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Here's a roundup of local stories that ran this week.

Conservation groups will be holding a meeting to discuss potential impacts of a mine in the Sheep Creek area on the Bitterroot Valley on Monday in Hamilton.

Avalanche danger generally rises when storms deliver significant snowfall to the mountains. The problems are manifold: Fresh powder can take a few days to bond to older snow it accumulates on, leading to storm-slab avalanches; light, unconsolidated dry powder can slough down steep slopes; and the weight of new snow can overload weak layers lower in the snowpack, leading to large avalanches of both new and old snow.

Avalanche danger generally rises when storms deliver significant snowfall to the mountains. The problems are manifold: Fresh powder can take a few days to bond to older snow it accumulates on, leading to storm-slab avalanches; light, unconsolidated dry powder can slough down steep slopes; and the weight of new snow can overload weak layers lower in the snowpack, leading to large avalanches of both new and old snow.

As more states begin to move towards banning the act of declawing in cats, I think its important to talk cat parents about ways to mitigate unwanted scratching