The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes announced last Tuesday evening they have declared an “invasive species emergency” on the Flathead Indian Reservation in response to invasive mussels detected in Central Montana last month.
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Montana’s susceptibility to invasive mussels has rattled policymakers across the state, and despite a tight budget, boosting the state’s invasive species programs appears to have gained bipartisan traction.
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Last month continued to pile on to Glacier National Park’s record-breaking year, with more visitors entering the park than any November in the last three decades.
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Montana Attorney General Tim Fox on Nov. 29 joined 16 other states in a federal lawsuit challenging new endangered species regulations they say exceed federal wildlife agencies’ rule-making authority.
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Montana’s outdoor recreation industry is frequently cited as a top economic driver in the state, but aside from a scattering of privately funded studies and location-specific economic impact reports, the sector’s full scope remains largely unknown.
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