Flathead County lost more than 49,000 acres of open space to development between 2000 and 2021, which is one of the fastest rates of any county in the state

Fruit drives, bear spray swaps, and safety talks fill Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' September calendar as local bear conflicts are on the rise

The attack occurred around 7 p.m. Aug. 31. The species of bear has not been determined.

University of Montana law student Davis R. Paul received the 2026 Loren Kreck – Edwin Fields Wilderness Scholarship for his work on transboundary water law and the Elk-Kootenai Watershed

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released its four-year fisheries roadmap ahead of a public meeting Sept. 3 in Kalispell

As e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced

Wildlife officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are awaiting confirmation of the disease’s presence in Hot Springs, Valley View, and Mission Valley Areas

The double-digit surge in July came during the first summer since 2021 that the park has operated without a vehicle reservation requirement on Going-to-the-Sun Road

Donations are up 16% over this time last year, but Whitefish Community Foundation says the biggest surge in giving still lies ahead in the campaign's final week.

The National Park Week festivities kicked off Aug. 22 and run until Sunday, with an entrance-fee free day on Aug. 25

Climate Smart Glacier Country will host a series of open houses Aug. 24-27 at three newly designated Clean Air Centers in Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Whitefish

The Rumbling Owls Fuels Reduction Project, which spans 6,200 acres south of Condon near Holland Lake, would be approved under an emergency determination due to wildfire risk

Park officials on Friday also temporarily closed a portion of the Highline Trail until they could remove an animal carcass and issued alerts at the Goat Haunt shelter and Gunsight Pass trail

Faced with revised counting methodology that dramatically reduces the state’s estimated wolf population, commissioners approved a scaled-down quota of 300 wolves in Montana

The 20,629-acre conservation easement would protect timberland in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties as part of a broader effort to conserve Stimson's entire inland timber base