Jun 07 2011
From the Hungry Horse News comes word that conditions are just too soggy for Red Meadow Road to open on schedule . . . The Flathead National Forest will keep Red Meadow Road, Forest Road No. 114, about 40 miles north of Columbia Falls, closed to protect the road surface past the usual June 1 [...]
May 15 2011
Saturated soils and a delayed spring runoff are causing a lot of problems in the Flathead National Forest. In the North Fork, for instance, Hay Creek Road is closed due to a slump. Today’s Daily Inter Lake has the story . . . Warming temperatures and snow melt are contributing to increased water levels in [...]
Nov 18 2010
From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . . The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the recent shooting of two wolves on the Flathead National Forest. The carcasses were found on the same day, Nov. 6, in different locations on the forest. One was found along Coal Creek Road in the North Fork Flathead [...]
Sep 09 2010
This week’s Hungry Horse News has an interesting write-up on forest recovery after a wildfire . . . On a hard hot day in August, Scott Lang, Alison Lay and Mike McClellan are standing in a young forest in Glacier National Park, taking note of the trees. The forest doesn’t look like much. The trees [...]
Jul 24 2010
Here’s a pretty good article on Chip Weber, the new Flathead National Supervisor, from Thursday’s Daily Inter Lake . . . Chip Weber has a diverse background and broad interests in forest management, all of which should be helpful for the new supervisor of the Flathead National Forest. Weber came to the Flathead about two [...]
Jun 15 2010
From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . . The Flathead National Forest is launching a series of federal stimulus projects this summer, some of which will cause temporary access changes across the forest. “We are doing so much improvements that the public is going to like this and appreciate it. They will be very noticeable,” [...]
Oct 29 2009
From today’s online edition of the Missoulian . . . Federal officials did a good job of balancing road work and grizzly bears in the Flathead National Forest, according to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “It’s a very significant victory for us,” Flathead forest planning staff officer Rob Carlin said Wednesday. “It supports [...]
Sep 24 2009
Yesterday’s Daily Inter Lake had a good summary of fire activity in the Flathead National Forest, including the lightning-caused Ninko Creek fire just north of Whale Creek . . . The Flathead National Forest has three wildfires on its hands, along with several prescribed fire projects. Lightning that moved through the area earlier this week [...]
Jul 22 2009
According to an article in today’s Missoulian, national forests throughout Montana are scheduled to receive a big pot of stimulus fund money for general improvements to infrastructure. Flathead National Forest is getting money to fix up a number of cabins — finally — and explicit funding for trails maintenance. Here are the applicable bullet points [...]
Jun 24 2009
Planning on a float trip down the North Fork? Better check the new regulations in effect this year. They cover such things as trash disposal (including — *ahem* — “solid human waste”), safety equipment and fire restrictions. More information is available on the Flathead National Forest web site and in a press release titled “
