 3, visitors skiing on the Specimen Ridge Trail in the north-central part of the park observed the first […]
Mar 14, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
BLM proposes stronger greater sage-grouse conservation plans
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on […]
Mar 13, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Avalanche kills 1 in Ravalli County
Ravalli County Sheriff – Coroner Steve Holton confirmed that there was a fatality associated with an avalanche in the southern […]
Mar 12, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting
WASHINGTON – A Montana man pleaded guilty today to two felony wildlife crimes – a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act […]
Mar 7, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
Public comment open on proposed Yellowstone AIS measures
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park seeks public comment on proposed measures to help stop the spread of […]
Mar 7, 2024 · Moosetrack Megan
GNP Announces 2023 Visitation Data
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 6, 2024] – Glacier National Park was in the top 15 most visited national parks in 2023, […]