Due to the threat of aquatic invasive species and the inability to staff seasonal inspection stations, Two Medicine is closed to boating effective immediately

The 95,412-acre Black Ram timber sale was proposed on a segment of the Kootenai National Forest that is home to the imperiled Cabinet-Yaak grizzly population

Park officials are in the third summer of piloting a vehicle reservation system for major park entrances and is gathering feedback to inform next summer’s strategy

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued an Air Quality Alert for Flathead and Lake counties due to elevated particulate levels from wildfire smoke; forecast calls for extreme fire weather to persist

Fisheries managers plan to remove non-native rainbow trout from the alpine lake using a fish toxicant and replace them with genetically pure strains of westslope cutthroat and bull trout

An Interagency Incident Command Team has assumed control of the 2,940-acre Ridge Fire, which is now the No. 2 priority for fire managers in the northern Rockies region and is 1% contained

The last major fee rate change occurred in 2007; officials say the increases are necessary to match nearby campgrounds outside the park that provide similar services

During a series of four meetings promoted by the Flathead County Republicans, organizers challenged scientific consensus on the region’s historic drought and placed blame on Tribal dam management practices

The outdoor Festival of Flavors event in Bigfork will be followed by a fall fundraiser as the college awards more than $1 million in scholarships each year

The confrontation with the large bruin happened in the rural community of Luther at the base of the rugged Beartooth Mountains

The Going-to-the-Sun Road will be closed between Avalanche Campground and Logan Pass starting Friday at 10 a.m. while park staff remove a disabled vehicle

Although fire managers report no structures are at risk, the half-acre fire near Bowman Lake prompted a closure of the Numa Lookout trail

The North Lake Fire is burning at the southern edge of the Stillwater State Forest near the north end of Whitefish Lake

Beginning Saturday, campfires will be prohibited across the Flathead and Kootenai national forests, Glacier National Park and most other public and private lands in a three-county region

Routine exercise to test airport's emergency response system on Saturday will involve large presence of emergency responders and law enforcement