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Reforming recovery: PERC leader urges ESA update as rare bipartisan consensus emerges in Senate hearing

Brian Yablonski, the CEO of Bozeman-based conservation group Property and Environment Research Center, served as the majority witness in a March Senate hearing on ways to update the Endangered Species Act. The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife hearing marked an increasingly rare moment

FWP to conduct lottery for upper, West Fork Bitterroot River commercial permits

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will conduct a lottery to fill three available permits for commercial fishing and floating on the upper and West Fork of the Bitterroot River according to a statement released by the agency on Wednesday. The upper and West Fork of the Bitterroot are restricted-use

FWP director reiterates corner crossing is illegal in Montana

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Christy Clark wants Montanans to know that corner crossing remains illegal in Montana. Corner crossing — the act of moving from one parcel of public land diagonally to another parcel, ostensibly without setting foot in bordering private land — has long been a contentious issue in

Fewer wolves killed in Montana despite state push to slash population

This story first appeared in Mountain Journal. Hiking near Gardiner on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk. Soon, I encountered something more surprising: Canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and

Missouri River Bridge at Craig closing, county meeting April 8

Missouri River Bridge at Craig closing, county meeting April 8

CRAIG, Mont. — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is inviting the community to a public meeting to discuss the temporary closure of the Missouri River Bridge at Craig. Lewis and Clark County officials will share details about the bridge closure and address related community concerns during the session. Representatives from

'We're in trouble': Legislative panels sound alarm over southwest Montana rivers

The chairman asked for succinct and Jim Keane of Butte delivered. “We’re in trouble,” he said. Keane, a former legislator, is a citizen member of the Environmental Quality Council. It met Wednesday morning in Helena to discuss Montana’s rivers and hear from the members of three panels — one

Grizzly bear spotted near Helena along continental divide

Grizzly bear spotted near Helena along continental divide

HELENA, Mont. — A grizzly bear was spotted northwest of Helena along the continental divide during a recent mule deer survey, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Joe Rahn, FWP chief pilot, and an area biologist said he observed the bear while conducting aerial wildlife monitoring. The sighting was reported