Wildfire Season to have Less Precipitation – Hotter Temperatures
The 2020 wildfire season has the potential to be one of the most challenging since 2017, according to experts with the U.S. Forest Service.
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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue in Missoula to Sign Stewardship Memo
The United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was at the Forest Service Smokejumper Center on Friday to sign a stewardship memorandum that contained a blueprint to modernize the U.S. Forest Service.
RMEF Wildlife Habitat Management Case Wins in Montana Court
Some of the best elk hunting in Montana is in the Elkhorn Mountains, so when a prescribed burn project to remove invasive plants in the area was opposed in court, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fought back, and won.
Daines - Forest Service - RMEF Officials tour Edith Peak Project
A coalition of groups working to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund met for a tour of the Edith Peak Project on Friday.
Northern Rockies Support Cache boasts a $14 Million Inventory
When a fire breaks out in the mountain west, the Northern Rockies Interagency Support Cache right here in Missoula can supply everything firefighters need almost at a moment's notice.
Three Grizzly Bear Cubs Rescued after Mother Killed Near Lincoln
Three orphaned male grizzly bear cubs are now in an animal rescue sanctuary after their mother was struck and killed near Lincoln.
For the 2018 Fire Season – Lightning will be the Wild Card
Wildfire experts are saying the upcoming fire season will be ‘above normal’, meaning more than 300,000 acres burned, due to hotter, drier conditions through September.
Air Quality Concerns over Controlled Burn in the Rattlesnake
There was a controlled burn in the Rattlesnake area on Tuesday, and residents in the area and on the north side reported air quality concerns reminiscent of last summer’s wildfires.
Daines Plans Hearing to Combat Sexual Harassment at USFS
After the sudden resignation of U.S. Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke on Wednesday, Montana Senator Steve Daines called for a hearing on combating sexual harassment within the agency.
Judge Rules Snowmobiles Can Be Excluded From Wilderness Areas
Early this week, Missoula Judge Dana Christensen ruled that the U.S. Forest Service has the authority to exclude snowmobiles from areas recommended for wilderness.