Work is slated to start this week on Missoula's West Broadway Island project, but mid-February weather is proving to be a bit of a challenge. The clank of construction wafted upstream from the Russell Street bridge project on Monday, but the chain-link gate to the West Broadway Island’s decaying utility bridge was closed. The only thing moving along the Clark Fork River … [Read more...] about Work to start this week on West Broadway Island trails, bridges

(CN) The tortoise-like pace of global policymakers to act on scientific findings may result in the extinction of hundreds of animal species, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Science. The majority of at-risk species wait more than 20 years to gain the necessary international regulatory protections to keep them thriving, say study co-authors Eyal … [Read more...] about Nations too slow to protect the world’s endangered species

With the blessing of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission, two conservation easements in the upper Clark Fork River Basin will soon be a reality. On Wednesday, commissioners gave final approval to FWP’s role in a conservation easement north of Philipsburg and an initial endorsement for an easement near Garrison. Missoula-based Five Valleys Land Trust is … [Read more...] about Five Valleys Land Trust shepherds new conservation easements near Philipsburg, Garrison

Conservation and sportsmen’s groups celebrated after hearing Tuesday that the Land and Water Conservation Fund is one step closer not only to being renewed, but to being permanent. Word came from Montana’s congressional delegation shortly after the U.S. Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act, a public lands package that includes two bills important to the state: … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate passes permanent funding for Land & Water Conservation Fund