Outdoors
News from Natural Resources Conservation Service BOZEMAN — March brought a combination of snow accumulation, snowmelt, and rain to Montana. “The good news is precipitation was above normal across a majority of the state during March, with nearly all river basins receiving 110-140% of median total monthly precipitation,” said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Hydrologist. The timing and severity of the storms varied across the month. During the first two weeks of March most SNOTEL sites picked up an inch or two of precipitation, however northwest Montana reported slightly more, about 2-4 inches. Storms intensified during the second half of...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD LAKE — 2025 Spring Mack Days week three ended with a total of 20,211 lake trout entries. Weekend totals were Friday - 1,939, Saturday - 1,806, and Sunday - 1,821. The Monday to Thursday total was 4,612 and the Friday to Sunday total was 15,599. We are off to an amazing star...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released the 2025 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan recently, wrapping up an extensive public process to capture updates to wolf management strategies and research into a new plan. The fin...
News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE - Two weeks of the 2025 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake are complete. There are seven more weekends left for anglers to come out and enter before the last day on May 10. Mack Days are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Ko...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA - Each spring, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks receives calls from people who have picked up baby wildlife they’ve found in town, their yards, or in the wild. It’s often done out of concern for the animal, but almost always does more harm tha...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – As spring weather approaches, we’re all anxious to get out and enjoy the weather – people and bears alike. This time of year, bears are waking up from hibernation and beginning to look for food. It’s time to ensure that pe...
News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2025 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake started out with anglers saying “Fish On” many times over the first few days of the event. There are up to $225,000 in cash and prizes sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Koot...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MONTANA — Montanans living and working around grizzly bears are invited to apply for funding to help their communities adopt bear-resistant infrastructure and public education initiatives aimed at reducing human-wildlife conflicts. The Montana Commu...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Montana’s spring brings outdoor fun for people and pets but also awakens ticks. Enjoy the warm weather while taking precautions to protect against these seasonal pests. Prompt tick removal minimizes disease risk, as transmission isn’t always immedi...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Glacier National Park is beginning civic engagement for proposed water and wastewater system improvements at the St. Mary, Two Medicine, Logan Pass, Lake McDonald Lodge, and Many Glacier Hotel developed areas, and at Granite Park Chalet. Existing wate...
