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A new plan will release up to seven grizzly bears a year into the North Cascades Ecosystem over the next 10 years.

Cuffe said probation officers indicated O'Day was a low risk of offending.

State and federal agencies are collaborating to increase the use of prescribed fires in the Northwest. Prescribed fire is the controlled use of burns to minimize the larger risks of wildfires and smoke. It is seen as an increasingly important strategy as wildfire seasons pose greater threats to the Northwest. ...

A new study in the journal Nature Communications by Montana researchers said suppressing small wildfires is leading to larger, more intense and damaging blazes. According to the U.S. Forest Service, about 98% of wildfires are fully suppressed before they grow to 100 acres; most of them within 72 hours. ...

ExxonMobil is proposing a carbon emissions project here in Montana. Here's what you can do about it.

The Libby Ranger District and the Three Rivers Ranger District began conducting prescribed fire operations on Tuesday, April 3.

ExxonMobil is proposing a carbon emissions project here in Montana. Here's what you can do about it.

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has awarded $3.1 million for 13 projects to reduce wildfire risk to communities and improve forest health. The funding money is part of the $15 million Montana Forest Action Plan, which takes a big-picture approach to reducing the risk of wildfires. Wyatt Frampton, deputy division administrator of forestry and trust lands for the Montana Department of Natural Resources, said the money will be used to foster fire-management cooperatio...

Today is the deadline for public comment on Montanas Lolo National Forest management plan. Advocates say the input will shape how the land is used for decades, but others say it could go further. This is the first time the Lolo management plan has been revised since the late 1980s, said Montana Wildlife Federation board member and retired U.S. ...

Environmental groups have submitted an alternative for grizzly reintroduction in the Bitterroot as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the impacts of bringing the species back to the ecosystem.