Although hunter participation dipped slightly during the second week of general big game season, overall success rates remained strong across the region

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.

An assortment of autumnal scenes from around the Flathead

I killed one bird, besting my effort for last year. And that was good enough to call this year’s opener a smashing success.

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 limited opportunity for public engagement underscores broader concerns across Montana about how the shutdown is hindering public access and input on land management decisions

The 10th Circuit ruling in this corner crossing case was a logical and appropriate decision

With support from the wood products industry and hunting and fishing groups, the Montana Land Board's 4-1 vote ensures working forests between Kalispell and Libby remain in timber production while allowing permanent public access

I don’t relish the idea of a fly-shop-free world, no matter how much fancy gear the internet puts just a mouse click away

The 140-acre conservation easement on private land between Haskill and Lazy creeks came together through a collaboration between local landowners, Flathead Land Trust and Heart of the Rockies Institute

At the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, budget cuts and layoffs could jettison decades of cutting-edge research propping up the ecology and economy of the Crown of the Continent

A spate of winter weather closed the scenic highway’s alpine sections on Oct. 4, but officials announced Wednesday the road was open from West Glacier to St. Mary. Closures on the Highline Trail were also lifted.

I can also appreciate the joy my cat obviously gets padding around outside, hunting