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UPDATE: Weasel Fire Crosses Into Canada
The Latest on 6 Wildfires in Montana
(EUREKA) --The Weasel Fire continues to grow in the northeast corner of Lincoln County. Gusty winds on Thursday helped it make an extended 5-mile run Northeast towards Frozen Lake. The lightning-caused fire has crossed onto the Flathead National Forest and into Canada expanding to 2,274 acres as of Saturday morning, August 6th...
FWP Wants Your Opinion On Several Proposals for August 25 Commission Meeting
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on several proposals slated to go to the Fish and Wildlife Commission in August. Under the new commission process, FWP is taking public comment on these proposals now and will present the collected comments and proposals to the commission for their review and decisions on Aug. 25. Commissio
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FWP Recommends Purchase of Big Snowy Mountains Ranch
The State of Montana is considering a purchase of land in the southern foothills of the Big Snowy Mountains that could open up access to more than 100-thousand acres of public land. The 56-hundred-acre Big Snowy Mountains Ranch was donated to Shodair Children's Hospital when its owner died...
MSU Student/U.S. Army Reserve Combat Medic Wins “Best Warrior” Competition
BOZEMAN — A Montana State University student who serves as a combat medic with the U.S. Army Reserve recently won a competition for Army Reserve professionals that is designed to test both their mental and physical limits.
Spc. Ethan Allen, a student in the MSU College of Education, Health and Human Development, competed against soldiers from across the country at the Army Reserve Medical Command’
Griz Lacrosse Returns to National Stage
MISSOULA – The University of Montana’s lacrosse team had its most successful season in 15 years when earlier this month it reached the semifinals of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division II National Championship.
Tucker Sargent, head co...
Meet Glacier National Park’s New Superintendent
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Mike Reynolds announced the selection of David (Dave) Roemer as superintendent of Glacier National Park. In this position, he will provide oversight of the staff and resources needed to manage the over one million acres that make up the park. Roemer will begin w
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CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY WITH FREE FISHING
HELENA – No fishing licenses will be required Mother’s Day weekend, May 7 and 8. So grab your gear and your gal and head out to enjoy Montana’s countless rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs.
Last year, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law Senate Bill 61, which makes it free to fish in Montana on Mother’s Day.
Montanans have enjoyed f...
MSU Student Publishes Research on Bison Over Past 20,000 Years
BOZEMAN – Though bison are often closely associated with the Great Plains, a new study by a Montana State University doctoral student has found that bison actually occupied much of North America over the last 20,000 years.
John Wendt, a doctoral student in the Department of Earth Sciences in MSU’s College of Letters and Science, studies how the distribution and abundance of large herbivores, such
OPI Invites Nominations for 2023 Teacher of the Year
HELENA – The Office of Public Instruction is now accepting nominations for Montana's 2023 Teacher of the Year. The Teacher of the Year award recognizes educators who elevate student success by empowering classroom innovation and enhancing pathways to teacher leadership.
Anyone can fill out t...
FWP Announces New Process for Revising Fishing Regulations
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is taking a new approach to the fishing regulations review and development process. The new process will be simpler and allow the department to be more responsive to public input and resource needs.
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