Holland Lake Lodge

The public can once again weigh in on plans for a historic lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley

The Flathead National Forest says it’s received a new permit application for Holland Lake Lodge. A Forest Service spokesperson says the application is for the continued use of the lodge in its existing footprint, with no proposed expansion.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with a Great Falls oil refinery for its federal Clean Air Act violations. Groundwater near a lake in the Swan Valley has not been contaminated due to wastewater leaking from a nearby holding pond.

A Helena law firm has sued the state over a records request. Republican Brad Johnson has entered the U.S. Senate race. State environmental regulators are cracking down on a leaking wastewater pond near Holland Lake

The owner of a historic lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley said he’s backing down from a plan to expand the resort. The move sparked celebration for a group opposed to the project.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality said wastewater may be leaking from holding ponds that sit just uphill from Holland Lake in the Swan Valley.

Flathead National Forests' initial proposal to not review potential environmental impacts is raising questions about how forest managers decide which projects deserve a closer study.

Emails show the Flathead National Forest Service worked closely with a resort company proposing a large expansion of Holland Lake Lodge in the Swan Valley ahead of the proposal’s public unveiling last fall.

The current owner of Holland Lake Lodge has been seeking to sell the property for years, saying it is in bad shape and in need of updates. Many locals were outraged after they learned of a plan to buy and triple the capacity of the lodge.