1+ week, 4+ day ago   (133+ words) The attack occurred around 7 p.m. Aug. 31. The species of bear has not been determined. A woman was injured in a bear attack Monday evening while walking her dog on the Cedar Flats trail complex north of Columbia Falls. State and federal…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) Greetings, Beacon Nation. Tristan Scott here with a Monday edition of the Daily Roundup that includes an important update on a logging project west of Whitefish that a federal judge halted in March. The Flathead National Forest’s Tally Lake Ranger…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (611+ words) Montana is changing. Our population is growing, communities are expanding, subdivisions are reaching farther into the urban interface, and development is putting increasing pressure on the lands that make Montana special. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Montana’s population reached nearly 1.145 million…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (444+ words) The 20,629-acre conservation easement would protect timberland in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties as part of a broader effort to conserve Stimson's entire inland timber base A multi-generational, family-owned timber company is set to place the last of its entire…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (547+ words) One of the main requests from those looking to further protect the two Haskill Creek tributaries utilized by the city is the installation of a radio telemetry diversion management system to allow for real-time monitoring and adjustment of water withdrawals…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (689+ words) The initiative drew immediate backlash from public land advocates and triggered a 30-day public comment period. It's the last chance for the public to weigh in before the rule could be rescinded. The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday submitted its plan…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (376+ words) Greetings, Beacon Nation. I’m Tristan Scott here to kick off your week in news with this Monday edition of the Daily Roundup, which includes an important update on the years-long effort to examine the effects of Canadian mining pollutants on…...