13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (698+ words) A bison grazes through the tall grass at the CSKT Bison Range on Thursday, June 25. (Emily Messer/Leader) A momma bear heads down the hill to find her two mischievous cubs climbing a tree at the CSKT Bison Range. (Emily…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (286+ words) Plains bison calf on display in new Smithsonian exhibit is descended from the herd rescued in the 1870s by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. (Brittany M. Hance and Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian) A new exhibit that opened June 18 at the Smithsonian National…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (373+ words) Right now, the chirping baby ducks are kept inside for their warmth and safety. (Emily Messer/Leader) At 10 years old, Johnny Lapotka asked the Polson City Commission to include ducks in the chicken ordinance, and almost a year later, he's…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (198+ words) Lake County Leader Audubon program explores reservation's avian diversity "Avian biodiversity of the Flathead Nation" is the topic of the Mission Mountain Audubon's next community program, 7 p. m. Thursday, April 16, in the Polson Library. Cara Thompson, a wildlife biologist for the Confederated…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (327+ words) Four members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources staff were recently recognized with statewide awards for their decades of leadership in fisheries and wildlife conservation. Les Evarts, Barry Hansen and Cindy Benson were honored with the Montana…...