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
State to target non-native trout in Bull River drainage
State wildlife officials plan to revamp invasive fish suppression efforts on the East Fork Bull River to combat a so-called “hotspot of hybridization” threatening native westslope cutthroat and bull trout populations.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
Osprey monitoring project takes flight in Northwest Montana
There was definitely a bird in the old osprey nest above Old Steel Bridge. Jess Garby could see the arc of a small round head peeking over the tangle of sticks, backlit by the morning sun.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
Biologist reels in 36-year career with tribal fisheries program
Fisheries biologist Barry Hansen, 74, watched from a few feet away, arms crossed. He’s seen this same process unfold hundreds of thousands of times, but he can’t keep the pride from his voice as he holds up the finished product a few moments later.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO
State biologists seek answers to rut in South Fork elk numbers
When Franz Ingelfinger took over as the Kalispell area biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks four years ago, he kept hearing the same suggestion from hunters and outfitters: Check out what’s happening in the South Fork Flathead River drainage.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 HOUR, 7 MINUTES AGO
Osprey monitoring project takes flight in Northwest Montana
There was definitely a bird in the old osprey nest above Old Steel Bridge. Jess Garby could see the arc of a small round head peeking over the tangle of sticks, backlit by the morning sun.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 DAY AGO
Thinning project on Big Mountain moves forward
Flathead National Forest approved a 200-acre fuels reduction project that may disrupt access to some trails on Big Mountain this summer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 DAY, 1 HOUR AGO
Warm winter challenges regional timber industry
Soaring winter temperatures. An atmospheric river that washed out bridges and roads. A massive windstorm that scattered trees like pick-up sticks.
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 3 DAYS AGO
Osprey monitoring project takes flight in Northwest Montana
There was definitely a bird in the old osprey nest above Old Steel Bridge. Jess Garby could see the arc of a small round head peeking over the tangle of sticks, backlit by the morning sun.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Forest clears timber project near Blacktail Mountain
TBD
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Warm winter challenges regional timber industry
Soaring winter temperatures. An atmospheric river that washed out bridges and roads. A massive windstorm that scattered trees like pick-up sticks.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 DAYS AGO
Warm winter challenges Northwest Montana timber industry
Soaring winter temperatures. An atmospheric river that washed out bridges and roads. A massive windstorm that scattered trees like pick-up sticks.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Swan Lake residents propose extending no wake zone
The shoreline of Don Smith’s property was once a refuge.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
State to target non-native trout in Bull River drainage
State wildlife officials plan to revamp invasive fish suppression efforts on the East Fork Bull River to combat a so-called “hotspot of hybridization” threatening native westslope cutthroat and bull trout populations.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 1 HOUR AGO
Federal court denies efforts to loosen Lake Koocanusa selenium standards
The April 9 ruling upholds the lake-specific standard of 0.8 micrograms of selenium per liter of water...
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 18 HOURS AGO