Outdoors
News from FW&P KALISPELL — Lone Pine State Park near Kalispell is hosting spring outdoor field trip programs for school groups. The topics will include: birds (K-4), forests (K-6), insects (K-4), water (K-4), and wildlife (K-6). Field trips can be scheduled Tuesday-Friday from April 13- June 11 (excluding May 4, 5, and May 25- June 2). Field trip registration has begun. Field trips are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited to groups of 50. For more info. call 406-755-2706 ext. 4.
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking nominations for individuals interested in serving on a council that monitors activities and makes recommendations for the state’s Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. Council membership is representative of a...
News from Glacier National Park MONTANA — Glacier National Park will hold a virtual community discussion on March 18 from 7-8 p.m. regarding challenges the park and visitors will face in 2021. Sponsored by the Glacier National Park Conservancy, the virtual meeting will be held over Zoom. ...
News from the office of Senator Jon Tester U.S. Senate —The Great American Outdoors Act included full and permanent funding for the Land Water Conservation Fund and $9.5 billion to address maintenance backlogs in America’s public lands. U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently secured $285 mil...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION — As spring approaches, the Tribal Wildlife Management Program would like to remind the public that bears, both black and grizzly, will soon be emerging from their dens. Mild weather this fall and winter may mean bears could emerge from the den earlier ...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — In anticipation of the new license year, which opened March 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks posted regulations for dear, elk, antelope as well as moose, sheep and goat online at fwp.mt.gov/hunt. The deadline to apply for deer and elk per...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — With the extreme cold and snow across much of Montana recently, it’s easy to take pity on wildlife and put out some food. “Feeding wildlife is often undertaken with good intentions,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks...
News from the UM Bio Station MONTANA — The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station is launching a new program called Monitoring Montana Waters. The program will provide scientific expertise, guidance and funding to citizen-led watershed groups in Montana to build ca...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will offer an online wolf trapping certification class on March 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. The class is required for trappers. To register for the class, please visit: fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter and then follow the link “Wolf...
News from the Montana Invasive Species Council The Montana and Washington invasive species councils have joined forces to stop wild pigs from crossing borders. The two councils issued a report with recommendations and best management practices aimed at helping federal, state, provincial and loc...
