KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is initiating public scoping on a potential purchase of a conservation easement in Flathead […]

0000000000000030 First year of research to focus on areas in west-central Montana  MISSOULA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks researchers are […]

Stay safe at home and on the trails BILLINGS – Spring in Montana means the return of outdoor recreation, greenery and […]

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 5, 2023] – Glacier National Park staff are gearing up for the season and while full park operations are […]

BOZEMAN, Mont., May 5, 2023 – After a couple of months of above normal precipitation across most of Montana, active weather […]

Project improves public and firefighter safety and reduces likelihood of landscape scale wildfire Missoula, MT, May 5, 2023—Today, the Missoula […]

West Yellowstone, MT- May 2, 2023 – The Hegben Lake Ranger District will delay opening some roads as scheduled on May […]

Upsata, Harpers and Browns Lakes experience different levels of winterkill MISSOULA — Several Blackfoot Valley lakes experienced a winterkill event this […]

Missoula, Montana — The Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation (SBFC) was awarded the National Wilderness Stewardship Organization of the Year at […]

Missoula, Mont. (May 1, 2023) – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced investments of more than $36 million in nearly 100 projects to […]

On Sunday, May 7, the Sun River Watershed Group (SRWG) and Montana Wildlife Federation (MWF) will lead the second annual […]

HARLOWTON, Mont. – April 25, 2023— Improvements are coming to the Big Snowy Mountains this summer.  From July through early […]

HELENA, Mont. – At the Sieben Ranch Block Management Area, Governor Greg Gianforte today signed a bill to double the […]

From the Center for Biological Diversity MISSOULA, Mont.— A federal judge today halted logging and road construction for the large Knotty Pine […]

MISSOULA – One hot Saturday morning in early August, University of Montana law students Henry Charpentier and Lukas Vining cast out […]

HELENA– Five individuals and families will be honored with 2023 Montana Watershed and Wetland Stewardship Awards by the Montana Watershed […]

Kalispell, Montana, April 19, 2023— The Flathead National Forest on behalf of the Flathead County Resource Advisory Committee, has rescheduled a […]

State health officials are asking the public to be cautious and take steps to prevent exposure to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) […]

Helena, Mont. –  On Friday April 14, 2023, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a Rosebud County […]

HELENA—The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing to list the middle segment of the Gallatin River, from Yellowstone National Park to Spanish Creek, […]

Malta – Melting snow and recent rain has swelled the Milk River over its banks at several locations along the […]

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 21, 2023, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open […]

Good afternoon, Montanans (and visitors!) and welcome to mud season! Roads and trails on the B-D are a sloppy, soupy, […]

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel spring 2023 opening has been delayed until the wastewater […]

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has growing concern over the potential impact of this year’s severe winter on both […]

(COLUMBIA FALLS, MT) – Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke called on the National Park Service to open an investigation into […]

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation has named Clifford Kipp as the non-profit’s next Executive Director. Kipp joins the Foundation after […]

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) announces 2023 River Ambassador and River Recreation/Citizen Scientist volunteer program trainings ahead of float season to enhance river […]

BOZEMAN, MT (April 7, 2023)— The Custer Gallatin National Forest today announced a 30-day public scoping period to start the […]

Fire Science Expert to Speak at UM – There are three ingredients needed for fire: fuel to burn, hot and dry conditions, […]

Kalispell, MT, April 3, 2023 — The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct spring prescribed fire projects when weather, fuel conditions, and […]

MISSOULA – Austin Hagwood, a creative writing graduate student at the University of Montana, spent five seasons staffing fire lookouts in […]

U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) reintroduced the “Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023.” This […]

BILLINGS, Mont. ─ The Contractor selected to complete the Fresno Dam Safety Modifications, NW Construction, plans to begin mobilization activities the […]

HELENA, Mont. — A seasonal firearm restriction on a parcel of State Trust Land in Gallatin County will go into […]

Have you delayed wildlife viewing at Freezout Lake this spring in hopes of higher geese and swan numbers? Now’s the […]

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke questioned senior officials at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), […]

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 30, 2023] – August 2023 advance vehicle reservations for all areas of Glacier National Park become […]

BILLINGS, Mont. ─ Reclamation announces the release of the St. Mary Diversion Dam Replacement Project’s Draft Environmental Assessment (EA). The St. […]

The number of geese migrating through the Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area on Friday was estimated to be 15,000. That […]

From the Office of Senator Jon Tester  U.S. Senator Jon Tester this week pressed U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore […]

MISSOULA, MONTANA MARCH 21, 2023 — Department of Agriculture Secretary Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the U.S. Department […]

Red Lodge, MT – March 23, 2023 –The Beartooth Ranger District, Custer Gallatin National Forest is accepting appointments for 15 Personal Use Post […]

Mules at UM to Promote Summer Programming – The U.S. Forest Service Northern Region Pack Train of mules will stroll onto the University of Montana […]

Bozeman, MT (March 24, 2023) — Hyalite Canyon Recreation Corridor is slated for its annual spring closure, starting April 1 through May […]

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park recently awarded an approximately $118 million construction contract to replace the structurally deficient Yellowstone River […]

HELENA, Mont. – In response to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland’s recent order related to bison management, Governor Greg Gianforte today blasted the […]

Bozeman, MT, March 20, 2023 – The Custer Gallatin National Forest is looking for volunteers to serve on one of our two […]

Editor’s Note: This story contains mild spoilers for Season 1 of HBO’s “The Climb.” BOZEMAN – Brad Burns assumed the […]

Bozeman, MT- March 20, 2023 – Kathy Minor, Custer Gallatin Deputy Forest Supervisor has accepted a temporary assignment to the Shoshone National […]