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Montana’s above-average snowpack this year has peaked and started to melt, but despite the swing to higher temperatures, water experts say irrigators are set up well for a good spring.

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Snowpack levels increased, on average, throughout basins in Montana during the month of March.

Southwest Montana saw a boost to its already above-average snowpack last month, pulling the area further out of drought but also increasing the risk for flooding and avalanches.

Here are small summaries of outdoor news in Montana.

Officials found two invasive mudsnails from New Zealand dead in a Montana creek. Read more here. Aquatic invasive mudsnails from New Zealand were found dead in a Montana creek called Silverbow last week, not far from the Warm Springs Ponds outlet.

Press release BOZEMAN — February snows in Montana have increased snowpack in the state following a drop from January to February, USDA Natural

If you are planning on traveling this weekend look for areas of gusty surface winds to develop starting Friday night and continuing into Saturday and possibly into Sunday

If you are planning on traveling this weekend look for areas of gusty surface winds to develop starting Friday night and continuing into Saturday and possibly into Sunday

The river basin that includes Park County has received less precipitation and snowpack than normal.