Outdoors
News from the Flathead Audubon Society JEWEL BASIN — Flathead Audubon is offering a field trip to view migrating raptors on Sunday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (approximately). Dan Casey will lead the trip to the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch site. The second half of September offers peak numbers and diversity of passing raptors. Expect to see more than 100 hawks of 10 or more species if conditions are right. Last year the group saw 595 birds on Sept. 21, an all-time high count. This trip involves a 2.2-mile hike of moderate difficulty (each way), gaining 1,400 vertical feet from the Jewel Basin parking lot. Attendees should wear sturdy footwear. Hiking poles are recom...
News from the office of the Governor MONTANA — As of Tuesday, Aug. 31, at around 2 p.m., there were 18 large fire incidents in Montana. The state is in preparedness level 3. Since Jan. 1, there have been over 2,160 fire starts in Montana burning around 827,000 acres. Since the governor&rsquo...
From MSU News Service BOZEMAN – According to a new scientific report, the temperature has increased and snowfall has decreased in the Greater Yellowstone area since 1950 as a result of climate change, trends that are likely to continue through the rest of the century. “The Greater Yellows...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks BIGFORK — Flathead Lake State Park, 8600 MT Highway 35, is holding a service day in remembrance of the lives lost during the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Wayfarers Unit in Bigfork will host this service day on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE – Fall Mack Days on Flathead Lake will be held Thursday, Sept. 16 to Sunday, Nov. 14. The event is sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and is used as a management tool to reduce the numbers of non-native lake trout in Flathead Lake. ...
News from Glacier National Park GLACIER NATIONAL PARK — Glacier National Park is proud to announce that they have received full certification as an International Dark Sky Park, after meeting the International Dark Sky Association outdoor lighting requirements. Glacier has installed dark ...
News from the University of Montana MONTANA — Those in love with the outdoors can spend their entire lives chasing that perfect campsite. New University of Montana research suggests what they are trying to find. Will Rice, a UM assistant professor of outdoor recreation and wildland management, ...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a proposal to establish emergency haying and grazing leases on portions of 14 Wildlife Management Areas in the state. The purpose of these late summer/fall 2021 leases is to im...
All of Lake County moved into moderate drought conditions last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, significantly different from the week before, when the easternmost portion of the county was listed as only “abnormally dry.” At this time last year, nearly all of Montana was in the &ld...
News from Montana FWP MONTANA — Several angling restrictions on rivers in southwest, north-central and south-central Montana go into effect due to warming temperatures and low flows. The restrictions include what are commonly known as “hoot owl” restrictions, which means fishing is clo...
