AM 1240 KLYQ » campgrounds http://klyq.com Hamilton's News Talk Leader Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Mountain Pine Beetle Battle – Bitterroot National Forest is Spraying Campgrounds http://klyq.com/mountain-pine-beetle-battle-bitterroot-national-forest-is-spraying-campgrounds/ http://klyq.com/mountain-pine-beetle-battle-bitterroot-national-forest-is-spraying-campgrounds/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:31:22 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=115356 The fight against the Mountain Pine Beetle continues on the Bitterroot National Forest - with Carbaryl spraying this month.

Tod McKay of the Bitterroot National Forest said that campgrounds on the West Fork Ranger District will be first on the schedule this year

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]]> http://klyq.com/mountain-pine-beetle-battle-bitterroot-national-forest-is-spraying-campgrounds/feed/ 0 Spraying at the Rombo Campground of the Bitterroot National Forest. (BNF-Northern Region Photo) Camping Fever? Only One Cure – Bitterroot National Forest – Part Three http://klyq.com/camping-fever-only-one-cure-bitterroot-national-forest-part-three/ http://klyq.com/camping-fever-only-one-cure-bitterroot-national-forest-part-three/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 22:17:59 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=111920 If you follow the Bitterroot River south, it splits into the East Fork and the West Fork - two totally different experiences, but still basic Montana forest. It's a little colder there on Memorial Day, but take a heavy coat and enjoy the campfires at the Bitterroot National Forest firepits

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]]> http://klyq.com/camping-fever-only-one-cure-bitterroot-national-forest-part-three/feed/ 0 Mountain sheep along the road up East Fork. (KLYQ File Photo) So You Want to go Camping – Bitterroot National Forest is Ready – Part Two http://klyq.com/so-you-want-to-go-camping-bitterroot-national-forest-is-ready-part-two/ http://klyq.com/so-you-want-to-go-camping-bitterroot-national-forest-is-ready-part-two/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 21:46:49 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=111917 You are chompin' at the bit to get out camping, but you're not ready to tramp on a backcountry trail into the wilderness.

The Stevensville Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest has some options:

  • Bass Creek Recreation Area (turn off US 93 at top of Bass Creek Hill) A large logging project will start next month, but right now the area is open. Ch
    • ]]>     http://klyq.com/so-you-want-to-go-camping-bitterroot-national-forest-is-ready-part-two/feed/ 0 A typical Bitterroot campground. (KLYQ Photo)     Bitterroot National Forest Kicks Off Summer Season http://klyq.com/bitterroot-national-forest-kicks-off-summer-season/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-national-forest-kicks-off-summer-season/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 10:56:03 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=41119 Here are the phone numbers of the ranger stations.

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    ]]>     http://klyq.com/bitterroot-national-forest-kicks-off-summer-season/feed/ 0 Many of the campgrounds in the valley are ready. (KLYQ Photo)     Bitterroot Forest Attacks the Pine Beetle http://klyq.com/bitterroot-forest-attacks-the-pine-beetle/ http://klyq.com/bitterroot-forest-attacks-the-pine-beetle/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 23:02:27 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=40034 Preventative work is underway to slow down the beetles.

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    ]]>     http://klyq.com/bitterroot-forest-attacks-the-pine-beetle/feed/ 0 Spraying for the Mountain Pine Beetle. (USFS Photo)     Campgrounds Close for Fall and Winter http://klyq.com/campgrounds-close-for-fall-and-winter/ http://klyq.com/campgrounds-close-for-fall-and-winter/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:44:44 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=6345 The Bitterroot National Forest will be closing some of the campgrounds and facilities for the fall and winter seasons.
    The Lake Como Campgrounds will be closing for the season, Woods Cabin at the lake is also closed for the season

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    ]]>     http://klyq.com/campgrounds-close-for-fall-and-winter/feed/ 0 KLYQ File Photo     Water, Water Everywhere… http://klyq.com/water-water-everywhere/ http://klyq.com/water-water-everywhere/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 22:06:39 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=2342 The high water in the Bitterroot Valley has caused some closures of Fishing Access Sites and Forest Service campgrounds for the Memorial Day Weekend. And in other places, too much snow is the problem

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    ]]>     http://klyq.com/water-water-everywhere/feed/ 0 A closed fishing access site (McConnell Photo)