Daily Inter Lake
POLITICS AND NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTER
Hailey Smalley covers politics and natural resources for the Daily Inter Lake. Her reporting examines how government decisions and environmental issues affect communities across Northwest Montana. Smalley has reported on wildfire concerns, wildlife research and the impact of federal policy on local residents and public lands. Her work translates complex policy and scientific topics into accessible reporting for readers. She focuses on stories that shape the region’s future and the communities that depend on its land and resources.
IMPACT: Hailey’s work helps readers understand how policy and environmental decisions affect Montana’s land, wildlife and communities.
ARTICLES BY HAILEY SMALLEY
Northwest Montana groups threaten new lawsuit in years-long legal battle over logging roads
Local environmental groups are threatening to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife for "fail[ing] to rationally consider the impacts" of logging roads on endangered species, further entrenching the federal agencies in a legal battle that has already spanned eight years and three lawsuits.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
Microscopic mussel shell prompts heightened invasive species monitoring on Whitefish Lake
Officials fished a scrap of shell from an invasive mussel larva out of Whitefish Lake over the summer, though the intensive follow-up investigation has yet to surface more signs of the non-native bivalves.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
New angling regs aimed at protecting bull trout
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
NW Montana groups threaten new lawsuit in years-long legal battle over logging roads
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
Microscopic mussel shell prompts heightened invasive species monitoring on Whitefish Lake
Officials fished a scrap of shell from an invasive mussel larva out of Whitefish Lake over the summer, though the intensive follow-up investigation has yet to surface more signs of the non-native bivalves.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 5 HOURS AGO
Forstag flips western congressional district amid wave of blue votes
The blue wave left its mark on Montana Tuesday, as Democratic candidate Sam Forstag clinched victory in the western congressional district and his party made gains in the statehouse.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 5 HOURS AGO
Forstag flips western congressional district amid wave of blue votes
The blue wave left its mark on Montana Tuesday, as Democratic candidate Sam Forstag clinched victory in the western congressional district and his party made gains in the statehouse.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 5 HOURS AGO
Local Republicans enter election night in high spirits, despite close congressional race
TBD
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO
Northwest Montana groups threaten new lawsuit in years-long legal battle over logging roads
Local environmental groups are threatening to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife for "fail[ing] to rationally consider the impacts" of logging roads on endangered species, further entrenching the federal agencies in a legal battle that has already spanned eight years and three lawsuits.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO
Northwest Montana Republicans enter election night in high spirits, despite close congressional race
Spirits were high at Republican Congressional candidate Aaron Flint's election night watch party, despite projections of a long night waiting on results.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO
Microscopic mussel shell prompts heightened invasive species monitoring on Whitefish Lake
Officials fished a scrap of shell from an invasive mussel larva out of Whitefish Lake over the summer, though the intensive follow-up investigation has yet to surface more signs of the non-native bivalves.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 1 DAY AGO
Northwest Montana groups threaten new lawsuit in years-long legal battle over logging roads
Local environmental groups are threatening to sue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife for "fail[ing] to rationally consider the impacts" of logging roads on endangered species, further entrenching the federal agencies in a legal battle that has already spanned eight years and three lawsuits.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 3 DAYS AGO
State Wildlife Commission rejects no-wake zone proposal on Swan Lake as too specific, advocates for wider approach
A citizen petition to expand the no-wake zone on Swan Lake failed to pass muster during October's meeting of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission, but the grassroots effort could still have ripple effects for waterbodies throughout the region as regulators wrangle with new boating technologies.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO
Independent Seth Bodnar courts 'politically homeless' voters in Senate race's final stretch
Standing in front of the fireplace at the Montana Taphouse in Whitefish, independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar regaled patrons with the story of the first operation he commanded as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 6 DAYS AGO
