Latest news from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks :.Ben Pierce | April 30, 2010
The Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on May 8 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The celebration will include special programs featuring two live raptors programs, a presentation on the birds of Yellowstone by Yellowstone National Park ranger Katy Duffy, kids games and arts and crafts. [...]
Ben Pierce | April 29, 2010
A change is taking place along the Sourdough Trail that winds through the neighborhoods on the south side of Bozeman. Among the blooming flowers, sprouting grasses and budding trees, a swarm of activity is building. With the onset of spring, migratory songbirds are making their way to the riparian habitat along the creek. For local [...]
Ben Pierce | April 26, 2010
The 12th Annual Watershed Festival is expected to draw hundreds of attendants to the Bozeman Fish Technology Center on May 15. Hosted by Montana Outdoor Science School (MOSS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the festival will feature events focused on the unique habitats found within the Bozeman-area watershed. Activities at the Watershed Festival [...]
Ben Pierce | April 22, 2010
Kurt Kephart, a restoration contractor from Billings, has been hunting in Montana for 40 years. He loves the challenge of big game hunting and the thrill of shooting birds in the fall. He cherishes Montana’s hunting heritage and values the relationships he’s established with landowners over the years. At one time Kephart, 53, aspired to [...]
Ben Pierce | April 21, 2010
The 18th Annual Loon and Fish Festival will be held Memorial Day weekend at Seeley Lake. Centered at Seeley Lake Elementary School, the two-day festival celebrates the loon and trout, two of Seeley Lake’s most popular wildlife species. The Loon and Fish Festival is sponsored by the Alpine Artisans, a group of artist and arts [...]
Ben Pierce | April 16, 2010
The Jefferson River Canoe Trail Association (JRCTA) has been accepted as the newest chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation (LCHTF). The foundation, a national organization established in 1969, is dedicated to the preservation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and its stories along the National Historic Trail. “LCHTF’s goals fit very well [...]
Ben Pierce | April 13, 2010
Here’s an interesting video profile produced by National Parks Magazine about Glacier National Park ranger Doug Follett. Follett, 84, has worked in Glacier for 50 years. He recalls the days when he’d attend powwows with Blackfeet Indians just outside the park’s boundaries, but insists he’s seen few changes in Glacier over the years. Follett’s family [...]
Ben Pierce | April 13, 2010
Yellowstone National Park opens to automobile traffic on April 16, 2010. For the first week of the spring season, From April 17-25, entrance fees to Yellowstone will be waived as part of National Park Week. A seven-day pass to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks normally costs $25 for private vehicles. “National Park Week is [...]
Ben Pierce | April 12, 2010
Bozeman-based mountaineer Conrad Anker will speak as part of Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour at the Emerson Cultural Center in downtown Bozeman on Saturday, April 17. Mountainfilm in Telluride, started in 1979, is the oldest film festival in the U.S. dedicated to “educating and inspiring audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving [...]
Ben Pierce | April 9, 2010
Mike Leahy and Kirk Robinson of Bozeman-based Defenders of Wildlife (DOW) and David Allen, president of Missoula-based Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), argued the impacts of the gray wolf on elk in a pair of open letters sent last week. Leahy and Robinson accused Allen and the RMEF of distributing “multiple erroneous and misleading information” [...]
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