Beartooth District News Today

The Custer Gallatin National FOrest announcedCuster Gallatin National Forest Welcomes Amy Haas as Beartooth District RangerThe Custer Gallatin National Forest

Ken Coffin, who served as Beartooth District ranger during last years disastrous June flood, has been named supervisor of the Shoshone National Forest.

Last June, a record-setting flood washed out the old structures, making access to cabins, trails and campsites walk-in only, with the exception of those who could afford a helicopter ride.

Last June, a record-setting flood washed out the old structures, making access to cabins, trails and campsites walk-in only, with the exception of those who could afford a helicopter ride.

Current estimates of trail and bridge damage across the Custer Gallatin National Forest from June flooding is about $3.2 million, the majority of it concentrated on the 600,000-acre Beartooth Ranger

RED LODGE, Mont. - Forest officials are reminding recreationists to keep off private property in the East Rosebud Lake area.

RED LODGE, Mont. - Forest officials are temporarily closing the Basin Campground on the Beartooth Ranger District Wednesday due to a high amount of black bear aggression.

Press release from the Custer Gallatin National Forest:

Damage to the Custer Gallatin National Forest from floods in mid-June — especially in the Beartooth Ranger District — has restricted access to trails, damaged roads and restricted where campers

BRETT FRENCH From modernizing the Missoula Smokejumper Visitor Center to resurfacing the Delmoe Lake Road outside Butte, a portion of $285 million from the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund could be coming to Montana this year. The amount of the funding for Region 1 forests in Montana is uncertain, according to Dan Hottle, Northern Region press officer. “We still don’t know when or how much will be released,” he said. However, the Forest Serviceâ...