Polebridge Mercantile donates Montana’s oldest 50-mile footrace to support the nonprofit education partner of Glacier National Park and the Flathead National Forest

With this 'Out of Bounds' column it’s been a decade for me at the Flathead Beacon, writing about the outdoors and Montana

On the heels of unprecedented recreation in 2020, last year saw a 28% decrease in visitors to Northwest Montana parks, which still accounted for nearly one-quarter of statewide totals

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, ranking GOP member on parks subcommittee, crafts legislation to improve visitor-use management and relieve pressure on public infrastructure

Instead of shaming us into essentially not hunting, we should focus on defending our sport and the habitat that sustains the animals we pursue

In an effort to help shape the ongoing wild and scenic river management plan, stakeholder group hosts speaker series to assist public understanding

With hunting season over, this is when I take stock of the remains in the freezer and get to work, making stock

Reservations to Glacier National Park’s entrances at West Glacier, St. Mary and Polebridge will again be required this year from May 27 through Labor Day

Revisions could lift access restrictions for snowmobiles and other motorized use on 12,000 acres while closing other recommended wilderness areas

The Stream Access Law was approved in 1985, after a pair of 1984 rulings by the Montana Supreme Court affirmed the public’s right to access navigable rivers and streams

Slate of February events includes snowshoe hikes, tracking and forest-bathing

The new ski club offers coaching for top level young athletes to participate in IFSA competitions across the region

Trap Free Montana Public Lands and Wolves of the Rockies filed the lawsuit in December

Flight is a great strategy for evading predators, though it isn’t always the perfect solution

I don’t always want the new. Sometimes I seek comforting familiarity.