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Glacier Park: Granite Park area, 3 trails closed after encounters with aggressive grizzlies

By Missoula Current August 18, 2019

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Glacier National Park rangers took the unusual step of closing three of the park's most-used trails late Sunday after a grizzly bear or bears near Granite Park Chalet and campground showed unusual aggression when encountering hikers. All access to the Granite Park area is closed until further notice, including the Highline, Loop and Swiftcurrent (from Swiftcurrent Pass to … [Read more...] about Glacier Park: Granite Park area, 3 trails closed after encounters with aggressive grizzlies

Hailstorm kills 11,000 birds at Big Lake Wildlife Management Area

By MTN NewsAugust 17, 2019

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(KPAX) State biologists found about 11,000 dead or maimed birds at the Big Lake Wildlife Management Area west of Molt following last weekend's hail storm. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks biologists picked up carcasses this week of ducks and shorebirds with broken wings, smashed skulls, internal damage, and other injuries consistent with massive blunt-force trauma, the … [Read more...] about Hailstorm kills 11,000 birds at Big Lake Wildlife Management Area

Middle-schoolers, Conservation Corps team up to hunt for nature’s engineers

By Laura LundquistAugust 16, 2019

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To improve water in the Clark Fork River, it might be time to employ some talented engineers. Especially if they work for free. Over the past five years, as dam removal and restoration work has improved more Western rivers, agencies and organizations have recognized the benefits that beavers could add to watersheds. So the Lolo National Forest wants to know where and how it … [Read more...] about Middle-schoolers, Conservation Corps team up to hunt for nature’s engineers

Lightning ignites barn fire in upper Rattlesnake Valley; lack of cell service delays response

By Missoula CurrentAugust 15, 2019

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A thunderstorm cell that rumbled through Missoula Thursday afternoon ignited a barn fire off Duncan Drive in the upper Rattlesnake Valley. The property owner was at home and saw lightning strike the outbuilding just before 3 p.m., said Gordy Hughes, assistant chief of the Missoula Fire Department. But she was unable to call out on her cellphone, so ran for help from a … [Read more...] about Lightning ignites barn fire in upper Rattlesnake Valley; lack of cell service delays response

Daines tours Beeskove fire north of Missoula; praises firefighting efforts

By Martin KidstonAugust 14, 2019

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No one wants wildfires near Missoula, but the Beeskove fire wasn’t a bad one to have if one has to burn. That was the message Sen. Steve Daines heard from U.S. Forest Service and Missoula County employees who have spent the past two to three weeks trying to keep the Beeskove Fire contained in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. Daines stopped at the temporary fire … [Read more...] about Daines tours Beeskove fire north of Missoula; praises firefighting efforts

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