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Como Lake campground
Many of the campgrounds in the valley are ready. (KLYQ Photo)
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Bitterroot National Forest Kicks Off Summer Season

Here are the phone numbers of the ranger stations.

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Photo courtesy of the Bitterroot National Forest
Photo courtesy of the Bitterroot National Forest
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Memorial Day Weekend Safety in Forest [AUDIO]

Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer, and hundreds of recreation seekers will be heading to the Bitterroot National Forest for camping, hiking and fishing. Forest spokesman Todd McKay has important safety tips for anyone who will be spending the weekend in the forest.

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salmon fire
Smoke from forest fires on the Salmon-Challis National Forest last August. (USFS Photo)
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Dry Conditions Increase Forest Fire Danger

Very dry, very warm in the Bitterroot National Forest.

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como lake boat ramp
Looking along the dam to the "soon-to-busy" boat ramp at Lake Como. (KLYQ Photo)
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Como Boat Launch Opens

The south side of the lake opens, but the north side has some closure.

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tree spray
Spraying for the Mountain Pine Beetle. (USFS Photo)
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Bitterroot Forest Attacks the Pine Beetle

Preventative work is underway to slow down the beetles.

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lake como boat launch
The road is closed to the Lake Como Boat Launch. (KLYQ Photo)
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No Boat Launch for You – Yet

Improvements will soon be completed.

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cutthroat trout
Spawning Cutthroat Trout (TU Photo)
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Chaffin Creek Road Gets New Culverts – Trout Benefit

Road work will help spawning grounds.

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The equipment resembled this setup in Arizona. (NOAA)
The equipment resembled this setup in Arizona. (NOAA)
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Bitterroot Weather Equipment Found

Sunday, the Bitterroot National Forest reported a missing case that contained portable weather equipment for use on prescribed fires.

The case, with sensors and solar panels, was no longer in a truck when crews arrived at the scene of a prescribed forest fire near Darby Sunday

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smoke
Smoke from a controlled burn west of Missoula. (KLYQ Photo)
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Western Montana Spring Smoke Season Starts

This is the time of year that the local National Forest and BLM crews conduct control burns.

Much like the column of smoke put up by the forest burn in the Blue Mountain area west of Missoula Wednesday, the fires burn hot for an hour or two, but then begin to die down, as the material burns up, usually piled in one general area of the forest

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como lake
Como Lake (KLYQ Photo)
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Bitterroot’s Lake Como Boat Area Under Construction

More parking spaces are being added.

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