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Editor’s Picks

Wildlife

Tracking Montana’s Raptors

Every fall, biologists and avid birders clock hundreds of hours on nearby mountaintops to count migrating birds of prey, part of a global network of sites collecting raptor population data to help identify threats to species and aid conservation

Education

‘Who’s Going to Teach My Kid?’

Stagnant salaries, high housing costs and a souring public opinion around education have made it difficult for school districts to recruit and retain teachers. This fall, the Flathead Valley’s public schools are feeling the effects.

Glacier Park

To Defund or Defend?

Amid congressional efforts to defund Glacier National Park’s vehicle reservation system, park administrators and stakeholders defend it as an adaptive tool that has evolved based on public feedback

Swimming

Swimming Into the Unknown

Laura Chenier became the first known person to swim the widest width of Flathead Lake, a 16-mile feat that took more than 10 hours