Big Game Hunting Totals On Par with Last Year’s Season
With the conclusion of general rifle season in northwest Montana, check station results show that hunters harvested slightly more white-tailed deer than last year, but fewer elk and mule deer
With the conclusion of general rifle season in northwest Montana, check station results show that hunters harvested slightly more white-tailed deer than last year, but fewer elk and mule deer
As Montana lays plans to further reduce its statewide wolf population, the Center for Biological Diversity says it will challenge federal wildlife managers' decision not to issue a nationwide recovery plan for gray wolves
Last month, the Montana DEQ approved another work plan to test new remediation technology; water quality advocates say decades of delays akin to "kicking the can down the road"
Overall, 10.5% of hunters reported harvesting game in Northwest Montana, almost identical to last year’s rate. The success rate could improve as the rut arrives for white-tailed deer.
As the architect of the Flathead Lake Bio Station's Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program, Dr. Rachel Malison has deployed a team of water samplers at the headwaters of the Columbia River Basin to gain a better understanding of the scope of contamination
With few community-based mental and behavioral health resources in the Flathead Valley — and as waitlists grow at the Montana State Hospital — a vulnerable population of people with mental illness is now cycling through the streets, jail and local hospital
If confirmed, the case marks the second detection of chronic wasting disease this year by wildlife officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
As the Trump administration rescinds NEPA regulations under an emergency authority to reduce wildfire risk, the Flathead National Forest has begun analyzing logging projects without public comment
Ryan Hunter clung to an early lead in the Kalispell mayoral race with 2,930 votes, edging out Kisa Davison's 2,667 and Sid Daoud's 1,790, according to the Flathead County Election Department’s preliminary results
Although hunter participation dipped slightly during the second week of general big game season, overall success rates remained strong across the region
The WIEC was made possible by a generous gift from Paul Wachholz, an accomplished entrepreneur himself and longtime supporter of Flathead Valley Community College
Located north of the resort community's downtown core, Viking Creek and its surrounding wetland functions as a water-cleansing "kidney" protecting Whitefish Lake. Water quality advocates say its preservation — and recent restoration — is an example of how private land stewardship can have community-wide benefits.
The provincial government imposed the administrative penalties against Glencore's EVR Operations Limited, formerly Teck Coal, for failing to comply with an order that it curb selenium and nitrate pollution in the Elk and Kootenai river watershed
More than 2,000 hunters appeared at four northwest Montana game check stations on opening weekend, with 10.6% reporting success
The Whitefish Community Foundation's annual fundraising campaign supported 85 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations with record-breaking matching grants
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