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Lost Horse Road to close in August for bridge, culvert replacement

The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) is planning to install a new bridge and replace numerous culverts this summer along Lost Horse Road on the Darby-Sula Ranger District, according to a statement released by the agency. The work is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 and is expected to take approximately

Egg hunts and Easter Bunny photo ops in the Bitterroot Valley

There are several egg hunts and appearances by the Easter Bunny planned in the Bitterroot Valley. Saturday, March 28: An egg hunt for kids ages 0-12 will start at 10 a.m. at Summit Church at 9830 Valley Grove Dr. in Lolo. There will be pictures with the Easter

Missoula County holds open house on updated floodplain maps

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. — Missoula County held the first of four public open house meetings to walk residents through updated floodplain maps for parts of the Clark Fork River, Bitterroot River and Rock Creek. The county says the changes could affect some property owners. Missoula County is working with FEMA and

Conservationists sue the FS to stop Cooke City deforestation project on the border of Yellowstone National Park | Mike Garrity (copy)

The Cooke City area of Montana has one of the healthiest whitebark pine forests in the region. Yet now, the Forest Service wants to apply an unscientific method of logging across more than 2,000 acres of these whitebark pine forests on the northeastern border of Yellowstone National Park. Whitebark

International Fly Fishing Film Festival kicks off in Hamilton on Friday

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) will be featuring a selection of 11 films this year, along with a locally produced short film by the Bitterroot Water Partnership. The film festival starts Friday, March 6, in Hamilton at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Building. Doors open at 6:

Recent must-read education stories you may have missed in the Bitterroot

While we didn’t get much snow this February, there was a wintery mix of education stories from Missoula to the Bitterroot. Here are some recent articles worth revisitng: Hamilton, Stevi and Lone Rock School boards place tech levy on May ballot The school election ballot is starting to take

Conservation in the Classroom: Teller Wildlife Refuge creating curriculum for schools

Conservation in the Classroom: Teller Wildlife Refuge creating curriculum for schools

Two sandhill cranes warble while passing over over Teller Wildlife Refuge in Corvallis on Tuesday morning as the new education program manager for the refuge, Sarah Daman, is starting her day. Daman was hired a month ago to help bridge a gap between Teller Wildlife Refuge and the school systems