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
Deep Dive: Outdoor Lab part one, watermelon snow and bumble bee detectives
Daily Inter Lake reporter Hailey Smalley talks with host Taylor Inman about the first of her two stories in her Outdoor Lab series - snow algae at Logan Pass and a bumble bee survey in an alpine meadow.
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Outdoor lab: Glacier bumble bee study explores population declines
Increasing summer temperatures, drought, disease, land use changes and insecticides have all been blamed for the precipitous decline in western bumble bees and other pollinating insects.
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Wildlife commission cans petition to require hunters carry bear spray
TBD
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Outdoor lab: Researchers tap into Glacier's snowfields to uncover mystery of colorful algae
On a sunlit afternoon in early July, Logan Pass bustled with all the energy typical of summertime in Glacier National Park.
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Kalispell Chamber backs initiative requiring nonpartisan judicial elections, pans campaign to limit political spending
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is wading deep into the political eddies surrounding two ballot initiatives, vouching for nonpartisan judicial elections while eschewing calls to limit spending in political campaigns.
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Flathead Republicans select Caltabiano as new committee chair
A cohort of newcomers seized control over the Flathead County Republican Central Committee at a Sept. 17 convention, following months of strife between the local GOP group's old and new guards.
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Flathead Republicans select Caltabiano as new committee chair
A cohort of newcomers seized control over the Flathead County Republican Central Committee at a Sept. 17 convention, following months of strife between the local GOP group's old and new guards.
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Alme promises 'big steps' toward affordability at Kalispell campaign stop
Republican senatorial candidate Kurt Alme was all business at a campaign event in Kalispell on Monday during which he accepted an endorsement from the U.S Chamber of Commerce.
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Gianforte highlights cleanup at Columbia Falls Superfund site with EPA chief
Remediation of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund Site will likely wrap up by 2029, mere years after cleanup efforts began on one of Montana’s most polluted post-industrial sites.
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Rare zoonotic disease found in East Glacier beaver
A beaver in Glacier National Park tested positive for a rare but serious zoonotic disease known as tularemia.
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Forest greenlights timber sale on east side of Hungry Horse Reservoir
The Dry Riverside Project aims to improve forest resiliency and reduce fuels through 3,726 acres of commercial treatments, 2,370 acres of prescribed burns and 1,313 acres of other noncommercial treatments.
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Chamber candidate forum examines balance between tax reforms, local infrastructure needs
Taxes were top of mind at a legislative candidate forum Tuesday hosted by the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.
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State looks to add 13,000 acres to Cabinet Mountains conservation easement
State officials initiated the second and final phase of a major conservation easement in the Cabinet Mountains on Aug. 28.
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