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Flathead Lake to Remain Below Full Pool this Summer

Warm and dry conditions have left the Flathead River Basin at low levels for the third year in a row, forcing Séliš Ksanka Ql'ispé Dam operators to keep the lake below its full pool of 2,893 feet

Glacier Journal

Tips for Getting into Glacier National Park

Although road construction in the park will be minimal in 2025, a multi-year infrastructure project in the Swiftcurrent Valley restricts personal vehicles in the park’s popular Many Glacier area. And for the first time, visitors will reserve a time block when they make their vehicle reservation.

Environment

CFAC Stakeholders Release Natural Resource Damage Assessment of Superfund Site

Separate from the shuttered aluminum plant’s federal cleanup plan, state, tribal and federal trustees are seeking a "baseline" restoration of the contaminated site while taking steps to quantify and recover damages from corporate polluters. A public meeting to discuss the draft assessment plan is set for next week in Columbia Falls.

Twice as Tasty

Pea Shoot Pesto

While you wait for basil season, turn the tender leaves, stems and tendrils of edible pea plants into a mild spring pesto