Aug 31, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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. […]
Aug 31, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 31, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 29, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 29, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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? […]
Aug 29, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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, […]
Aug 29, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 29, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 24, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 24, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 24, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 24, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 23, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 22, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 21, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 16, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 11, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 11, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 11, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 11, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 8, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 8, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
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 […]
Aug 4, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Hard-sided Only Camping at Rattin and Sheridan Campgrounds due to Bear Activity
Red Lodge, MT, August 1, 2023—Starting August 1, 2023 until rescinded, only hard-sided campers will be allowed at the Rattin […]
Aug 4, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Nonnative brook trout discovered in Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park; Native fish restoration project resumes to remove nonnatives
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park, in coordination with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Custer Gallatin National Forest, […]
Aug 4, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Final Decision for Buffalo Creek Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Conservation Project Released
Gardiner, MT (August 3, 2023) – The Custer Gallatin National Forest today released the Final Decision for the Buffalo Creek Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout […]
Aug 4, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Flathead National Forest Fire Update for August 3, 2023
alispell, MT, August 3, 2023 — As hot and dry weather conditions continue, firefighters continue working to contain several fires on […]
Aug 1, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
NWTF and USDA Forest Service Collaborate to Tackle Wildfire Crisis in Montana
EDGEFIELD, S.C.—The National Wild Turkey Federation has teamed up with the USDA Forest Service in Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest to […]
Aug 1, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Hard-sided Only Camping at Rattin and Sheridan Campgrounds due to Bear Activity
Red Lodge, MT, August 1, 2023—Starting August 1, 2023 until rescinded, only hard-sided campers will be allowed at the Rattin […]
Aug 1, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Fire restrictions in place in Wheatland County
BILLINGS – Wheatland County entered Stage 1 fire restrictions last week. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks follows the county’s lead […]
Jul 28, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
New small and remote wildland fire in Yellowstone National Park;
A visitor to Yellowstone National Park spotted the remote Hitching Post Fire about 5.5 miles south of the park’s Northeast Entrance Road and .5 miles east of the Lamar River Trail in […]
Jul 26, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Stage I Fire Restrictions Going into Effect in NW Montana
Kalispell, MT, July 26, 2023 — Interagency fire managers are implementing Stage I Fire Restrictions that will go into effect […]
Jul 26, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
First confirmed 2023 wildland fire in Yellowstone National Park; Parkwide fire danger is now HIGH
On July 22, the first confirmed wildland fire of the season in Yellowstone National Park was detected by a visitor. […]
Jul 26, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Yellowstone announces lottery for 2023-2024 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2023-2024 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile […]
Jul 25, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Forest Moves to VERY HIGH Fire Danger
Hamilton, MT, July 24 — Hot, dry conditions continue to dry fuels out, prompting the Bitterroot National Forest to raise fire danger […]
Jul 21, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Grizzly euthanized in Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [July 21, 2023] – Glacier National Park officials, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, euthanized […]
Jul 21, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Zinke Legislation to Defund, Block Glacier Park Vehicle Reservation System Advances to House Floor
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved Congressman Ryan Zinke’s legislation to defund and block the vehicle reservation […]
Jul 21, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Warm water prompts hoot-owl restrictions on portions of Big Hole, Ruby rivers
BOZEMAN – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is advising anglers that portions of the Ruby and lower Big Hole rivers are […]
Jul 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
15 acre wildfire reported northwest of Seeley Lake
Fire Situation: The 15-acre Colt Fire is burning in dense timber with heavy dead and down fuels northwest of Colt […]
Jul 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Governor Gianforte: Montana Prepared To Manage Grizzly Bear
CHOTEAU, Mont. – In Teton County, Governor Greg Gianforte today emphasized the state’s preparedness to manage the grizzly bear in […]
Jul 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Vehicle access has re-opened at the Bighorn River access, boat ramp remains closed
BILLINGS – A partial closure that was in place at Manuel Lisa Fishing Access Site (FAS) on the Bighorn River has been lifted. Motorized access […]
Jul 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Black Jaw Flies Make Their Fort Peck Debut!
Gary Rueb from Plentywood retired last winter. Looking for something to do he decided to start tying his own salmon […]
Jul 20, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Cliff diver missing on Lake Koocanusa
At approximately 8:07 pm on July 19, 2023, Eureka Area Dispatch received a call that a male had jumped off […]
Jul 19, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Grizzly euthanized at Hungry Horse reservoir
KALISPELL — A grizzly bear was captured and euthanized after several conflicts with people along Hungry Horse Reservoir in Flathead […]
Jul 12, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $185 Million for Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience as Part of the Investing in America Agenda
MISSOULA, Mont. — During a visit to Montana today, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau announced a $185 million investment […]
Jul 12, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Moose Sighting in Helena
HELENA, Mont. – The City of Helena Police Department has confirmed a moose sighting in town. The moose has been seen in the empty […]
Jul 12, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Lewis and Clark Public Health remind public about harmful algal blooms
Lewis and Clark Public Health: As Montanans and visitors head to local ponds, lakes and reservoirs for summer fun, public […]
Jul 12, 2023 · Moosetrack Megan
Benson leads Kootenai National Forest
In honor of National Forest Week, Montana Tech is featuring alumni who help keep our national forests up and running. […]