Apr 23 2009
An article in today’s Missoulian and another in the Daily Inter Lake provide more information on the recently announced allocation of federal stimulus money for Glacier National Park. $15.6 million will go toward renovations at Many Glacier Hotel, $1.5 million is for upgrading comfort stations for proper handicap access and around $400,000 will be used [...]
Apr 22 2009
No word on how it will be spent yet, but Glacier National Park is getting $17.5 million for infrastructure work.
Here’s the lead from today’s online edition of the Flathead Beacon . . .
Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced Wednesday that Montana’s national parks will receive $33.2 from the federal stimulus, more than half of [...]
Apr 21 2009
There’s sort of an odd article in today’s Daily Interlake reporting on a presentation by Regional Forester Tom Tidwell concerning plans for federal stimulus money in the area’s national forests. Wilderness designation also gets a passing mention, as well a number of other interesting tidbits.
Here’s the lead . . .
A wave of federal stimulus money [...]
Apr 21 2009
It must be spring. Montana FWP is back in the bear eviction business again. According to an article in today’s Daily Inter Lake, they had to relocate a sow and her cub a few days ago that were getting into garbage in the Swan Range foothills. Tim Manley, a grizzly bear management specialist, reports that [...]
Apr 18 2009
With all the coverage the Trans-boundary Flathead has gotten over the past few weeks, it seemed appropriate to point out that the U.S.-based National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) also has a dog in that fight. They maintain a web page discussing the threats to Glacier Park and the adjoining Flathead River Valley arising from potential [...]
Apr 13 2009
The Flathead Beacon posted a tardy, but well-written article covering both of the North Fork’s recent “endangered river” designations . . .
As the threat of large-scale mining continues to bear down on the headwaters of the Flathead River Basin – and as funding for conservation research hits a snag – Ric Hauer believes the North [...]
Apr 09 2009
The Hungry Horse News has a nice article about a press conference held at Blankenship to discuss American River’s listing of the North Fork as one of the ten most endangered rivers in the U.S.
Here’s the lead . . .
On a bright blue day at Blankenship black bugs come off the water and land on [...]
Apr 08 2009
Flathead County got enough takers for their dust abatement program to use up about half the $100,000 budget allocation — none on the North Fork, though.
Today’s Daily Inter Lake has the story . . .
More than 24 miles of Flathead County roads will get dust abatement this summer through a new cost-sharing program.
It’s a pay-to-play [...]
Apr 07 2009
Following up on our earlier post about about the North Fork Flathead River making the American Rivers organization’s list of “America’s Most Endangered Rivers,” here’s the Missoulian’s write-up, which includes some additional information . . .
The North Fork Flathead River, a wild waterway forming the western edge of Glacier National Park, has recently been listed [...]
Apr 07 2009
Today’s Daily Inter Lake reports that the North Fork Flathead River ranks fifth on American Rivers’ 2009 list of endangered rivers due to the threats posed by resource development in the Canadian Flathead.
Here’s the lead . . .
An “indefinite opportunity” for coal mining and other resource development in Canada has put the North Fork Flathead [...]
