Outdoors
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER – Two drownings in two different areas of Glacier National Park occurred on Saturday. A 26-year-old male from India was hiking past the gorge on Avalanche Lake Trail when he went into Avalanche Creek around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Friends and witnesses saw him go into the creek, go underwater, and resurface briefly before being swept up by the current and into the gorge. Glacier National Park dispatch was alerted at 8:37 a.m. Park campground staff were on the scene almost immediately, followed by law enforcement rangers at about 9 a.m. ALERT helicopter conducted aerial searches of the creek and more than 10 rangers scou...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — — Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park will host the 21st annual Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day on Tuesday, July 23, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Community Building on Albright Circle, West Glacier. The even...
News from CSKT Fish, Wildlife, Recreation & Conservation PABLO — The 2024 Fall Mack Days event will have an earlier start date this fall. We will begin Thursday, Sept. 5, and will end Sunday, Nov. 3. Mack Days events on Flathead Lake are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat conditions and disease. During the spring season, FWP wildlife staff get a pulse on deer and el...
News from the National Park Service WEST GLACIER – Going-to-the-Sun Road officially opened the morning of June 22 for the 2024 summer season. The road may now be accessed by motorized vehicles over Logan Pass from both the West Glacier and St. Mary entrances. Road crews battled ava...
FLATHEAD LAKE — Fishing at 25 to 70 feet is good for lake trout in Rocky Point, North Bird and a lot of the rest of the main lake. Trolling at night in both sides of Melita Island and back to Walstad Park and back of Elmo. Troll Bird - stay close to shore when trolling, Bull Island also Wildhorse no...
News from the Route of the Hiawatha at Lookout Pass HIAWATHA TRAIL — Summer weather arrived right on cue this year. The sun is shining and the temps are warming up. That makes it time to ride the Hiawatha. Nice weather is expect right thru the weekend. The Hiawatha Trail is open 7-days a wee...
News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Licensing Bureau is soliciting proposals from conservation organizations that are interested in conducting a competitive auction or lottery for some 2025 licenses. Licenses available for auction include b...
Flathead Lake is currently full but unlikely to stay that way as predicted hot, dry summer conditions take hold in July. Brian Lipscomb, CEO of Energy Keepers Inc., anticipates that the lake’s water level will sag by a foot or possibly more next month. When inflows drop below minimum outflows, the lake...
News from NRCS BOZEMAN — Summer is just around the corner, and recent weather helped improve the water supply outlook as the 2024 snow accumulation season wraps up in Montana. However, the outlook remains below normal in most locations. “Last month brought a mix of snow, rain, and sunshin...
