International ecology conference in Missoula focuses on problem-solving, both in the woods and the lab. The research featured ...

While operational wildland firefighters have largely been spared from federal layoffs in the last year, it remains to be seen if a recent reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service will impact wildfire ...

An algae bloom photographed on the Lower Big Hole River near Wisdom on July 14, 2025. Low streamflows can contribute to algal blooms, which deplete rivers of the oxygen cold-water fish need to thrive.

Big Hole to serve as testing ground for new water-quality regulations in response to bill barring state regulators from using numeric standards for nitrogen and phosphorus ...

Significant public lands issues remain at play ahead of the November general election. Credit: BLM / Flickr Montanans have expressed in numerous ways how important public lands are to their quality of ...

Big Hole to serve as testing ground for new water-quality regulations in response to bill barring state regulators from using numeric standards for nitrogen and phosphorus ...

Alex Heard is a freelance writer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has worked as an editor at Outside, Wired, and The New York Times Magazine, and is the author of two books, including "The Eyes of ...

This story was produced by RE:PUBLIC Lands Media and is co-published here by permission. A recent primary election race in Idaho between Republican candidates Stephanie Mickelsen and Kelly Golden wasn ...

Grassroots petitions in Butte-Silver Bow and Yellowstone counties aimed at curbing data center growth in Montana could make their way to ballots in November ...

Evan Barrett gathers signatures for the Butte Data Center Initiative petition during the primary elections. Credit: Denise Kelly When a proposed data center began sparking council meetings in Butte ...

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