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Work to address critical deferred maintenance projects through the Great American Outdoors Act will soon begin on national forests in Montana.Some…
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Fall is here, and the Bitterroot National Forest’s first seasonal prescribed burns could begin Saturday in the Lake Como/Lost Horse area. The planned…
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Updated 5:19 p.m., August 1, 2019Lightning near the south end of the Bitterroot National Forest Wednesday night has sparked a one-tenth acre fire west of…
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A grizzly bear was detected in the Bitterroot National Forest about 15 miles west of Stevensville last week, according to a Montana FWP press release.…
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Forest Service Extends Comment Period For Proposed Helicopter Flight In Selway-Bitterroot WildernessDue the partial federal government shutdown that started in December, the Bitterroot National Forest is extending a comment period on whether helicopters…
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Rain in western Montana Monday did little to slow fire growth across the state."Well it’s a mixed blessing," said Jay Nichols, a spokesperson assigned to…
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A new estimate puts the Reynolds Lake Fire in the Bitterroot National Forest at more than 1,000 acres.Forest spokesman Tod McKay said the fire grew from…
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Wildfire season has arrived as fire danger ratings are increasing in national forests and wildlands throughout Montana. The Kootenai National Forest moved…
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HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A snowy winter and a wet spring in western Montana are making it hard to conduct prescribed burns to reduce the risk of wildfires…
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The Bitterroot National Forest’s first, newly updated travel plan in 40 years is facing its first legal challenge.A coalition of seven multiple-use…