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For the past two years, Sen. Jon Tester has led an effort to extend federal protections to some of the most loved rivers and streams in Montana.

Here's an update on the Shedhorn Fire located between Big Sky and West Yellowstone.

BRETT FRENCH A remote ranch next door to the Lee Metcalf Wilderness south of Big Sky is being offered for sale to a Bozeman-based nonprofit, but the $2.9 million purchase price has to be raised by April 30. “This is such a passion project,” said Jen Beaston, executive director of Crosscut Mountain Sports Center. “I’ve been working 15 hours a day, but it’s worth it.” Beaston was approached in mid-February by one of the family members who own the Trapper ...

The natural gas storage report from the EIA for the week ending February 5th indicated that the amount of natural gas held in underground storage in the US fell by 171 billion cubic feet to 2,518 billion cubic feet by the end of the week, which left our gas supplies 9 billion cubic feet, or 0.4% below the 2,527 billion cubic feet that were in storage on February 5th of last year, and 152 billion cubic feet, or 6.4% above the five-year average of 2,366 billion cubic feet of natural gas that have...

The natural gas storage report from the EIA for the week ending January 29th indicated that the amount of natural gas held in underground storage in the US fell by 192 billion cubic feet to 2,689 billion cubic feet by the end of the week, which left our gas supplies 41 billion cubic feet, or 1.5% higher than the 2,648 billion cubic feet that were in storage on January 29th of last year, and 198 billion cubic feet, or 7.9% above the five-year average of 2,491 billion cubic feet of natural gas th...

There are incredible resources with just a click when youre looking for accurate, up-to-the-minute weather conditions around Montanas backcountry. Everyone in Montana likes to keep up on weather conditions...average folks and avid mountaineers. The good news is that we have an enormous amount of information that is gathered in real time around the state. One of the best resources locally, is the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. We talk about these guys all the time. Not only do they ...