Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
EPA, Teck Resources differ on definition of ‘comprehensive’
The adjectives “comprehensive” and “limited” lean more toward being antonyms than synonyms. The words cropped up...
Eureka fish pond rehabilitation project moves ahead with FWP grant funds
Josh Letcher wasn’t hooked at first on the idea of tapping state and county resources to build a fish pond near Eureka.
Resisting status as ‘Canada’s settling pond’
One study published last year found elevated levels of selenium in the eggs of mountain whitefish collected from three sites on the Kootenai River downstream...
Yaak-based Linehan Outfitting wins outfitter award from Orvis
Orvis quoted the rave review of a customer of Linehan Outfitting when the sporting goods retailer announced it had named the Yaak-based business the 2020 Fly...
Nonresident bear hunting suspended during pandemic
Linehan Outfitting Company booked four black bear hunts in May with nonresidents.
Georgia landbuyer reaches out to local officials
Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Peck said he has received assurances from the new owners of a massive stretch of northwest Montana that the public will retain access to the timberland.
530 burn permits issued thus far by county staff
Burn season is underway in the Libby Air Pollution Control District, though weather conditions have not been particularly cooperative.
Southern Pines Plantations to continue block management of former Plum Creek land after sale
The company that purchased 630,000 acres of Weyerhaeuser timberlands in Montana said it fully intends to keep the property in the state’s block management program, which allows hunting and other access to the pub...
Walleyes in Upper Thompson Lake likely from Noxon Reservoir
Scientific analysis determined that two walleyes discovered in Upper Thompson Lake in October were illegally introduced on separate occasions from the Lower Clark Fork reservoir system.
Grizzlies out and about after winter denning
Radio collar signals reveal that at least two male grizzly bears in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem have left their dens but remain in higher elevations.
Working for and in one of the world’s ‘wild hearts’
Sandy Compton finds sacred ground in stone cathedrals carved by glaciers, in landscapes of cirques and tarns and scree. Hymns in this wild country rely on pr...
Volunteer trail projects include one in the southern Cabinets
The Montana Wilderness Association plans to host two volunteer trail maintenance projects this summer in northwest Montana, including one in the southern Cabinet Mountains and one in the Swan Range.
FWP hunting licenses and permits go digital this year
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced changes this week that will, among other things, require applicants for a special hunting licens...
FWP officials propose increasing wolf harvest
Many people in northwest Montana harbor strong feelings about gray wolves.
Amongst silent giants
The grove of western red cedars includes ancient specimens that were likely growing around the time the Spanish introduced horses to North America in the ear...