Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Heritage Museum seeks copies of old photos; readies for May 18 opening
The museum opens for the season at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, with the annual “Opening Day Celebration.”
Smith River permit applications available now
Float permits applications for Smith River State Park are now available through Thursday, Feb. 14, for the 2019 season.
Hunting season closures
Female mountain lion hunting closed, HD 317
Montana joins feds in appealing grizzly ruling
Montana will join Wyoming, Idaho and the federal government in appealing a federal court ruling that put the Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population back o…
Voices in the Wilderness: Forest Choir
After the snowfall, Old Man Winter rests. He is warm now, with his long white hair flowing down his shoulders. After conjuring up infinite patterns of snow fla…
Montana hunting season closures
Community pond grant money available
Groups or individuals interested in constructing or improving a community fishing pond have until Friday, Feb. 1 to apply for a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Community Pond Program grant.
Make a resolution with a First Day Hike
Make a New Year’s resolution to health and happiness by kicking off 2019 with a First Day Hike at a state park near you. On Tuesday, Jan. 1, Montana State Parks will host First Day Hikes at Makoshika State Park, Sp…
Winter hikes great way to combat winter blues
Lineup for 13th annual hike series is filling out
Two Bear employs new search technology
Two Bear Air has stepped up its efforts to find backcountry travelers in peril.
FWP to leave Noxon walleye to anglers
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is done trying to eradicate the walleye population from Noxon Rapids Reservoir.
State Scientists To Present Aquifer Data
“Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over,” goes an old saying. Getting to the facts can smooth out a lot of emotions, and maybe avoid some court battles. That’s what I hope comes from a study conduct…
FWP considers mountain lion study
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wants to get a better handle on how many mountain lions live in the state and they hope to conduct a study that may answer some of those questions.
Voices in the Wilderness: A Summer in the Scotchmans
When I first applied for the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Backcountry Ranger position, I knew very little of what I was getting into. I knew that it w…
Grizzly project update
Veteran U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Wayne Kasworm recently released the results of the monitoring project of grizzly bears in the Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains.
Montana's greatest wonder: The Missouri River
“… by every rule of nomenclature, the Missouri being the main stream and the upper Mississippi the tributary, the name of the former should have been given pre…