5+ day, 56+ min ago   (259+ words) It’s time for Field Notes, brought to you by the Montana Natural History Center. It is not every day that you share a lunch moment with a beautiful insect. It was an unseasonably warm spring day in western Montana. I…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (253+ words) Usually, pronghorn will dash away when they see a truck coming. However, at times I’ve had them actually race toward me, accelerating, seemingly intent on crossing the road ahead of me. With incredible speed, they invariably pass well ahead of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) The Flathead National Forest has approved a plan to replace and modernize a wastewater treatment system for western Montana’s Holland Lake Lodge. The privately owned lodge operates on national forest land and is managed by the Flathead National Forest. State…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (141+ words) Montana Public Radio Evacuations ordered for Elkhorn Hot Springs area due to nearby wildfires At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Beaverhead County Sheriff, in coordination with fire officials and local cooperators, ordered evacuations to begin for Elkhorn Hot Springs and Maverick Mountain, including…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (169+ words) The Bitterroot National Forest Friday raised its fire danger level to “Extreme” due to continued hot weather and record-dry fuel conditions. ‘Extreme’ is the highest fire danger level. Under these conditions fires start quickly, spread furiously, and burn intensely. The…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (202+ words) Increasingly hot, dry and breezy – if not outright windy – conditions are expected to continue and peak by Saturday evening. The National Weather Service issued fire weather watches for many parts of western Montana. Meteorologists also warn of a growing fire…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (205+ words) Researchers at the University of Montana identified a unique mouse that may hold some clues for cancer research. This Andean mouse’s high-elevation home is what attracted researchers. When University of Montana researchers learned about a species mouse scuttling through the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (207+ words) Following a few consecutive years of huckleberry bumper crops, officials say this summer’s yield in northwest Montana is lackluster. Huckleberries are a calorie-dense food that grizzlies and black bears depend on. “And that's bringing them into these lower elevation areas…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (242+ words) Bozeman and Missoula declared 100% clean electricity goals in 2019 and have been chipping away at this effort ever since. Now both cities have committed to a new renewable energy plan that gets them closer to carbon neutrality by 2030. The Green Power…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (288+ words) Back in early spring Montana’s summer drought conditions were expected to be a lot worse than they currently are. June storms brought some relief, but the long-term outlook is less encouraging. Montana’s warm, dry early spring was the perfect setup…...