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.”
Commissioners back feds in lawsuit over wolverines
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners last week waded into civil litigation between the federal government and a coalition of conservation groups over the status of the nation’s wolverine population.
Grizzly bear in fatal Montana attack was guarding food cache
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a Montana man near Yellowstone National Park this spring was likely defending a moose carcass and may h…
Drought could bring changes to Montana hunting season
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hunting this fall could be largely shaped by the widespread drought hitting the state this summer, from potential access closures to impac…
State funding to aid local trails
Lincoln County Port Authority has received nearly $50,000 in state funding to spruce up trail sections near Libby Creek.
Major landowners close off access
Large landholders in northwest Montana, including Stimson Lumber Co., are closing off access in the wake of drought, hot temperatures and increased wildfire risk.
Residents weigh possible 27k conservation easement
Officials with Stimson Lumber Co. were on hand in Libby last week to drum up support for a plan to place a conservation easement on more than 27,000 acres of c…
Forest Service officials urge visitors to enjoy the woods responsibly
With the summer season in full swing, local officials are seeing more recreationists using, and occasionally abusing, campsites in the Kootenai National Forest.
Missing Montana hiker believed to have died in accident
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Searchers looking for a Montana State University graduate student who disappeared while hiking in the Beartooth Mountains in southern Montana say they do not believe she is still alive.
State seeks to conserve 27,000 acres of Stimson Lumber land
Montana's Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking to purchase a conservation easement for more than 27,000 acres of forest and grassland in Lincoln County to preclude development, protect threatened wildl…
Lincoln County adopts fire restrictions
Citing very high fire danger, Lincoln County Commissioners issued fire restrictions for all private lands in the county last week.
Fire restrictions to go into effect across region
Local officials have issued fire restrictions for state, federal and private lands that are set to go into effect this weekend.
Environmentalists threaten to sue Montana over new wolf laws
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A coalition of environmental advocacy groups threatened Wednesday to sue the state of Montana if it implements new laws passed earlier thi…
Bear bites camper near Mystic Lake in Custer Gallatin forest
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A bear bit a person who was camping near Mystic Lake in the Custer Gallatin National Forest over the weekend, the U.S. Forest Service said.
State takes aim at scents, lures in CWD fight
In an effort to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is poised to curb the use of cover scents and lures hunters use i…
Troy secures state grants for campground, trailhead
Troy City Council recently received two state grants totaling $36,000 in an effort to boost the municipality’s tourist attractions.