Jun 29 2011
From a press release posted to the Flathead National Forest web site . . . Release Date: Jun 28, 2011 Public access on the Moose Creek Road, Forest Road #210C, and the Moran Creek Road, Forest Road #5241, both located north of Columbia Falls on the Flathead National Forest, will have temporary access changes beginning [...]
Jun 07 2011
In this week’s column for the Hungry Horse News, Larry Wilson reports on the condition of the North Fork Road — essentially impassable near the border — and on the high points of the recent North Fork Landowners Association meeting . . . Yes, there is still concern that there could be flooding on the [...]
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 [...]
Dec 19 2009
It’s official. As of yesterday, most roads in Glacier Park are closed to motorized travel until the snow comes off in the spring. For North Forkers, this means that Camas Road is closed, so no cutting through the park for the next few months. For more details, including information on road closures, winter entrance fees [...]
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 27 2009
Yesterday’s stiff winds blew up the Ninko Creek Fire to 500 acres from the previous 35. Here’s the latest information, as reported by the Flathead Beacon . . . The Ninko Creek Fire located approximately 40 miles north of Columbia Falls in the Whale Creek Drainage on the Flathead National Forest had increased fire activity [...]
