Part of what makes Montana the greatest state in the Union is its vast reach

Flathead National Forest Supervisor Anthony Botello said the May 14 deadline would afford the public another week to review new information about the historic lodge’s pending sale and a special use authorization to allow its continued operation on public land

After a high-profile expansion plan for the Swan Valley resort faltered in 2022, a purchase agreement with new investors calls for operating the lodge in its existing footprint. Forest officials are accepting comment through May 7.

By logging 10,347,920 vertical feet at Whitefish Mountain Resort last winter — more than any other season-pass holder in Big Mountain’s history — a 53-year-old retired teacher named Michael Donnay has set what many consider an unbreakable record.

The anti-public-access movement won’t go away quietly

Volunteers are needed for a variety of summer programs designed to help protect the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act-designated three forks of the Flathead River

Cody Hunter Carr, 30, was found guilty of seven criminal counts related to poaching crimes he committed in November of 2023

The remand comes after environmental organizations sued the park over its plans to transplant bull trout into an alpine lake to help preserve the native species. Glacier’s fisheries biologists could still reboot the project following additional review.

After a high-profile expansion plan for the Swan Valley resort faltered in 2022, a purchase agreement with new investors calls for operating the lodge in its existing footprint. A community meeting is scheduled for April 17 in Condon.

A more practical benefit of this research will be saving and recovering extant species

Snow water equivalent levels in the Flathead River basin are near normal at 99% while water supply on the Rocky Mountain Front is well below normal at 76%

It exempts affected forests from an objection process that allows outside groups, tribes and local governments to challenge logging proposals

Rep. Tom Millett, R-Marion, framed House Joint Resolution 24 as a statement of support “for our sister state.” But the measure, which died April 1 on a 34-66 vote, ignited a firestorm of opposition from voters who interpreted it as a precursor to a “land grab.”

Spring remains the least remarkable season. It’s mostly about mud.

Following the state’s refusal to issue a stream permit authorizing construction of a pedestrian and bicycle path along a section of the Whitefish River near downtown, city leaders voted to “stay the course” — even if it leads to arbitration or litigation