The Flathead National Forest had hoped to complete a draft plan and environmental assessment by fall 2024 and make it available for public review. Instead, resource managers on Jan. 6 published a “proposed action” document setting forth user capacities and scheduled a pair of open houses for later this month.
Local, state, tribal and federal agencies detected and prevented 42 mussel-infested boats from entering the Flathead watershed through over 100,000 boat inspections in 2024
Department of Livestock and FWP join Gov. Gianforte in suing the park over its plan to increase the park’s bison population and increase tolerance for bison presence outside of park boundaries
Delisting is a sign of success
Gov. Mark Gordon signed off on a deal Friday that ends the state's longstanding threats to unload it to a developer
It’s time to reflect on the year and the outdoor moments that made it special
Wildlife officials in October confirmed the disease in a symptomatic buck at the Flathead County Landfill. Since then, FWP has removed and tested additional deer at the landfill and documented nine additional positive samples.
Currently serving as the Rexford-Fortine district ranger, Seth Carbonari grew up in the Flathead Valley and began his career as a wildland firefighter
With support from the wood products industry and conservation interests, the Montana Land Board's 3-1 vote ensures working forests between Kalispell and Libby remain in timber production while allowing public access in perpetuity
After breaking back-to-back visitation records in September and October, park officials estimate 3.17 million people came to Glacier in the first 10 months of 2024
Environmental groups want federal wildlife officials to encourage grizzlies to roam from the Yellowstone ecosystem to the area in and around Glacier National Park
We can only hope the lesson learned in Texas won’t have to be repeated in Montana
The Whitefish Ski Museum on Dec. 12 will host an encore presentation about the inception of skiing on Big Mountain, using archival 16-mm film footage, photos, letters and firsthand interviews to account for eight decades of Flathead Valley ski culture
The Lakeside ski area will commence its season on Dec. 13 with the annual Wake Up Old Man Winter Party, opening a full month earlier than last winter
Christy Clark will assume the helm of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Some Montana residents will face premium increases upwards of 200% as enhanced ACA tax credits near year-end expiration
Last month, the Montana DEQ approved another work plan to test new remediation technology; water quality advocates say decades of delays akin to "kicking the can down the road"
Over three months, Tony Gangemi went to a local lake every other day after his graveyard shift with the city of Whitefish to photograph the rare bird
