Oct 31 2008
Missoulian reporter Michael Jamison took a trip to explore a cave “north of Polebridge” recently. The write-up appeared in the October 31, 2008 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
Beneath: a bed of soft sand pressing damp and firm against shoulder blades.
Above: a glittering sky, starry pinpoints against unlimited black, deep as time.
All around: [...]
Oct 30 2008
New West photographer Graham Coppes posted a very nice slideshow of an early Fall float down the North Fork. The link turned up in a post to the Wade Rivers Wild Tramps web log, which has been giving the North Fork a lot of digital ink lately.
Oct 28 2008
From the October 28, 2008 online edition of the Flathead Beacon…
With gravel roads at the center of a decade-long controversy in Flathead County, it stands to reason officials would welcome the winter snows that quell dust troubles. But this winter could pose its own set of problems for the roads department and, for a change, [...]
Oct 23 2008
Seems the humble North Fork Road has gotten way more than its share of attention for an inordinate length of time. From an editorial entry in the October 23, 2008 online edition of the Hungry Horse News titled “Looking back to ‘54, ‘55” . . .
Future of the North Fork Road, millions of feet of [...]
Oct 17 2008
According to an AP article posted yesterday in the online edition of the Great Falls Tribune, wildlife officials are seeking information on the death of a male grizzly bear south of Polebridge. It was discovered in early October in the Coal Creek drainage.
Oct 16 2008
John Frederick’s letter to Nicole Stickney of the Montana DNRC regarding the proposal to conduct heli-skiing on state lands in the Whitefish Range appeared in today’s Hungry Horse News in the Letters section . . .
Oct 13 2008
If it passes, the open space bond on this November’s ballot is likely to have some impact on the North Fork in the future. Michael Jamison has a good write-up on the issue in the October 13, 2008 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
Oct 12 2008
Improvements proceed apace. Note the “Contact” link above that takes you to a form where you can send messages and such to the site admin. For now, I’ll pass them on to the appropriate people if the material is not web site related. And (ahem) this makes it a little easier to get in touch about contributing imagery for possible use in the site banner.
Oct 10 2008
Our refurbished “News & Announcements” page has this nice banner up there at the top. But it would be even nicer if it changed every once in awhile. So, if you folks have any good photos from around the North Fork, send them along. If I use them in the banner, you get featured in [...]
Oct 10 2008
One of the factors in the ongoing road maintenance debate is the impact of paving on increased land development and settlement. Headwaters Economics along with Chris Servheen of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Montana just released a report titled “Land Use Effects of Paving Rural Roads in Western Montana” that [...]
