Community groups spend decades crafting wilderness proposals, hoping for political support. Will Zinke’s effort fly or die?

Draft now planned for late November, with a one-month comment period; final report to the IJC pushed back to February 2027

Commissioners also unanimously rejected citizen petitions for 24-hour trap checks and mandatory bear spray

A former grizzly recovery coordinator says the internal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service directive would mean “a whole lot of dead and injured grizzly bears”

Officials say that the statue has sustained extensive damage and that repairs are ‘infeasible’

With a new home base on Sunday and freshly built singletrack on Saturday, the race's 17th edition doubles as a showcase for Whitefish Legacy Partners' expanding footprint

Fire crews will conduct broadcast and pile burns at 14 sites across the Swan Valley, Spotted Bear, North Fork and Hungry Horse areas this fall and into winter. Smoke may be visible to residents and visitors while burns are underway.

Visitation to Glacier National Park is up 10% for the year, putting the park's all-time annual record of 3.3 million visits within reach

The disease is rarely seen in the park, but officials warn it spreads easily to humans and pets that come into contact with wildlife

With multi-generational roots, the Rooney family placed a 57-acre conservation easement on their property, permanently barring subdivision and development

Co-op's third community solar project, built on city land in Whitefish, includes 448 panels and a utility-scale battery

The Dry Riverside Project authorizes timber harvest on nearly 7,400 acres to reduce wildfire risk

Licensed clinical professional counselor Camille Deitz drew on her own history of abuse to organize 'Montanans Moving Mountains,' an event bringing together nonprofits and experts on domestic violence, sexual abuse and trafficking

Light snowfall at Logan Pass and continuing cold temperatures have prompted park officials to close the road between Avalanche and Jackson Glacier Overlook

Coalition unveils polling showing 57% voter support for a $10 million bond ahead of planned 2028 ballot push