Bitterroot Valley

Elk are a familiar sight in much of Montana now, but that hasn't always been the case. By the early 1900s, unregulated hunting had led to massive declines in wildlife nationwide. But In Yellowstone, elk populations were exploding thanks to protections in place there. The solution to restoring elk outside the park seemed obvious. Less obvious was how to make it happen. This week on the Big Why, we trace the animals' bumpy path from the living laboratory called Yellowstone Park to the Bitterroot Valley and beyond.

Montana forest managers are planning prescribed burns this month in the Bitterroot valley.

Ravalli County officials have reached an agreement with an international pharmaceutical company to further bioscience development in the Bitterroot Valley.

Dangerously hot conditions with daytime temperatures 95 to 105 are expected at low elevations through Sunday. Overnight temperatures will be in the 60s.

The list of flood and winter weather watches associated with excessive precipitation continues to grow. The incoming ‘atmospheric river’ is bringing 200%-300% of normal moisture into the northern Rockies this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

In the Bitterroot Valley, as in most of Montana, there’s a housing crisis and increasing need for shelter beds. A recent survey found over 100 people without homes, nearly three times numbers a decade ago. Until recently, there was no winter shelter in the valley, but the death of one man led to change.

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