The newly conserved property includes 12 miles of existing forest roads and trails, including the ridgetop trail connecting Herron Park to Blacktail Mountain

Conservation groups and the state's environmental regulatory agency prevailed in a lawsuit challenging efforts by B.C. coal miners and a state oversight board to invalidate Montana's 2020 selenium standard

If approved, the two-phase project would permanently restrict development on 47,907 acres of working forest owned by Green Diamond Resource Company while protecting public access and wildlife habitat

Conservation groups sued the Flathead National Forest last year, arguing that approving a fuels reduction project to lower the risk of wildland fire on nearby communities violated federal law

The federal lawsuit claims that Hecla's Libby Exploration Project south of Libby threatens water quality and protected species, including those in a federally designated wilderness area

Ahead of a high-risk fire season, the Trump administration is revamping its wildland firefighting apparatus by reallocating 3,900 firefighters to the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. The strategy to streamline the federal response has raised concerns among some state lawmakers.

The legal challenge hinges on the recently approved West Reservoir Project, which calls for 4.7 miles of new roads that won't be counted among the forest's total road network

As the Flathead Valley gains acclaim as a top mountain-biking destination in North America, Whitefish-based trail-building company Terraflow earns national honors for its latest designs

Industry professionals and local tele-vangelists will converge March 28-29 at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area for the second-annual TeleFestivus, which celebrates the region's history — and its future — as a breeding ground for top tele skiers

State, federal and tribal trustees are crafting a "baseline" restoration goal for natural resources damaged from exposure to hazardous substances at the shuttered aluminum plant along the Flathead River

The project involves timber harvests, prescribed burning and whitebark pine restoration on 7,704 acres along the Hungry Horse Reservoir’s western edge, including in core grizzly bear habitat and portions of the Jewel Basin Hiking Area

A travel and lodging company with business interests spread across West Glacier plans to build cabins and dormitories to house 137 workers during peak tourism season

A community meeting is scheduled for March 9 at the Swan Valley Community Center in Condon

A federal court ordered dam operators along the Columbia and Snake rivers must lower reservoir levels and increase spill to aid endangered salmon and steelhead populations, an adjustment that Flathead Electric officials say has "direct affordability implications" to members

For the first time in five years, vehicle reservations will not be required anywhere in Glacier in 2026. Although tourism leaders generally support the new strategy, conservation groups describe aspects of the plan as short-sighted.