Upcoming Wilderness Speaker Series features Kallie Moore, collections manager of the University of Montana paleontology collection

Road crews have begun the daunting task of removing snow from the iconic Glacier National Park thoroughfare

UM Bio Station researchers employ new methods to help track pulse of nation's rivers and streams

There are many ways hunters demonstrate we are driven by more than bloodlust

As a westward-spreading fungal infection decimates bat populations across the nation, prompting federal wildlife officials to propose listing another species as endangered, Glacier Park researchers step up efforts to monitor the winged mammals

Animal intelligence, or at least our perception of it, played a role in the acceptance of catch-and-release fishing

In second year of pilot program to reduce congestion on Going-to-the-Sun Road, 120-day advance vehicle reservations taking longer to sell out; utility project near Lake McDonald will affect early-morning entrants this summer

Reciprocal arrangement offers season pass holders free access to 17 resorts in U.S., Canada and Japan, and limited access to dozens of other ski areas

I don’t think it’s elitist to be a wild bird hunter. I can make an argument you’re either hunting wild birds or you’re not hunting.

Upcoming Wilderness Speaker Series features Terry Kennedy, a renowned climber and Columbia Falls native whose mountaineering book centers on the infamous 1969 'Mount Cleveland Five' disaster

Meteorologically speaking, spring arrives three days earlier in the United States than it did in 1980

As accelerating erosion impacts landowners and water quality on Flathead waterways, conservationists are studying causes and solutions in a study to present to the state Legislature

It may seem counterintuitive, but spring is more of an indoor season for me

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