Outdoors
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 “normal” range for moisture. Now, there isn’t a corner of the state that has seen average amounts of precipitation, and only four counties near Great Falls are classified as not being in some stage of moderate to extreme drought. While the western half of the state has been more moist than the eastern half, where extreme drought conditions have taken hold in many places...
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...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Hunters interested in participating in game damage hunt opportunities need to register online for the Hunt Roster by Thursday, July 15, through: MyFWP. The roster is used by Fish, Wildlife & Parks to quickly respond to landowners who are eligibl...
Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking individuals to serve on its Region 1 (northwest Montana) Citizen Advisory Council. The purpose of the Citizen Advisory Council is to advise FWP on various regional and statewide issues, programs and policies; help iden...
News from the LCCD LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Conservation District invites people to get ready for this fall’s local scenic bike route, featuring local farms and food. Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate will be held on Sept. 25. Participants will get to view local farms in the missi...
News from CSKT Division of Fire FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Division of Fire officials state that fire danger is moderate, but is very close to high, especially on the west side of the reservation. Debris burning by permit will close for the fire season on June 30. CSKT Division of Fire...
News from Glacier National Park GLACIER NATIONAL PARK — The park hosted 170,277 visitors in May 2021. This year is the park’s highest visitation year-to-date through May on record. May 2020 cannot be used as a good year-to-year comparison due to the park being closed u...
News from Glacier National Park More locations and services in Glacier National Park are gradually opening as summer gets closer. Glacier National Park is offering additional services and visitor opportunities as the summer season approaches. The new Going to the Sun Road ticketed entry r...
News from Glacier National Park Glacier National Park’s 2021 Artist-in-Residence program will host Brad Einstein, Kyle Niemer, and Imma Barrera. Brad Einstein and Kyle Niemer (June 1– June 29) Brad Einstein and Kyle Niemer are self-described “natural comedians.” The...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2021 Spring Mack Days fishing event concluded with a total of 27,547 lake trout entries. Nine weeks of lake trout fishing with a total of 800 anglers entered. Two hundred twenty-eight anglers turned in one or more lake trout entries and qualified for the prize dr...
