Lolo National Forest

An internet service provider says it will use tens of millions of dollars in federal funding to expand high-speed internet access in western Montana. Officials with Montana’s national forests say prescribed burning is set to begin and run through the spring season. The Missoula Police Department says three female juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday regarding alleged threats made against Hellgate High School.

Lolo National Forest officials are hosting a series of public workshops to kick off the assessment of their land management plan.

Three virtual events are on the calendar for January with the goal of looping the public into the process of revising the document that guides the management of the Lolo National Forest and its resources.

Conservation group Trout Unlimited is getting $40 million from the federal government to fund watershed restoration efforts in national forests across the country, including here in Montana.

Montana fire officials are reminding the public of fire danger across the state approaching the Fourth of July holiday. The Flathead, Lolo and Bitterroot National Forests are all currently under moderate fire danger.

A U.S. District Court judge in Missoula has stopped a logging project on the Lolo National Forest, saying it didn’t follow the forest’s management plan.

Updated 6:13 p.m., July 11, 2021The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the U.S. Forest Service has asked the residents of Belt…

Updated 5:30 p.m.Brackett FireThe Northern Rockies Coordination Center’s report Friday morning describes extreme fire behavior and wind-driven runs on the…

Nearly 15,000 acres of land previously owned by a private logging and development company have been transferred to the Lolo National Forest.The two…

Firefighters in western Montana are monitoring for signs of wildfire after nearly 300 lightning strikes were detected by the Lolo National Forest over the…