Articles with the Tag: Seeley Lake
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process earlier to allow for more public engagement and greater transparency. Public involvement will begin in June and end in November. In the past, public involve...
CHALLIS, IDAHO – Mining and ranching is the main economy of Challis, Idaho. When the Thompson Creek Mining Company, a molybdenum mine west of Challis, ended their mining operations in 2014 the bust in the economy rattled the community. At its peak, the molybdenum mine employed around 400 people account...
SEELEY LAKE – Residents of Seeley Lake rank recreational opportunities as one of the primary benefits of living in the community. Public or private forest managers own more than 90 percent of the Clearwater Valley. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult or impossible to access the diverse recreation...
POLSON — An impending state budget cut has forced the Flathead Basin Commission to consider alternative funding mechanisms, including a possible alliance with Lake and Flathead counties and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The FBC is a state entity that was created in 1983 to protect the...
POLSON – A week of cooler temperatures combined with rain and snow at high elevations impacted the Liberty Fire last week, and more of the same forecast this week should continue to put a damper on things. Devlin Lafrombois, a fire prevention specialist with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Trib...
Rain forecast for Thursday and Friday is providing firefighters hope for success on the Blue Bay and Liberty fires. Although Sunday was a good day for firefighters, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ fire prevention specialist Devlin Lafrombois said Thursday and Friday should be better w...
Football CHARLO - Landers Smith rushed for two touchdowns, including a scoring dash of 41 yards, as the Charlo Vikings won their season home opener on Friday over Seeley-Swan 52-6. Garett Vaughan and Jayden Stevens had scoring runs for the victorious Vikings. Smith also hooked up with Sabin Perry on a 3...
The Blue Bay Fire that broke out Aug. 10 was 40 percent contained as of Monday morning. Containment typically refers to the portion of the fire that has a line around it. Information officer Dominique Woodham said that 175 firefighters from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and others from...
POLSON – As the battle to prevent aquatic invasive species moves forward, what to do about sea planes may be the next issue on the horizon. Sea planes, or those that only land or take off on water, pose a particular problem: how to regulate them? “We’re trying to figure it...
A fire burning 17 miles southeast of Arlee in Missoula County had grown to nearly 4,000 acres as of Sunday night, Aug. 6. Kristen Allison, a public information officer with the California Interagency Incident Management Team No. 1 that set up at the Arlee Powwow Grounds on July 31, said 363 firefigh...
