May 27th, 2009:
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)

May 21st, 2009:
Montana Standard: Today marks milestone of ‘last spike'
Montana Standard: Obama budget cuts mine cleanup money
Montana Standard: Fishing report
Montana Standard: PPL Montana set to begin improvements at Hebgen Lake
Montana Standard: East Ridge trail closure
Missoulian: Rejuvenated logs - Up from the Blackfoot River, salvaged timber gains new purpose (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Out-of-place bird spotted north of Great Falls
Missoulian: FLOOD WATCH: Flood watches, warnings remain as rise of area rivers slows
Missoulian: Big paddlefish run leads to early season closure
Missoula Independent: No Justice for Libby
Missoula Independent: Waste not

May 18th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Hunters seek removal of oil leases
Montana Standard: State budget includes funding for Ruby Dam improvements
Montana Standard: Fish, Wildlife & Parks expects another big year
Montana Standard: 2009 fishing regulation changes of note
Montana Standard: Local sportsmen criticize state wildlife management policies
Montana Standard: Archaeology dig seeks volunteers
Montana Standard: Mining co. wants to explore Finley claims
Missoulian: FWP works to acquire Whitefish River land
Missoulian: FWP Commission backs Blackfoot buy
Missoulian: Tester wants agencies to unite on Libby asbestos
Missoulian: Last last spike - In 1909, Milwaukee completes nation’s final transcontinental railroad to little fanfare
Missoulian: Politics may be factor in wolf hunt quota, wildlife officials told
Missoulian: Plum Creek fined for exceeding air-quality limitations
Missoula Independent: Lack of precedence - Grace decision offers little legal or emotional closure
The Montana Conservationist (Montana Conservation Districts Newsletter) (pdf)

May 13th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Chemical plumes growing in Helena
Montana Standard: Advocates say time is right to reform mining law
Montana Standard: Area fishing sites on Madison River reopen
Montana Standard: Cream of the crop
Missoulian: W.R. Grace trial verdict: Not guilty on all charges (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation marks 25th year
Missoulian: Judge denies motion to dismiss sage grouse lawsuit
Missoulian: Mountain bikers oppose closing key forest areas
Missoulian: Montana FWP Commission meets Thursday to consider wolf hunting quotas
Missoulian: Hair study seeks to determine grizzly population
Missoulian: Thinning projects help loggers find work
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)

May 8th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Nurturing the natives
Montana Standard: BLM projects to get $17.5 million
Montana Standard: Mother's Day caddis are hatching
Montana Standard: Feds: Mountain-dwelling pika may need protections
Montana Standard: Lawmakers bicker over wilderness plan
Missoulian: Hallowed ground - Students attend CSKT event (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Grace case now in hands of jurors
Missoulian: Glacier raft center offers river safety courses
Missoulian: Air pollution: F grade puts local control in peril
Missoulian: Comment sought on Blackfoot-Clearwater
Missoulian: Going-to-the-Sun Road: Bike tour offers riders unique access to wildlife
Missoulian: Bison Range's Red Sleep drive to open Saturday
Missoulian: Snowmobile groups sue over lynx habitat
Missoula Independent: Bold strokes - Out past Drummond, in a building on an old cattle farm, you’ll find Bill Ohrmann’s museum and gallery—and a lifetime’s worth of commentary captured in his paintings
Missoula Independent: Too little, too late - EPA releases Libby’s long-sought “Rumple Report”
Missoula Independent: An unsettling settlement

May 5th, 2009:
Latest News from the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC): Visual Aesthetics Issue Emerges as Milltown Remediation Winds Down; Integrating 3 Rs at Milltown; Volunteers Needed May 9 for a Native Plant Project on Blackfoot River in Milltown; et al.
May Headlines from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Wildlife Management Areas Open May 15; Fisheries Crews To Work Missouri; FWP Places Fish Traps in Hebgen Tributaries; et al.
May Public Notices from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; Environmental Assessment - Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Introduction into Island Lake; Marias River SP/WMA Access Road and Parking Area Improvements; et al.
May News from the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality; Drinking Water Week 2009 May 3-9; DEQ Seeking Public comments on Water Quality Report; et al.

May 4th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Greenway headway
Montana Standard: Wolf off endangered list in N. Rockies, Great Lakes
Montana Standard: Wildlife traveling beneath U.S. 93
Montana Standard: Tomorrow's inventions
Montana Standard: Good rainbow trout fishing on state reservoirs
Montana Standard: Montana Tech Snapshots
Montana Standard: Fighting the pine beetle
Montana Standard: State approves 15 wind turbines near Martinsdale
Montana Standard: Sidney lab studies bugs
Montana Standard: Back Country Horsemen support designating more wilderness
Missoulian: Field of dreams built on Superfund site
Missoulian: Lolo National Forest extends public comment period on road management
Missoulian: Spring snowstorm cuts power to thousands
Missoulian: Council hears progress report on M trail
Missoulian: Applications available for 2009-10 Preserving Missoula County’s History grants
Missoulian: Missoula event welcomes bears out of hibernation
Missoulian: Study: Grazing threatens habitat
Missoulian: North area of Mount Jumbo reopens
Missoula Independent: Muddy waters - The infamous Mitchell Slough recently ran dry, prompting some to wonder—again—if the Bitterroot Conservation District works to protect the landowners or the land
Missoula Independent: Bye bye biofuels

Back to the Restoration News Archive