Archive for the tag 'Stillwater state forest'

Aug 24 2011

Crews gain ground against new local fires, older burns remain stable

From the Daily Inter Lake (with photos) . . . Firefighters continued to tangle with a new fire east of Stryker while two fires in the Bob Marshall Wilderness were mostly unaffected by stiff winds Tuesday. Soon after the Fitzsimmons Fire was detected Monday near the confluence of Fitzsimmons Creek and upper Stillwater Creek, it [...]

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Aug 22 2011

New wildfires keep fire crews busy

From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . . Fire crews scrambled Monday to two new fires: one north of Whitefish and one southwest of Tally Lake. One new wildfire is in the Stillwater State Forest at the junction of Fitzsimmons Creek and the Stillwater River… Elsewhere, about six initial attack firefighters responded to a fire [...]

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Dec 11 2008

Helicopter skiing proposal rejected — for now

Published by under Environmental Issues,News

From the Thursday, December 11, 2008 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . . The Stillwater State Forest, citing considerable public opposition, has denied a request to allow helicopter skiing on parts of the Whitefish Mountain Range. Brian Manning, manager of the Stillwater and Coal Creek state forests, said his office received 316 [...]

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