Wildlife officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are awaiting confirmation of the disease’s presence in Hot Springs, Valley View, and Mission Valley Areas

The double-digit surge in July came during the first summer since 2021 that the park has operated without a vehicle reservation requirement on Going-to-the-Sun Road

August is a contender in my least-favorite month contest

The National Park Week festivities kicked off Aug. 22 and run until Sunday, with an entrance-fee free day on Aug. 25

Climate Smart Glacier Country will host a series of open houses Aug. 24-27 at three newly designated Clean Air Centers in Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Whitefish

The Rumbling Owls Fuels Reduction Project, which spans 6,200 acres south of Condon near Holland Lake, would be approved under an emergency determination due to wildfire risk

Park officials on Friday also temporarily closed a portion of the Highline Trail until they could remove an animal carcass and issued alerts at the Goat Haunt shelter and Gunsight Pass trail

Faced with revised counting methodology that dramatically reduces the state’s estimated wolf population, commissioners approved a scaled-down quota of 300 wolves in Montana

The 20,629-acre conservation easement would protect timberland in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties as part of a broader effort to conserve Stimson's entire inland timber base

This week hunters take their turn on the therapist’s couch

The initiative drew immediate backlash from public land advocates and triggered a 30-day public comment period. It's the last chance for the public to weigh in before the rule could be rescinded.

Concerns over the agency’s ability to estimate wolf populations ignited debate as the Fish and Wildlife Commission prepares to vote Wednesday on hunting and trapping regulations for the upcoming seasons.

Advocates cite rising grizzly deaths and animal welfare concerns; critics call the rules unnecessary regulation. The Fish and Wildlife Commission has 60 days to respond.

Tribal governments and environmental groups in Montana and British Columbia say Canadian regulators cannot be trusted to impartially judge the proposal