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Local students learn about birds of prey
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (319+ words) Plains student Aspen Glase feeds a hawk during a raptor class in Noxon. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press) Anne Schnell, co-owner of Montana Eagle Experience, takes questions during a raptor program in Noxon. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press) Plains student Teddy Schwall…...
NW Montana conservation easement in the home stretch
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (814+ words) One more approval from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission next month will cement the proposed Stimson Timberland Legacy Conservation Easement. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks adopted the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) July 17 for the easement, protecting 20,629 acres in Lincoln,…...
Montana wildlife crossing license plate now available | Valley Press/Mineral Independent
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (320+ words) The winning design of the Montana Big Game and Wildlife Highway Crossings License Plate Artwork Contest by Gallatin High School graduate Kylie Bute. Starting this month, Montana drivers will be able to sport a new specialty license plate that helps…...
Rewarding and demanding: Volunteers track western Montana bluebirds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) Jane Brockway serves on The North American Bluebird Society and on the Bluebird Journal Committee. She is also the president of Mountain Bluebird Trails and the editor of their newsletter. Here she bands a 13-day old western bluebird from one…...
State scopes new conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (205+ words) The proposed Stimson Lumber Company Conservation Easement includes 20,824 acres in Lincoln, Sanders and Mineral counties. (Courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks) State officials are laying the groundwork for a new 21,000-acre conservation easement in Lincoln, Mineral and Sanders counties....
Osprey monitoring project takes flight in Northwest Montana
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (964+ words) A pair of ospreys nest above the Flathead River on Wednesday, April 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider Beth and Bob Watne work to untangle and osprey that is trapped in bailing twine on a fence in Kalispell on…...
State plans new 48,000-acre conservation easement near Thompson Falls
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (467+ words) A map of forestlands included in the Upper Thompson Conservation Easement. (Courtesy of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks) Paddleboarders explore Upper Thompson Lake at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider…...
Blacktail Mountain thinning project approved over endangered species concerns
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (366+ words) A view of Flathead Lake from Blacktail Ski Area. (Daily Inter Lake file) Officials are moving forward with plans to thin a section of forest surrounding powerlines near Blacktail Mountain despite findings that the project would adversely affect two federally…...
Shooting Sports banquet set for Oct. 4
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (555+ words) Ever since the Mineral County Shooting Sports Association (MCSSA) parted ways with the Friends of the NRA for their annual banquet, they’ve been able to retain more of the funds raised and reinvest that money directly back into the community....