Big snows boost holidays at ski areas
Back-to-back snowstorms kicked off a solid holiday season for the Flathead Valley’s two ski areas.
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Fish experts provide look at South Fork bull trout
Sitting in his office at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, regional fisheries manager Mark Deleray pulls up a map of the state’s waterways. It contains a smattering of green outlines, the largest of which covers the South Fork of the Flathead River and its wilderness tributaries.
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Winds cut power to wide area
Wild winds Tuesday night and Wednesday morning brought trees down that crushed two Kalispell vehicles and cut power to thousands of people across Northwest Montana.
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Council meeting Monday in Evergreen
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council will hold a public meeting in Evergreen Monday to solicit input on a draft of its seventh 20-year power plan for four states in the Pacific Northwest.
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At 11, girl takes her first deer
Despite some jitters on her first two days, Sydney Rooney of the Foothill Road area became one of the first new hunters to take advantage of a 2015 law allowing “apprentice hunters” aged 10 or older to participate in one of Montana’s oldest traditions.
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Agency studies status of rare Glacier insects
Two stoneflies found in high-elevation coldwater streams in and near Glacier National Park are being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Trails open, but be careful in burn areas
Some fire-related trail closures on the Spotted Bear Ranger District were lifted early this week, but officials with Flathead National Forest urge visitors to check conditions before venturing into the woods.
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'406' to be state's lone area code until 2022
Montanans can hang on to “406” as their sole area code for a little bit longer.
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State issues citation over CFAC cleanup
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. and Calbag, the company hired for initial cleanup of the proposed Superfund site, have been cited by the state’s environmental agency for moving potentially hazardous material on the property without permission.
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Fire boss leads an elite team
Sitting behind his desk at the regional state land office in Kalispell, Greg Poncin doesn’t quite come across as a hardened wildland firefighter.
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Sheriff gets OK for jail plan
On Monday the Flathead County commissioners unanimously granted Sheriff Chuck Curry the authority to begin sending inmates from the Kalispell juvenile detention facility to Missoula County to free up space at the overcrowded Flathead County Detention Center.
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Forest officials look at salvage timber sales
Nearly 100,000 acres within the Flathead National Forest burned this summer, and resource managers with the forest are eyeing potential salvage sales in two of the largest burn areas.
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DROUGHT IMPACTS
Autumn rain is finally falling in parched Northwest Montana, but streamflows are at or near historic lows this week and the Flathead Valley’s total precipitation this year is nearly 6 inches below normal.
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Chasing the history of the Flathead Lake Monster
Since it was first sighted by a steamboat captain and about 100 passengers in 1889, the Flathead Lake Monster has become a part of the culture of Flathead Lake, and has inspired monster hunts, nationally televised documentaries and even a brand of huckleberry soda.
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Bigfoot believers share stories at Hot Springs
Bigfoot is real.
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Walleyes found in Swan Lake
Walleyes have been illegally introduced into Swan Lake, prompting fears by state officials that a population of the invasive species could establish itself in the popular fishing spot.
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Former forest leaders back lease cancellation
In an Oct. 19 letter, 19 former U.S. Forest Service leaders asked Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to cancel all oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area east of Glacier National Park.
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U.S. pushes for new lumber deal
Following the Oct. 12 expiration of a major trade agreement between the United States and Canada, American timber companies are pushing for a new deal that will limit the flow of cheap lumber into the states from their neighbors to the north.
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Hunters: Be careful with warming fires
Those crunchy leaves underfoot in the woods aren’t just a nuisance for scaring off game.
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Young grizzly bear killed on U.S. 93
A male grizzly bear cub was struck and killed on U.S. 93 near Ronan at Crow Creek last week.
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Sheep Fire still smoking high up in wilderness area
Smoke from the Sheep Fire, still smoldering south of Essex, was visible from the Flathead Valley on Friday, but forest officials monitoring the situation said it was mostly just from minor, isolated fire activity at higher elevations.
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Schweitzer makes pitch for energy independence in new book
Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is once again crisscrossing the Treasure State, but instead of campaigning, he’s promoting his first book, “Power Up.energy.”
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Grizzly security deal will allow resumption of logging work
Grizzly security deal will allow resumption of logging work
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Election race develops in House District 3
The 2016 elections for the Montana Legislature are still more than a year off, but the only Democrat planning to keep his seat in Northwest Montana already has a challenger.
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State Sen. Taylor won't run for re-election
State Sen. Janna Taylor, a Dayton Republican, announced today that she will not seek another term.
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Visitor surge slows in Glacier Park Park still on pace for record year
Glacier National Park is 91,014 visitors short of setting a new annual attendance record, but still on pace to break it by year’s end, according to preliminary visitation data released Tuesday by the National Park Service.
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Visitor surge slows in Glacier Park
Glacier National Park is 91,014 visitors short of setting a new annual attendance record, but still on pace to break it by year’s end, according to preliminary visitation data released Tuesday by the National Park Service.
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Bear killed near Olney after attack
A bear is dead after attacking a man near Olney on Saturday, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Flathead County dispatch center.
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Cold front to bring wind switch
The National Weather Service is forecasting a chilly weekend, with a wind advisory in effect through tonight as an Arctic cold front ushers in powerful east-to-west winds and freezing overnight temperatures.
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Going-to-the-Sun Road's east side to close
Motorists hoping to traverse the full 50 miles of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road had better do so soon. Sunday, Oct. 4, is the last day for vehicle traffic east of Logan Pass to the St. Mary Campground.
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Girl suffers minor injury when struck by vehicle
A 14-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in front of St. Matthew’s School in Kalispell Thursday morning, apparently after jogging out in front of traffic.
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Panel wants dam deal examined
The Montana Public Service Commission on Thursday requested a rehearing on the relicensing of the Salish Kootenai Dam to Energy Keepers Inc. and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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Woman attacked by black bear dies
An elderly woman died Thursday from injuries sustained when a black bear attacked her in her home near Ashley Lake on Sunday.
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Bull-trout plan called inadequate
More than 15 years in the making, the final recovery plan for bull trout was released Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, although some environmentalists and biologists in Montana say it still falls short of providing an avenue to recover the threatened species.
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Land and Water Fund goes dormant overnight
For the first time in 50 years since its passage, Congress has not reauthorized the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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Increased fire activity, smoke from Kootenai
The Kootenai National Forest ordered a Type I hotshot crew to help knock down wildfires near the Idaho border on Tuesday.
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Jean A. Turnage remembered as effective statesman
Jean A. Turnage, a former chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court and long-serving Republican leader in the state Senate, died Sunday at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan.
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Smoky skies may return to Flathead
Despite the decline in Northwest Montana’s wildfire activity in the past few weeks, the Flathead Valley could be in for smoky conditions today as fire activity further west appeared to pick up Monday.
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Scientist works to develop lake model
POLSON — As the days shorten and the temperatures drop, Flathead Lake is beginning its fall “turnover,” an annual process in which cold, dense water begins mixing nutrients into the more biologically active layer of warm water on top as lake temperatures even out.
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Alliance cites fears of federal tribal policy
The Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell was the site of a controversial group’s annual conference on federal Indian policy on Saturday, as well as a protest accusing the organization of bringing a campaign of racism to Northwest Montana.
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Park usage proposal riles North Fork neighbors
The North Fork community got fired up over the past week over rumors that Polebridge Mercantile owner Will Hammerquist proposed to lease a Flathead County park. The proposal has since been rescinded.
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Flowers, forbs, fauna to follow fires
A week after an inch of rain finally put the brakes on the fast-spreading Bear Creek and Trail Creek fires on Flathead National Forest, broad swaths of the forest looked like a blighted moonscape — charred, limbless snags rising from the blackened ground that was pockmarked by stump holes where …
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Benefit planned for injured climber
Nearly three months after Jack Beard’s near-fatal tumble in Glacier National Park, a family-friendly event Sept. 26 is being staged to raise money for the well-known climber’s recovery.
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After the fires, massive cleanup underway
A long-awaited slowdown on the Bear Creek and Trail Creek fires has finally allowed Flathead National Forest workers to begin the monumental task of rehabilitating backcountry trails in the Spotted Bear Ranger District.
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Most fire restrictions removed
With the exception of Flathead County, all fire restrictions in Northwest Montana have been lifted after the Labor Day weekend brought drenching rains and a drop in temperatures.
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Glacier still on record pace for visitors
Visitation took a hit from the vista-obscuring smoke that drifted through Glacier National Park last month, yet the park’s latest statistics still put it on pace to surpass the record 2.3 million visitors last year.
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Kalispell man works to make new trail system a reality
Since becoming a nonprofit 10 years ago, the organization behind the trail system that will connect Herron Park and Foy’s Lake with Blacktail Mountain is nearing completion of its goal.
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'A lot of that land is burnt to black toast'
Nearly 100,000 acres have burned this summer in the Flathead National Forest’s Spotted Bear Ranger District, and the resulting land closures are taking a heavy toll on outfitters whose livelihoods depend on late summer and early fall access to the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
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New park OK'd north of Waterton
A new provincial park will be established next to Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, the government announced on Friday, adding another 250,000 acres to the Crown of the Continent’s protected areas.
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Forest eases limits
The rainy Labor Day weekend is coming with a silver lining, as Glacier National Park and the Flathead National Forest have rolled back some campfire restrictions, and some southern portions of the wilderness have reopened to the public.
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Area bow hunters will have to maneuver around fire closures
As massive wildfires continue to burn throughout Northwest Montana, hunters getting a jump on the upcoming bow season may have to alter their plans due to fire-related closures.
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Flathead Valley endures driest summer ever
After three months of intensely hot, dry weather, summer 2015 has gone down as the driest in the Flathead Valley’s history.
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New director waited years for lake job to open
While interviewing for his new job as the director of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, freshwater ecologist Jim Elser was asked by one of the staff members why he wanted the job.
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Fires making history
With wildfires this summer having covered more than 144,000 acres in Northwest Montana — including more than a dozen separate fires of more than a thousand acres each — top fire officials battling the rapidly growing blazes are unanimously predicting this year will be one for the history books.
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Woman planning thousands of cookies for firefighters
With multiple wildfires burning across Northwest Montana, hundreds of firefighters have been working overtime at the front lines to get them under control.
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Zinke calls for timber work
The day after a fast-growing fire forced the evacuation of Essex residents from their homes, Montana’s lone congressman on Friday visited the fire team’s camp at the West Glacier koa.
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Marston Fire heads toward North Fork
The Marston Fire burning north of Dickey Lake near Fortine gained an estimated 800 acres Friday, pushing northeast toward Whale and Trail Creeks in the North Fork of the Flathead River.
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Sheep Fire set up for big gains
The Sheep Fire at the southern edge of Glacier National Park has roughly tripled its size in three days, and following the evacuation of Essex Thursday, officials with the fire team say today will be a critical test for firefighting efforts as powerful winds are forecast to sweep through the …
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Part of U.S. 2 closed as fire reaches ridge
In the face of the growing Sheep Fire, evacuation orders went out Thursday afternoon for the Essex area on the southern edge of Glacier National Park.
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Fire crews take the train
With thick smoke impeding visibility and foiling aircraft operations over the past couple of days, BNSF Railway trains have been shuttling fire crews and heavy equipment into the Sheep Fire at the southern edge of Glacier National Park.
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Youths pull together for corps work
Eight weeks of fixing trails, pulling weeds, planting trees and learning other natural resource management skills isn’t how every high schooler spends his or her summer
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Bear Creek Fire gains 8,000 acres
The Bear Creek Fire added over 8,000 acres over the past couple days as smoke-filled skies and temperature inversions allowed it to grow steadily under the radar, to an estimated 28,700 acres in the Flathead National Forest.
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Fires cover 70,000 acres
So far this summer, fires across Northwest Montana have burned more than 70,000 acres, with suppression costs totaling over $21 million.
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Departing director reflects on a life studying Flathead Lake
Reflecting on a 35-year career at the Flathead Lake Biological Station, Director Jack Stanford gave his last annual State of the Lake address to the Flathead Lakers last week.
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Smoke grounds fire helicopters
Thick smoke in Northwest Montana helped dampen fire growth on what had been predicted as a critical fire day.
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Fire advance limited despite changing winds
Despite a cold front pushing strong winds over the Sheep Fire burning about two miles south of Essex, the flame front had not advanced significantly since it forced the closure of U.S. 2 on Thursday at the southern edge of Glacier National Park.
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Fire near Spotted Bear roars from 465 to 17,755 acres
The Bear Creek Fire near Spotted Bear swept through about eight miles of forest, jumped the South Fork River and grew from 465 to 17,755 acres in just a few hours Thursday afternoon.
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Evacuation zone expanded in Noxon area
The Napoleon Fire on Thursday forced additional evacuations near the community of Noxon in the Kootenai National Forest, while pre-evacuation orders were given along a stretch of Montana 200 near the Idaho border.
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Weather Friday critical to fire situation
U.S. 2 along the southern boundary of Glacier National Park was closed at 3 p.m. Thursday as the Sheep Fire continued to push northeast from Flathead National Forest, south of Essex.
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Flathead Valley air 'very unhealthy'
Thursday was the Flathead Valley’s smokiest day in years, with school sports practices impacted, the mountains all but invisible and the sun bathing the region in an eerie light as it struggled to break through the haze.
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If you have to leave, what do you take?
With fires triggering evacuation and pre-evacuation notices, dozens of people face the prospect of leaving their homes behind, or else staying behind and risking their lives along with their houses.
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Essex on alert as fire grows near
A pre-evacuation notice is in effect for Essex and the surrounding area as increased activity on the Sheep Fire — burning about 2 miles due south of the community — was expected to pick up significantly Wednesday night and today.
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Fire prompts evacuations north of Noxon
The Napoleon Fire, burning an estimated 2,160 acres north of the towns of Noxon and Heron, prompted evacuations Wednesday along six miles of Montana 56.
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Fires stretch resources
Although cool temperatures over the weekend and on Monday helped slow the progress of the multitude of fires burning in Northwest Montana, fire managers are fighting for every available resource as drought, heat and lightning storms have scorched thousands of acres throughout the Northwestern United States.
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Bear Creek Fires growing in Bob Marshall Wilderness
Thunderstorms last week generated a profusion of fire starts in and around the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, and resource shortages have complicated the challenge of prioritizing firefighting efforts for the Spotted Bear Ranger District.
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Compact foe rallies crowd for campaign to fight water deal
After its defeat two years ago, the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes was finally passed by the Montana Legislature in April after becoming one of the 2015 session’s most controversial bills.
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Burned acreage soars: 55 fires now burning
As thunderstorms swept through Northwest Montana on Friday, wind, lightning and parched conditions created dozens of new fires while fanning the flames of existing ones.
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Fires near Trego take off up Mount Marston
As many as 26 new fires had been reported in the Kootenai National Forest area by Friday evening, with a previously reported pair of fires on Mount Marston erupting to cover 1,200 acres.
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Spotted Bear River fire balloons to 1,300 acres
A 10-acre lightning-caused wildfire just north of the Spotted Bear River roared to life Thursday afternoon and is now estimated at 1,300 acres.
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Lightning fire grows to 135 acres
A wildfire that began during a lightning storm Wednesday morning had expanded to 135 acres by Thursday afternoon.
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Lightning ignites a dozen new fires in Spotted Bear area
Flathead National Forest firefighters on the Spotted Bear Ranger District scrambled Wednesday to contain 12 new fires, several burning within a few miles of the remote ranger station.
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Many other fires flare across NW Montana
The Thompson Fire in Glacier Park notwithstanding, Tuesday was a fiery day throughout Northwest Montana.
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Jewel Basin Road reopens after fire
The Jewel Basin Road reopened Tuesday afternoon after Flathead National Forest officials temporarily closed the popular access road Monday morning to put out a small lightning-caused fire near Noisy Creek.
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EPA seeks deal with Glencore over CFAC
With a potential Superfund designation still on the table for the shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are negotiating with representatives from the company to guarantee cleanup of the contaminated site.
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Glacier fire costs over $10 million
Firefighting operations at the Reynolds Creek Fire in Glacier National Park are winding down, with ground, engine and helicopter crews departing to take a hard-earned, two-day rest before redeploying to new blazes flaring up in the Western United States.
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East side of Sun Road re-opens!
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Officials monitor Three Sisters Fire in Bob Marshall Wilderness
Fire managers with the Flathead National Forest are monitoring a 43-acre wildfire in the Bob Marshall Wilderness that was first spotted Tuesday near Three Sisters Creek, but are currently allowing the small blaze to run its natural course.
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Glacier visitation numbers strong
Despite the east side of Going-to-the-Sun Road’s ongoing closure due to the Reynolds Creek Fire, Glacier National Park is still on pace to break last year’s record visitation, according to a report released by the National Park Service on Thursday.
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Fire in Bob Marshall reaches 43 acres
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Glacier fire containment holding steady
The Reynolds Creek Fire, burning through nearly 4,000 acres on the east side of Glacier National Park, is holding steady at about two-thirds containment, and fire officials say that number likely won’t move up too much as crews continue to gain control over the blaze.
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State seeks info on poached bull moose near Kalispell
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for information regarding a bull moose that was shot and left alongside Orchard Ridge Road near Foys Canyon.
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Hot, dry weather challenges fire crews
Spot fires and continued burning up the Rose Creek and Baring Creek drainages on the east side of Glacier National Park brought the Reynolds Creek Fire’s total area up to 3,913 acres by Monday morning.
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Smoke prompts health alerts
While visitors to Glacier National Park might be cursing the Reynolds Creek Fire for hours-long delays along the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road, that wildfire isn’t to blame for the dense smoke obscuring the Flathead Valley over the past two days.
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Drought, heat put stress on huckleberry plants, grizzlies - and human pickers
Despite scattered showers over the past month, Northwest Montana’s huckleberry crop is feeling the effects of a notably dry, hot year that kicked off with a dismal snowpack followed by a record-breaking drought and heat wave.
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Reynolds fire alters views along Sun Road
ST. MARY — Officials are keeping mum on when the stretch of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road east of Logan Pass will be open, but when it is, the views will be considerably altered.
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Glacier Park visitors flock to reopened pass
After its weeklong closure to the public following the rapid spread of the Reynolds Creek Fire, Logan Pass opened early Wednesday morning to visitors who quickly filled the parking lot at the popular Glacier National Park destination.
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Glacier reopening Logan Pass on Wednesday
Glacier National Park plans to reopen Logan Pass to west-side traffic by 9 a.m. Wednesday, which also will give visitors access to the Highline and Hidden Lake trails.
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Rain, cooler weather help fire crews
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FIRE CAMP: 'You have everything... you need'
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Crew mops up Wild Horse Island fire
A five-acre wildland fire on the northwest shore of Wild Horse Island in Flathead Lake is under control after flaring up Wednesday afternoon from an unattended campfire.
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Wind is enemy as firefighters await chance to prevail
Heavy winds have continued to fan the flames of the Reynolds Creek Fire over the past three days, leaving firefighting crews little opportunity to establish any level of control over the approximately 5,000-acre blaze.
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Successful Poker Paddle raises $4,000
The Flathead Lakers’ first annual Poker Paddle, held Sunday at King’s Point, drew 150 canoeists, kayakers, stand-up paddle boarders and swimmers to the south end of the lake, raising $4,000 to fund field trips for local elementary students to visit the Flathead Lake Biological Station.
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Fire impacts business around the park
EAST GLACIER — As the Reynolds Creek Fire marched along on the far side of St. Mary Lake, the smoky haze over St. Mary progressively increased throughout Wednesday, matching the ever-cloudier moods of both visitors and employees in the town.
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Reynolds Creek Fire swells to more than 4,000 acres
ST. MARY — Powerful wind gusts rattled the glass walls of Glacier National Park’s St. Mary Visitor Center on Wednesday, propelling the Reynolds Creek Fire northeast along the edge of St. Mary Lake and fanning the flames over approximately 4,000 acres just one day after it was first reported.
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Weigh in on apprentice hunter program
Public comments for the state’s new apprentice hunter program are due at the end of the month.
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Comment period opens on Kootenai proposal
The Kootenai National Forest is accepting public comments on an “adaptive management” proposal examining 400,000 acres for potential forest health treatment.
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Wildlife biologist reflects on career
Chances are you don’t know her name, but if you’ve ever hunted state lands along the Thompson River Corridor, reeled in a fish from the streams of the Swan River State Forest or simply savored the natural beauty of the Bull River Valley, you ought to thank Gael Bissell.
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Forest tallies thousands of comments
More than 20,000 public comments were submitted to the Flathead National Forest on its draft revised forest plan along with a proposed grizzly bear conservation strategy including four other national forests in Western Montana.
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Run-in with coyote injures pet schnauzer
On Thursday evening, Marylin Young of Whitefish entered her house after tending to her three small goats to find her 16-year-old black schnauzer, Schotzie, cut open and crying on the bloodstained floor of her East Edgewood home.
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Comment deadline looms for bull trout plan
Monday is the final day to submit comments on the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft bull trout recovery implementation plan.
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Rally planned Saturday to protest bridge
Dave Hadden anticipates at least a hundred boats, kayaks and other watercraft will gather at Flathead Lake’s North Shore this weekend to protest the nearly complete bridge connecting Dockstader Island to the mainland.
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Dry counties get disaster designation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that 15 counties in Montana have been designated a primary natural disaster area after being given “extreme drought” status by the U.S. Drought Monitor last week.
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Smokejumpers: 75 years of airborne firefighters
On July 12, 1940, Rufus Robinson and Earl Cooley — fresh from their 12-day training in Seeley Lake — became the first firefighters to descend by parachute to a wildfire, marking the beginning of the U.S. Forest Service’s smokejumping program.
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Firefighters respond to 22 small fires over weekend
Thunderstorms and other sources of ignition over the weekend started a smattering of small fires across Northwest Montana with 22 wildfires reported, although only a few consumed more than a fraction of an acre.
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House approves forest bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would, in some cases, require groups and individuals to pay bonds before filing lawsuits against timber projects.
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Stream temperatures rise toward danger zone for fish
A welcome shower on Tuesday broke Kalispell’s 33-day rainless streak, but for Northwest Montana’s trout streams, it may not be enough to stave off fishing restrictions.
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Newest aquatic invader: goldfish
Quagga and zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and mysis shrimp are among the rapidly reproducing aquatic invaders that keep Montana’s natural resource managers up at night.
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Smoke rolls in from faraway fires
Kalispell residents looking east could see only the dim outline of the Swan Mountain range Wednesday as smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest spilled into the Flathead Valley — a trend expected to continue today.
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Blacktail paving job to start July 20
Potholes, washboarding and clouds of dust may soon be history on Blacktail Mountain Road — at least for the first five miles of the 14-mile route.
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Polson taps state fund to drill well
The city of Polson is installing a new well on the east side of town to meet increased drinking water demand.
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As heat rises, water use soars
Northwest Montana officially entered “severe drought” status on Thursday as local water districts are recording record demand while rivers and streams are flowing at rates normally seen at the end of summer.
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Electricity demand sets new highs
Extreme June weather generated spikes in consumption of electricity in Northwest Montana.
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High wind forecast to reverse direction
The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Northwest Montana from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today.
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Fire crews brace for wind today
Although there have been no new flare-ups in or around the Glacier Rim Fire north of Columbia Falls, fire officials are concerned about windy conditions today.
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Whitefish bans fireworks; Flathead County up next
During a special meeting Wednesday morning, the Whitefish City Council unanimously voted to ban the use of fireworks within city limits during the Fourth of July holiday.
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Crews let interior of fire burn itself out
Crews have gotten a handle on the Glacier Rim Fire, which hasn’t advanced since breaking the line Tuesday and burning five acres.
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Record June: 'A crazy, historic, hot month'
Propelled by the ongoing heat wave, last month wrapped up as Kalispell’s hottest June on record as well as the sixth-driest.
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Flathead County ready to ban fireworks
The Flathead County commissioners will decide Thursday whether to ban the use of fireworks in the county.
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Lake County may ban fireworks
Lake County appears poised to announce a fireworks ban today that would go into effect over the holiday weekend.
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Injured climber rescued in Glacier Park
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Celebration planned July 4 at Many Glacier
On July 4, 1915, Many Glacier Hotel opened for business in the northeast corner of Glacier National Park.
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Grand hotel stands test of time
A visitor’s first step into Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park is an experience in itself.
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Fire/fireworks dilemma
Record heat, dry spells and long-gone snowpack are making conditions unseasonably crispy — and ripe for fire — in and around the Flathead Valley.
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Fireworks laws vary across the valley
Fireworks are a time-honored tradition on the Fourth of July — and Northwest Montana is far from being an exception.
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Car upended in Kalispell collision
Kalispell police and fire departments responded Thursday morning to a crash near Glacier High School, where a Ford Escape struck and flipped on its side a Subaru that had attempted to take a left turn across traffic.
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Deadline nears for SuperTag lottery entry
The deadline for Montana’s SuperTag license lottery is approaching.
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Glacier's Highline Trail opens
Glacier National Park’s popular Highline Trail is now open, nearly a month ahead of last year’s opening.
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Hot and dry... and it's going to get worse
With the Flathead Valley continuing to break records for heat and a lack of precipitation, Flathead County, Glacier National Park and the Flathead National Forest bumped the fire danger up to “high” on Tuesday.
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Three survive plane crash at wilderness airstrip
Three people survived a plane crash Tuesday morning at the Schafer Meadows Airstrip in the Great Bear Wilderness Area.
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Open burning to close early
Officials are still investigating the cause of a wildfire Sunday afternoon next to Jewel Basin Road.
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Crews respond to wildfire
A roadside fire near the Jewel Basin on Sunday afternoon prompted quick response from multiple local agencies.
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Bill would help firefighter eligibility
A bill introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., would increase eligibility for Forest Service firefighters and other seasonal land management employees applying for full-time federal jobs.
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Dry weather sends fire danger upward
With little to no precipitation in the forecast, fire danger in Western Montana is approaching record levels for this time of year, according to state and federal trackers.
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Camp-raiding black bear euthanized
A 110-pound black bear was put down near Hungry Horse Reservoir on Monday after it was determined to be conditioned to human food.
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EPA studies Superfund listing for plant
Despite Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. launching preliminary cleanup work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with its proposal to add the site to the National Priorities List, which would give the agency oversight and final say over removing contamination.
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C.F. Aluminum works on waste disposal plan
Highly toxic hazardous wastes found in the old liners of aluminum reduction pots at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. are the subject of a disposal plan the company will submit to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.
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Resort ready to open for summer
Whitefish Mountain Resort is back in business this weekend.
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Full length of Sun Road opens Friday
Starting Friday, visitors to Glacier National Park will be able to drive the entire 50 miles of Going-to-the-Sun Road, the world-renowned scenic drive that cuts through the heart of the park’s glacier-hewn landscape.
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Lawyer spearheads water compact legal challenge
The fight over the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water compact is not over, according to a New York City lawyer who says he will spearhead a legal challenge to the compact as it heads through Congress.
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State switching wolf approach from monitoring to management
With gray wolves recovered in Northwest Montana, the state wildlife agency’s role has been moving from species monitoring to management, including hunting.
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40 years of bears
In 1976, University of Montana student Rick Mace walked into his adviser’s office to inquire about classes he needed for his bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology.
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CFAC unveils draft cleanup plan
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. has developed a draft work plan to address contamination at its former aluminum processing facility in Columbia Falls.
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Wildfires flare in dry conditions
Fire crews are mopping up a 15.5-acre wildfire near Wolf Creek in Lincoln County that broke out at approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Glacier Park welcomes 100 millionth visitor
With the sun shining Thursday on a bluebird day in Glacier National Park, the long-awaited opening of Logan Pass also brought the 100 millionth visitor in the park’s 105-year history.
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Mild May means surge of Glacier Park visitors
Glacier National Park recorded the second-highest May visitation in the park’s history last month, up 20 percent from the same month last year.
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Flathead Lake reaches full pool
Flathead Lake is effectively at full pool and Northwestern Energy, which owns Kerr Dam, won’t need to request a variance for meeting its federally required summer lake elevation by June 15.
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Whitefish teen wants to amend gun laws
Whitefish High School junior Chet Billi got excited earlier this year when a bill that would have allowed concealed firearms to be carried by students and faculty on college campuses started working through the state Legislature.
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State agency wants limits on shrimp, rat
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is considering placing restrictions on two non-native species with the potential to cause damage to the state’s ecosystems.
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Lower flows forecast for area rivers
Streamflow forecasts through July are considerably below normal for Northwest Montana’s two main river drainages.
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Logan Pass section still limited to hikers, bikers
Going-to-the-Sun Road beyond Avalanche will remain open only to hikers and bicyclists this weekend in Glacier National Park, with no opening date set for vehicles to be allowed to travel to Logan Pass.
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Zinke bill aims for limits on forest lawsuits
A new bill introduced in Congress on Wednesday aims to limit lawsuits against timber projects on U.S. Forest Service land while encouraging collaboration between stakeholders and making changes to forest project and rural school funding.
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Dig in for Trails Day
Saturday is National Trails Day and trail users will have several ways to give back around the valley, with numerous organizations and agencies offering opportunities to help contribute to the upkeep of trail systems throughout the area.
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Glacier Park fee increases detailed
At a public meeting in Columbia Falls Wednesday night, Glacier National Park officials addressed a range of issues including future entrance fee increases, the still-evolving plan for the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor and east-side road rehabilitation.
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Boy, 6, rides to Logan Pass
For his seventh birthday, Micah Saugen decided to bike up Logan Pass.
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Glacier bear killed after attacking dog
Wildlife management officials at Glacier National Park killed a black bear earlier this week after it attacked and killed a man’s dog on his property.
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Dry year means lake, reservoirs may not fill
Whether Flathead Lake reaches its summer pool elevation by June 15 will depend on how much rain falls in the valley over the next two weeks.
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Parched month the driest May on record
Last month was Kalispell’s driest May on record, according to the National Weather Service in Missoula.
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Compact challenge still alive in Polson court
Lake County District Judge James Manley has scheduled a June 17 court conference between the Flathead Joint Board of Control and the state on the constitutionality of the tribal water compact’s passage by the Legislature.
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Official: $3 million to go to water compact
A total of $3 million from the state’s general fund will be spent on implementation of the Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact over the next two years, according to Gov. Steve Bullock’s top budget official.
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Deadline near for Sun Road comments
People have until Friday to comment on possible management plans for the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor in Glacier National Park.
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Aiming for fire-safe forests
So far, 2015 is shaping up to be hotter and drier than most years in Northwest Montana, which has forest managers particularly concerned with the potential for wildfires.
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Pair perform 'artisan forestry'
Working in the thickly wooded foothills east of Echo Lake, Jerry Okonski is using what he has termed “artisan forestry” to manage an 80-acre swath of forest spanning seven different property owners.
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Students shine at data mapping
Attribute tables, spatial analyses, vector data models, coordinate reference systems.
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Hikers, bikers still rule Sun Road
Hikers and bicyclists will have Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road all to themselves for at least one more weekend.
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Two grizzly deaths investigated
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking information about two recent grizzly bear deaths — one in the Paola Creek area of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River and the other at the Yaak Falls Campground.
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Grizzly killer told to pay $15,000
A Ferndale man who illegally killed three grizzly bears last year was sentenced to three years probation, including 60 days in a pre-release center, and ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution on Tuesday.
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Former warden now oversees Lone Pine State Park
After three months on the job, Brian Schwartz says he’s starting to settle in as the manager of Lone Pine State Park, where he has found a “balance between exercising my mind and exercising my body.”
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Tribes wrapping up spring netting
Next week will likely mark the end of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ spring gill-netting season, part of the tribes’ effort to boost the Flathead Lake’s threatened bull trout population by suppressing non-native lake trout.
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Bridge project still making waves
The Army Corps of Engineers has issued a cease and desist order over an access road built as part of the ongoing bridge construction to Dockstader Island in Flathead Lake.
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Kidsports could get $1.5 million
This summer, a $1.5 million grant could become available for the increasingly popular Kidsports facility in north Kalispell.
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Forest extends comment period for Ten Lakes plan
The Kootenai National Forest has extended the public comment period for the Ten Lakes Management Plan to May 29.
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Tribes respond to water compact lobbying complaint
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on Monday formally responded to a lobbying complaint filed against them last month, writing to the state Commissioner of Political Practices that “grassroots lobbying” in support of the tribal water compact was not subject to reporting under Montana law.
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Wildlife board to meet in Polson
The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board will meet Wednesday in Polson.
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Officials hope new state property tax system will help taxpayers
Property tax assessments will likely start landing in Montana property owners’ mailboxes in early July, and following an overhaul of the state property tax system by the 2015 Legislature, state officials hope they finally will be comprehensible to ordinary taxpayers.
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Advisory panel formed for aluminum plant
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. and its parent corporation, Glencore, are moving ahead with plans to decommission and clean up the plant site and have launched a public-relations campaign to solicit input from the local community.
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Park plows at the pass
Plowing crews on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park have reached Logan Pass and now need to start burrowing through the Big Drift.
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Logger seeks $2.5 million in damages
A Rexford-based logger is seeking $2.5 million in damages from the U.S. Forest Service for what a federal court in February deemed the wrongful termination of his logging contract in the Kootenai National Forest.
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Big timber project appealed
A massive logging project in the Kootenai National Forest has been put on hold after it was challenged by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, a Helena-based conservation group.
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Mack Days leader has reeled in 1,338 fish
Spring Mack Days will come to a close this weekend on Flathead Lake and Kalispell angler Jason Mahlen is poised to take top honors for the third straight year.
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Glacier plows claw through final stretches toward pass
Heavy snow was falling less than half a mile from Glacier National Park’s Logan Pass on Monday while the west-side plowing crew continued pushing east through snow as deep as 15 to 20 feet.
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Youths get an education in the woods
Alexis Keller, 11, of Lakeside Elementary School struggled to carry the full weight of a professional smokejumper’s water, pack, helmet and other equipment on Friday, an experience she described as “embarrassing.”
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Boat stopped with invasive mussels
Invasive mussels were found on a Minnesota boat headed to Whitefish Lake on Wednesday.
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Streamflow forecasts decline as snow melts
The Flathead River’s high-elevation snowpack is melting earlier than normal, causing forecasters to decrease streamflow predictions for the rest of the year.
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Recreational liability limits signed into law
Montana on Tuesday became the 48th state to legally recognize pre-activity liability waivers and release forms for outdoor recreation when Gov. Bullock signed House Bill 204 into law.
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New fees ahead for winter trail users
Effective Oct. 1, snowmobilers and fat bike riders using trails groomed with state money must purchase $18 snowmobile passes every three years.
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Fractious legislative session 'a mixed bag'
The 2015 Legislature wrapped up early last week, once again characterized by moderate Republican lawmakers breaking with their caucus to support major Democrat-supported legislation.
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Sun Road plan may aim for flexibility
The paradox of balancing the integrity of a natural landscape’s with its popularity is nothing new to Glacier National Park managers.
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Glacier unveils strategies for Sun Road corridor
Traffic restrictions, increased shuttle service and expanded parking are among a range of possible strategies Glacier National Park officials will consider as they develop a long-term corridor plan for Going-to-the-Sun Road, according to a list of preliminary alternatives released Friday.
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Oregon firm hired to demolish CFAC plant
A month after the Environmental Protection Agency proposed Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. for a federal Superfund designation, the company announced Thursday that it has hired an Oregon-based salvage company to begin demolition and removal of machinery and equipment at the site.
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Glacier road work focuses on east side
Despite encouraging progress in Glacier National Park’s annual plowing of snow on Going-to-the-Sun Road, east-side rehabilitation work means June 19 is the earliest possible opening date for the full length of the road over Logan Pass.
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Lawmakers approve fishing, hunting license changes
After being debated and negotiated throughout the legislative session that wrapped up Tuesday, a number of changes to Montana’s hunting and fishing licenses will become effective March 1, 2016.
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Trust fund to benefit invasive-species effort
A new $10 million aquatic invasive species trust fund will expand Montana’s efforts to keep the state’s waterways free of non-native invaders.
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Unique spiral staircase to return to Many Glacier Hotel
It’s been more than half a century since a distinctive helical staircase was removed from Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park, but local organizations’ work to secure a National Park Service grant will soon begin the process of bringing the stairway back this fall.
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Compact still a long way from finality
Following a narrow victory in the Montana Legislature last week, proponents of the Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ water rights compact may have some cause for celebration, but the controversial proposal is still a long way from taking effect.
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Blackfeet launch campaign to protect Badger-Two Medicine
The Blackfeet Nation on Wednesday launched a campaign aimed to block oil and gas drilling on the Badger-Two Medicine area west of its reservation, where federal leases held by energy companies conflict with the cultural and spiritual significance the land holds for the tribes.
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Sheep die-off prompts hunting closure
A precipitous drop in the bighorn sheep population north of Plains has forced the state to close sheep hunting in the district while state wildlife officials determine the cause — suspected to be another deadly outbreak of pneumonia.
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Snow woes elsewhere give Whitefish Mountain Resort a lift
It wasn’t a record-breaker, but all things considered, Whitefish Mountain Resort posted a solid year
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Two Med opening; Glacier plows reach Big Bend
Road crews in Glacier National Park are plowing right along, with the road to Two Medicine expected to open this weekend and plows reaching the Big Bend on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road.
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House gives initial OK to water compact
After voting down a rules committee decision and more than a dozen amendments on Wednesday, the state House gave a preliminary 53-47 vote in support of the bill to ratify the tribal water compact.
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Water compact may reach House floor Thursday
A majority coalition of 11 Republicans and all 41 Democrats voted Tuesday to bring the bill to ratify the tribal water compact to the state House floor — but another round of procedural obstacles will delay a full House vote until at least Thursday.
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Water compact headed for rules fight
The success or failure of the proposed Salish and Kootenai tribal water compact will probably be determined today in a battle over how procedural rules will be applied in the state House of Representatives.
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House favors bill to redefine game animals
HELENA — During a preliminary vote on Friday, the state House approved a measure that would revise the definitions of game animals, including placing fur-bearing species under that umbrella.
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Despite snow levels, good streamflows forecast
Northwest Montana is one of few bright spots in what is shaping up to be a dry year for Western states.
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Complaint filed over water-compact lobbying
The head of Flathead County Republicans is alleging that groups supporting the controversial water compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have failed to disclose the full extent of their lobbying activities.
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Paving ahead for Blacktail Road
Blacktail Mountain’s staying power through all four seasons may be getting a significant boost over the next few years.
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Carry bear spray, be informed, remain cautious
Bring bear spray, and know how to use it.
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A .22-caliber rifle not best bear defense
A Ferndale man convicted last week of illegally poaching three young grizzly bears on his property may be lucky, and not just because he survived the encounter, but because of his choice of weaponry — a .22-caliber rifle.
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Hunter Education instructor's service tops 50 years
For the 2,000 youths in Northwest Montana who take the state’s Hunter Education course each year, it’s a week-long prerequisite before their first day of hunting.
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State wolf count declines 12 percent
The totals are in for Montana’s 2014 minimum wolf count, with both wolf numbers and predation down from the previous year.
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Zinke attracts crowd at town-hall meeting
The proposed Superfund listing for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. was the only bump in the road for U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., during his town-hall meeting at Flathead Valley Community College on Wednesday.
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Local falcon dies from bird flu
A falcon from Columbia Falls was confirmed Monday to have died from Montana’s first documented case of a highly contagious strain of bird flu.
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Senate narrowly OKs youth-hunting bill
Montana, a state where one in five residents hunts, would allow special hunting licenses for children as young as 10 under a bill that narrowly passed a preliminary Senate vote on Monday.
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Glacier maintenance backlog: $178 million
Glacier National Park’s maintenance backlog currently sits at $178 million, according to a recent report.
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Blacktail ski season reaches early end
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area closed for the season on Saturday, one of several Montana resorts to succumb early to an unusually balmy spring.
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Committee OKs anti-water compact bill
A bill that would prohibit the state from implementing the water compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes narrowly passed a House committee Thursday night.
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Forests to benefit from state grants
About $1 million in state grants will be distributed to 13 national forest projects across Montana over the next few months as Montana’s first installment of funding authorized in the 2014 federal farm bill.
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'Pay to play' fee would help fund grooming
Grooming trails for snowmobiles isn’t cheap, and a proposal currently in the Legislature would require those who use state-groomed trails to help pick up more of the tab.
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Biologist presents findings on wolverines
The devil bear. The little wolf. The skunk bear.
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Legislators consider resort-tax raise
A proposal for an optional 1-percent increase on resort taxes went before a Senate tax committee Thursday, with the only opposition coming from legislators on the 12-member panel.
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Governor: Budget cuts will hurt child services
Gov. Steve Bullock visited the Child and Family Services Office in Kalispell on Friday to discuss protective services appropriations in the still-evolving state budget.
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Tester touts support for Superfund listing
Meeting with local business leaders in Columbia Falls Friday morning, Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said a Superfund designation for the town’s shuttered aluminum plant is an important step toward improving economic development in both Columbia Falls and the Flathead Valley.
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Revised forest plan gets first public airing
A good compromise, it’s been said, leaves everyone equally unhappy.
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Power restored to Melita Island
Five months after a cable providing the only source of power to Camp Melita Island failed, the lights are back on for the Montana Council of Boy Scouts’ recreational paradise.
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Fish work in Glacier lake shows results
Glacier National Park’s Quartz Lake could be a model for combating invasive lake trout.
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Ranger reflects on Spotted Bear District
From the remote Spotted Bear Ranger Station, District Ranger Deb Mucklow spends each summer overseeing more than one million acres within the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.
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Committee derails plan for Calgary trade center
A proposed Montana trade center in Calgary has been tabled by a House business committee, but the bill’s sponsor said she hasn’t given up trying to pass the measure this session.
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Soggy weather ahead for the weekend
It’s going to be a wet weekend in Northwest Montana.
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Reappraisal switch advances in Senate
A legislative proposal to simplify state property taxes and mitigate changes in values will likely head to the Senate floor sometime next week.
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TV show re-creates 2005 mauling in Glacier
A bear mauling in Glacier National Park that grabbed nationwide attention 10 years ago is coming back to life on a new reality-based television show that will be broadcast this weekend.
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House supports license fee hike
A proposed increase in Montana hunting and fishing license fees is likely bound for the Senate after receiving strong support in a preliminary House vote Wednesday.
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Flathead bike trails No. 7 in nation
The Flathead Valley has been tabbed as a top destination for mountain bikers.
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Snowpack declines during dry February
An unusually warm, dry February put a dent in the mountain snowpack in Northwest Montana.
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Dems hopeful for second half
With the Montana Legislature resuming after its midsession break this week, the Flathead’s two-member Democratic delegation is looking forward to working on major bills still chugging through the House.
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Legislators sum up first half of session
The tribal water compact under consideration in Helena was a major issue Monday during a gathering of Republican lawmakers in Kalispell.
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Tangled-up deer gets freedom
Twine around this whitetail buck’s neck and antlers was removed Thursday by wildlife officials. (Fish, Wildlife and Parks photo)
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De-icer reduction fails in Senate
A legislative change in the amount of liquid salt used on Montana roads will have to wait another two years.
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Legislator wants state to cut back de-icer use
A proposal to impose limits on chemical de-icers used on Montana’s highways is headed to the Senate floor after getting the green light Wednesday from the Senate Finance and Claims Committee.
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Water compact sails ahead
The Flathead water compact is likely headed for the Montana House of Representatives.
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House rejects bill to rein in game wardens
Republican lawmaker Dale Mortenson says it’s time for the state’s game wardens to be reined in.
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Senator: U.S. Forest Service owes state money
According to state Sen. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, the U.S. Forest Service has been welshing on its financial obligation to Montana for sales of public land spanning more than a century.
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Bill would set up defense fund for water rights
Should the tribal water compact fail this legislative session, a Thompson Falls representative wants to set aside $13 million to help people defending against tribal water claims.
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Lion hunter: Little girl bags a big cat
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Log supply a pressing timber issue
Collaboration and reform in federal forest management were the main themes Tuesday during a roundtable discussion held in the Flathead Valley by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.
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Fans, foes sound off on Flathead water compact
During a marathon Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Monday in Helena, a bill to ratify the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes drew scores of farmers, ranchers, tribal members, lawyers, Realtors and others passionately advocating for both sides of the controversial issue.
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Study measures glacial flows
It’s no secret that Glacier National Park’s namesake glaciers are disappearing, posing potential problems on both sides of the Continental Divide for those dependent on meltwater during Montana’s dry summers.
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Bill adds tree wells as 'risk of skiing'
A Montana law defining the risks of skiing would be amended to include tree wells under a bill sent to Gov. Steve Bullock Friday after handily passing the House.
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Compact faces first hearing Monday
A bill that would ratify the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will face its first legislative hearing Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Region gets new wildlife manager
As of this week, a new face is heading up the wildlife division of the local branch of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
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Legislative panels hear opposing aid-in-dying bills
It was an emotional Tuesday morning as a state committee heard more than an hour of testimony from doctors and surviving family members on a bill that would criminalize physician-assisted suicide, or aid in dying, as homicide.
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Legislators OK Wild Horse Island dock
A long-awaited public dock on Wild Horse Island is closer to becoming a reality, as a bill authorizing its construction will soon head to Gov. Steve Bullock’s desk for his signature.
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House passes gun-rights bill
The Montana House on Monday took up two bills asserting states’ rights over the federal government, with a gun-rights bill moving forward to the Senate and a bill to give sheriffs a say over federal law offices killed after a lengthy floor debate.
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Compact explained to legislators
HELENA – A bill that would ratify the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes was introduced last week, and a special educational session Saturday by the bill’s sponsor aimed to make the case for the controversial agreement and answer legislators’ concerns.
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Foreign-law bill gets local support
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Compact bill begins legislative journey
A water rights compact for the Confederated and Salish and Kootenai Tribes has officially begun its march through the state Legislature after more than 10 years of debate and political wrangling.
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Educational meeting planned for legislators
Legislators are invited to an informational session Saturday in Helena on the revised water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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Bill would bar foreign laws in Montana courts
On Friday, a bill that would prohibit the imposition of foreign laws in state courts will get its first hearing in the state Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Mechanic turns biking fanatic
Ron Cron defies easy description.
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Legislator at odds with GOP committee over compact
The Lincoln County Republicans Central Committee is not happy about their state senator’s support for the water rights compact for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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Historic parts of forest get recognition
Buried deep in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, a network of forest trails connects more than a dozen primitive ranger stations, modest log relics dating back as far as 1916.
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Snowshoe excursion: Tracks tell wildlife tales
For Brian Baxter, tracking winter wildlife requires sharp senses, a deep understanding of ecology and a detective’s acumen.
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Seven cited for wilderness snowmobiling
Seven snowmobilers were issued citations Jan. 17 for allegedly operating their machines in the Mission Mountain Wilderness, racking up possible fines of $325 each.
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Public sounds off on license fees
Testimony was generally favorable Tuesday in Helena as a bill to raise prices for fishing and hunting licenses in Montana received its first hearing before the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee.
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Burned dog on path to recovery
A week after barely surviving a house fire in Olney, a badly burned yellow Labrador retriever named Annie Oakley is in stable condition and on the road to recovery.
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Hunting, fishing fee increases face first hearing
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Glacier serving as a model for world parks
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Flawed sensors may show inaccurate temperatures
A climate researcher at the University of Montana has found that high-elevation warming trends over the past two decades in the Western United States are likely less severe than previously reported.
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Jury convicts man of molesting girls
Following four hours of deliberation Friday night, a 12-member jury convicted Bruce Allen Frey of three counts of felony sexual assault for long-term molestation of three young girls.
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Panel OKs tribal water compact
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Water Compact: Public responds to revised proposal
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Revised compact open to comments
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