Outdoors

Wildlife

Tracking Montana’s Raptors

Every fall, biologists and avid birders clock hundreds of hours on nearby mountaintops to count migrating birds of prey, part of a global network of sites collecting raptor population data to help identify threats to species and aid conservation

Environment

The Mysterious Life of a Newborn Lake

As new alpine lakes form due to glacial recession in Glacier National Park, where climate warming is occurring two to three times faster than the global average rate, researchers are beginning to unpack the mysteries lurking beneath their surface

Out of Bounds

Fall Elk Mean Business

It’s a minor miracle so few body-armorless, selfie-seeking dumb tourons wind up in the hospital every fall

Environment

Diving Beneath the Surface of Montana’s Lakes

While western Montana’s lakes remain clean, blue and mussel-free, scientists at the second-annual Montana Lakes Conference in Whitefish plan to discuss community-based solutions to ongoing environmental challenges

Out of Bounds

Worth Driving for Quail?

For quail hunters inclined to drive, the 2023-24 season will probably make it worth your while