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Apgar Lookout: Early season jaunt a great way to get in hiking shape
The Apgar Mountain Lookout Trail is one of those trails to hike first thing in the season because it’s easy to get…
Mack Days: Perfect weather for opening weekend
The 2024 Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, began…
DREAM Adaptive Recreation's 5th Annual SHRED-A-THON returns
DREAM Adaptive Recreation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities through outdoor recreation, is thrilled to announce t…
Nate Chute races draw stacked field of shredders
Kyle Anderson took home the top prize in the mens open division the Nate Chute banked slalom and boardercross races last weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
Bird of the month: White-breasted nuthatch
The white-breasted nuthatch is often observed walking and probing head-down on the trunks of large conifers in mature wooded areas.
Mountainfilm Tour to benefit Bob Marshall Foundation
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is hitting the road, bringing their annual film festival to five different cities around the Bob Marshall Wilderness Com…
2024 Montana hunting regulations
The much-awaited 2024 deer, elk and antelope hunting regulations are out for public review and implementation. This is one of Montana’s most popular publications, with 270,000 copies printed each year.
Spring Mack Days gears up for March 14 opener
The 2024 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes is just around the corner. Lake trout anglers are gearing up t…
Season closure begins on north shore of Flathead Lake
A seasonal closure starts March 1 along a large portion of the north shore of Flathead Lake between Bigfork and Somers to support migrating and nesting birds.
Whitefish ski patrollers file petition to unionize
David Kerner is passionate about his work as a ski patroller at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Clocking in early, making the rounds to prep the slopes each morning…
Dewey skins, slides to Whitefish Whiteout victory
Cutting through the fog like a warm knife in butter, Jacob Dewey claimed the top of the podium in the annual Whitefish Whiteout skimo race Saturday at Whitefis…
Freeride skiers face tough conditions at Grand Targhee and Red Mountain
The Flathead Freeride Club traveled to Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming and Red Mountain in British Columbia last weekend to compete in IFSA Junior National lev…
Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about Chronic Wasting Disease
Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow down on the venison s…
U.S. won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies
Federal wildlife officials on Friday rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray wolves across the northern U.S Rocky Mountains,…
At Logan Pass, endangered insect presents a quandary for flush toilets
An endangered insect could impact future water use at Glacier National Park’s Logan Pass Visitor Center.
Avalanche warning issued amid 'January thaw'
Dangerous backcountry avalanche conditions exist across Northwest Montana due to recent mountain rainfall and unseasonably warm temperatures.