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Clark Fork, Bitterroot River mapping project to study channel migration
March 20, 2019
With last year's flooding still alive in conversation and this year's runoff yet to come, work to map the migrating channels of the Clark Fork and Bitterroot rivers will soon begin.
Governor seeks applicants for grizzly bear advisory council, citing leadership void
March 19, 2019
As their populations recover, grizzly bears are inching into new territory where residents aren’t used to their presence. So Montana
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Scientists ask: Is climate change killing Montana’s harlequin ducks?
March 18, 2019
Like many tourists, harlequin ducks travel hundreds of miles every year to spend a little time in Montana. But their
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Montana lawmakers try to prevent ‘inevitable’ arrival of aquatic invaders
March 18, 2019
A prolific alien organism is closing in on Montana and could have dire consequences for food production, outdoor recreation and
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VIDEO: In their own words, Missoula students call for action on climate change
March 15, 2019
It’s their generation, they said, who will inherit the consequences of a warming climate and the impacts of congressional inaction,
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Lindbergh Lake logging on hold pending environmental appeals
March 15, 2019
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has put a Swan Valley logging project on hold again while environmental groups appeal
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Missoula climate march draws hundreds of students on national day of action
March 15, 2019
It's their generation, they said, who will inherit the consequences of a warming climate and the impacts of congressional inaction,
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Trump administration proposes delisting gray wolves
March 15, 2019
Gray wolves will be removed from the Endangered Species List if a new government proposal becomes official – which environmental
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“Stewards of the biosphere:” Missoula County signs carbon neutral pledge
March 14, 2019
Missoula County on Thursday pledged to wean itself from fossil fuels and stand carbon neutral by 2035, citing the profound
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National Weather Service issues flood advisory for Missoula Valley roads, homes
March 13, 2019
The National Weather Service issued an advisory Wednesday for possible localized flooding due to melting snow. People living in low-lying
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Missoula Water warns: As snow melts, water lines could freeze
March 13, 2019
Missoula Water officials announced Wednesday that unusual weather conditions have caused some local water service lines to freeze, and they
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Voter-approved bond, levy to boost Missoula’s conservation lands program
March 13, 2019
Passage of the open space bond and mill levy last November will help the city's conservation lands program tackle new
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President signs act protecting Yellowstone’s gateway, reauthorizing LWCF
March 12, 2019
With the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump on Tuesday protected 30,000 acres north of Yellowstone National Park from
Read more.Missoula County could join city in plans for carbon neutral operations
March 12, 2019
Citing convincing science, Missoula County could join the city this week in setting a goal of carbon neutrality by 2035,
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Citizens call on city of Missoula to provide plastic recycling options
March 11, 2019
An explosion of plastic trash blown out of Missoula’s landfill during recent cold fronts provoked calls for everything from a
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Missoula-based Backcountry Hunters & Anglers expands to 39 states, 2 provinces
March 11, 2019
Aggressive outreach and a campaign aimed a younger generation have helped a Missoula-based sporting and conservation group extend its wings,
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Plastic throwaways escape Missoula landfill, littering hillsides above I-90
March 11, 2019
Normally, Republic Services' North Hills landfill is barely noticeable behind the graded dirt slope above the interstate. That’s not the
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Smurfit environmental assessment delayed another year by botched fish samples
March 8, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency won’t use samples from fish collected around the Smurfit-Stone mill site last summer, so it could
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Missoula city, county leaders explore renewable energy options at D.C. workshop
March 8, 2019
County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier, City Councilman Bryan von Lossberg and two community sustainability coordinators represented the Missoula area at a
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FWP moves moose, calf out of downtown Missoula to new home in Ninemile
March 8, 2019
A moose and calf that decided to take a walk around downtown Missoula on Friday morning were moved out of
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Orphaned grizzly cubs wander Mission Valley, unschooled in hibernation
March 7, 2019
Two young grizzly bears are wandering the Mission Valley this winter, never having hibernated because the sow grizzly that would
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Snowy February fills Montana river basins with above-average snowpack
March 7, 2019
February’s storms helped push Montana’s snowpack up to normal, but March needs to follow suit to help rivers stay full
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Trump administration wants to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
March 7, 2019
The Trump administration is proposing to strip federal protections for gray wolves, which would end nearly a half-century of endangered
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Keep off! Skiers, hikers continue to violate Mount Jumbo closure
March 5, 2019
Avalanche conditions on Mount Jumbo remain dangerous, so people should still stay off the mountain. That’s the assessment of avalanche
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Washington state developer sues to foreclose on Smurfit mill site, purchase property
March 5, 2019
A Washington state real estate development company is suing to force the foreclosure of the former Smurfit-Stone mill site in
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Moose, calf take up residence in Missoula’s Greenough Park
March 5, 2019
It appears that a moose and a calf have recently taken a liking to a popular park in Missoula's lower Rattlesnake
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Study: Humans causing spike in extinction risk for 1,700 animal species
March 4, 2019
n the next 50 years a wide swath of amphibians, birds and mammals will face a greater risk of extinction
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Saturday snowpack tests show continued dangerous conditions on Mount Jumbo
March 2, 2019
The slopes of Mount Jumbo continued to pose a danger for Missoula residents – on and below the mountain –
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Lolo National Forest names new supervisor; Upton to begin this month
March 2, 2019
Carolyn Upton, a deputy forest supervisor out of Colorado, has been named the new supervisor of the Lolo National Forest,
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March 2, 2019
The Smithsonian Channel will debut its new series, “Epic Yellowstone,” on Sunday, showcasing what the producer described as an “extraordinary
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State Supreme Court details why Land Board has no authority over easements
March 1, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Mike McGrath issued the majority’s 27-page explanation of why Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks does not require
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Students to NorthWestern Energy: Provide 100 percent clean energy to UM by 2030
March 1, 2019
The Associated Students of the University of Montana passed a resolution this week calling on NorthWestern Energy to provide only
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Entering its 40th year, future of Montana Water Court is uncertain
March 1, 2019
The Montana Water Court could soon reach a turning point, once all its old water rights cases are settled. But
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On party-line vote, Senate confirms Wheeler as EPA head; Daines lauds appointment
February 28, 2019
The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, putting an
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Legislation enlists Montana hunters in effort to curb suicides
February 27, 2019
Hunters are just one group of gun owners in the state, but educating them about suicide prevention may help keep
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Act reauthorizing LWCF, protecting Yellowstone from nearby mines headed to president
February 27, 2019
Legislation protecting public land north of Yellowstone National Park from mining and permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund
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New DNA technology at UM could prevent aquatic invasive species
February 26, 2019
Biologists at the University of Montana have new technology that could prevent millions of dollars in damage due to aquatic
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Legislators consider bills to increase the opportunity, methods to kill Montana wolves
February 24, 2019
Almost every session, a few Montana legislators target certain wildlife species with their bills. This session, wolves are back in
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UN report: Exploited resources, climate change, mass extinction threaten biodiversity
February 23, 2019
Tallying up the harm from overexploited resources, climate change, and mass species extinction among insects and plants, the United Nations
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Coalition unveils effort to preserve, enhance Blackfoot, Bitterroot, Clark Fork rivers
February 22, 2019
Good things supposedly come in threes, and floaters and anglers are showing that’s true with Missoula’s rivers: the Blackfoot, Bitterroot
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Work to start this week on West Broadway Island trails, bridges
February 19, 2019
Work is slated to start this week on Missoula's West Broadway Island project, but mid-February weather is proving to be
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Nations too slow to protect the world’s endangered species
February 15, 2019
The tortoise-like pace of global policymakers to act on scientific findings may result in the extinction of hundreds of animal
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Five Valleys Land Trust shepherds new conservation easements near Philipsburg, Garrison
February 14, 2019
Two conservation easements in the upper Clark Fork River Basin will soon be a reality. On Wednesday, Montana FWP commissioners
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February 12, 2019
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act, a public lands package that includes two bills important
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Alaskans debate pros, cons of oil drilling in pristine Arctic refuge
February 12, 2019
Protesters filled the audience but were not verbally disruptive as in Fairbanks. Many chose to speak, while some stood holding
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Charlo-area drinking water wells show dangerous levels of arsenic
February 11, 2019
One woman was reportedly sent to Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic and a child was hospitalized after high arsenic levels showed up
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Clark Fork Coalition: Landowner, EPA dragging feet on millsite testing, cleanup
February 8, 2019
With possible spring floods just around the corner, some are complaining that nothing has been done to keep chemical waste
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Six electric buses bound for Missoula as Mountain Line upgrades to climate-friendly fleet
February 7, 2019
Six electric buses will join Missoula’s Mountain Line bus fleet this summer as Missoula tries to fight climate change by
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Statewide snowpack lags far behind 2018; western Montana shows largest deficit
February 7, 2019
Montanans should cherish the past few days of snow, because the snowpack in most of the state's mountains was below
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Bill seeks to give Land Board authority over FWP conservation easements
February 7, 2019
After the Montana Supreme Court ruled that the state Land Board has no authority over Fish, Wildlife & Parks easements,
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Glacier National Park reports lower visitation in 2018 because of Lake McDonald wildfire
February 7, 2019
Glacier National Park’s final visitor totals for 2018 show a strong year for tourism in the park. But they couldn’t
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