Outdoors
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — Montanans living and working around grizzly bears are invited to apply for funding to help their communities adopt bear-resistant infrastructure and public education initiatives aimed at reducing human-wildlife conflicts. The Montana Community-Bear Conflict Prevention Efforts Fund will provide up to $1 million to support community-led, non-lethal carnivore conflict prevention tools through the geographic range of grizzly bears in Montana. The application deadline for the first round of funding is March 24. Communities and organizations interested in applying can find more details and project guidelines at heart-of-rockies...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Montana’s spring brings outdoor fun for people and pets but also awakens ticks. Enjoy the warm weather while taking precautions to protect against these seasonal pests. Prompt tick removal minimizes disease risk, as transmission isn’t always immedi...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park is beginning civic engagement for proposed water and wastewater system improvements at the St. Mary, Two Medicine, Logan Pass, Lake McDonald Lodge, and Many Glacier Hotel developed areas, and at Granite Park Chalet. Existing wate...
Fishermen: Lots of bodies of water still have ice including Lake Mary Ronan. Locally we have Crow Reservoir but take a plank to get onto it. East Bay, Ninepipe and Kicking Horse – avoid. Swan Lake - we caught 11 lake trout but don’t recommend ice fishing now. Cold weather is coming. &...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE - 2025 Spring Mack Days on Flathead Lake will begin Thursday, March 13, and end on Saturday, May 10, following nine weeks of lake trout fishing on one of the northwest’s most beautiful freshwater lake. Mack Days fishing events, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and ...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – The new license year opened March 1, which means that’s the first day you can buy your 2025 hunting, fishing and conservation licenses and begin applying for permits and special licenses. The deadline to apply for deer and elk permits is ...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER - Glacier National Park is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) for the park’s proposed Fire Management Plan (FMP). The EA is available for public review and comment until March 12 online at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/FMP2...
News from DNRC HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) placed nearly 130,000 forested acres under management since he took office. “DNRC has demonstrated its commitment to safeguard our forests, communitie...
Everyone will be looking for a pot of gold at the 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ronan on March 17 at 5:30 p.m.With the theme “Let the Shenanigans Begin,” this year’s celebration will be filled with family fun and festivities. “We are so excited,” said Committee C...
News from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership MISSOULA — On Feb. 13, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced their Public Land Access webpage, an educational resource for hunters, anglers, and all Americans who take pride in their public lands and are concerned with t...
