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Glacier National Park News Release WEST GLACIER – Necropsy results from a dead bald eagle found near Lower McDonald Creek in February in Glacier National Park have determined that it died of lead poisoning. Park biologists sent the carcass to the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, WI for further evaluation after an initial assessment did not show evidence of gunshot or other obvious signs of trauma. Bald eagles are protected by the 1940 Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, which prohibits poisoning them, among a number of other activities. This is not the first eagle found in the West Glacier area that died from lead poisoning. In April 2012, park staff found a su...

News from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service BISON RANGE – Since 1908, when the National Bison Range in western Montana was established by conservation visionary President Theodore Roosevelt, this cherished 18,800-acre national wildlife refuge has continued to play a vital role in the conservation...

From MSU News Service BOZEMAN – Montana State University is seeking artists’ qualifications for public art for the university’s new American Indian Hall. The university is seeking qualifications from professional or emerging artists, or teams of artists, to produce original, site-sp...

News from Rebekah Knudsen-Dalbey for TERS  PABLO – The Art Slam is an annual event at Two Eagle River School, which has been going on for 17 years. The event is mainly organized by Sean Dalbey, art instructor at Two Eagle.  The Art Slam is where art show and talent show meet. Students...

News from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  MONTANA – On Friday, April 19, the National Junior Duck Stamp contest was held at Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge in Patuxent, Maryland. Entered in this contest was Montana State Junior Duck Stamp Best of Show, “Splash Down,” a beautiful...

UM News Service   MISSOULA – Last year, 12.4 million out-of-state visitors contributed over $3.7 billion in travel spending to Montana’s economy, according to a recent report from the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. The latest report finali...

News from Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness  POLSON – Are you drowning in boredom from the same old workout routine? If you need a change, moving your workout to the water may renew your enthusiasm and drive, while at the same time providing some unique health benefits. You might think y...

UM News Service YELLOW BAY – Flathead Lake Biological Station Director and Bierman Professor of Ecology Jim Elser has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in scientific research. “We are so pleased that the scient...

News from SBA’s Region VIII Administrator Dan Nordberg It was 1963 when President Kennedy issued the first Small Business Week proclamation announcing to the nation the critical importance of local small businesses in our communities.  Here we are 56 years later celebrating National Small ...

News from the Montecahto Club This year, the Montecahto Club is offering a new scholarship in addition to its annual one in conjunction with the Polson Scholarship and Education Foundation. The new $500 Continuing Education Scholarship is for an individual seeking vocational or technical certificatio...