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Land managers are asking Montanans to be extra vigilant about fire safety heading into the long Independence Day weekend.
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Montana’s new plan to manage elk has been adopted after years of development. The Darby/Sula Ranger District on western Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest has a new leader.
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As wildfire season winds down, late summer and early fall prescribed burning is picking up throughout Montana.
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The Bitterroot National Forest seeks comment on four proposed fuel break projects. The Flathead National Forest is also seeking comment on a proposed logging project. A new report shows Yellowstone visitors, spending dropped by a third this year.
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Bitterroot National Forest raised its fire danger to high this week. Montana wildlife officials restrict afternoon fishing on three rivers in southwest Montana.
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Annual climbing restrictions are now in effect north of Hamilton on the Bitterroot National Forest.
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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.
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Extreme heat and bone-dry conditions are prompting officials to raise the fire danger and implement burning restrictions in parts of western Montana.
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Continued hot, dry conditions prompted the Bitterroot National Forest Monday to bump the fire danger up a notch to “Very High.”
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The Hog Trough fire is burning about 300 acres in the Sapphire Wilderness Study Area in both the Bitterroot and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests.