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,” said Denise [...]
Jun 03 2009
Looks like we are finally getting some hard numbers on stimulus fund spending for the Flathead National Forest — not to mention an actual project list.
From today’s Flathead Beacon . . .
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Tuesday that more than $228 million in stimulus funds will be used to improve U.S. Forest Service land. [...]
May 02 2009
Besides the general infrastructure money announced a little over a week ago, Glacier National Park is getting $27.6 million in federal stimulus funding for repairs to Going-to-the-Sun Road. It will be used for work on the section between Big Bend and Logan Pass during next year’s construction season.
Yesterday’s Daily Inter Lake had the initial coverage. [...]
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 [...]