Archive for January, 2009

Jan 27 2009

“We’re serious about our dust problem”

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From the Tuesday, January 27, 2009 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
County officials briefed the county commissioners Monday on last year’s efforts and this year’s plans to deal with vehicles churning up dust on the Flathead’s gravel roads.
“We’ve demonstrated to the [Montana Department of Environmental Quality] and to the state that [...]

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Jan 11 2009

Stalemate, some success, retirement

Published by nfpa under Environmental Issues, News

From the Sunday, January 11, 2009 online edition of the Missoulian . . .
The coal was here, hidden by a thin skin of wilderness, long before Rich Moy arrived; and it was still here, against all odds, when he left.
That, he considers, is at least some sort of success, although much more work will be [...]

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Jan 02 2009

A new year, a new banner

Published by nfpa under Site Updates

A new year, a new site banner.
This image was contributed by Oliver Meister of the North Fork Hostel. It shows a view from the river of the back yard of the hostel. The North Fork was frozen over and Oliver walked out onto the ice to get the photo.

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Jan 01 2009

An illegal road home

Published by nfpa under News

Wouldn’t you know? The end of the year and the beginning of a new one brings yet another road article. This one isn’t about dust or potholes or snow removal, though. It seems that several sections of Flathead County roads, including the North Fork Road, do not actually have easements to cross state lands.
From the [...]

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