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

Patrick Kelly plans to compare his findings here with his work on European bison in Poland.

The nonprofit Climate Smart Glacier Country will host a free Oct. 23 screening of “One in Five Hundred,” a documentary about the 2022 Yellowstone flood. A panel discussion about flood readiness and lessons learned from the 1964 Flathead floods will follow.

Although the alpine highway remains closed to Logan Pass from the west side, park officials have lifted the closure from the east.

The annual year-end fundraising event for the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation will be Oct. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Flathead County Fairgrounds

Although most national parks remain “as accessible as possible during the federal government shutdown,” visitor services in Glacier National Park will be limited or unavailable as officials await guidance and business leaders are left “flying blind”

The 10th Circuit’s ruling should stand. I can’t say I’m confident it will.

A new National Park Service report shows visitor spending supported 5,190 jobs in Glacier’s gateway communities last year, while contributions to the national economy amounted to 340,100 jobs and $18.8 billion in labor income