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Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park staff are pleased to start off our 2021 events by participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count.

For Emily Dickerson it was far from love at first sight when she first came to Montana last year. “It was very cold and I didn’t know anyone, and then COVID hit,” she said. “I wasn’t a big fan of Montana at first, but as the year went on I met people and it warmed up. And I warmed up to Montana.” A native of Texas, Dickerson had never been to the state before, but was looking to get out of her comfort zone and wanted to do a year of service upon graduating from the University of North Texas. When she learned of the Montana State Parks AmeriCorps program from an a...

JIM VASHRO I’ve lost three hunting spots on corporate timberlands in the last two years. I’ve always appreciated the privilege of hunting those lands but knew they could be sold. One sale blocked a road leading to thousands of acres of U.S. Forest Service where I’ve hunted for over 30 years. The hunt for new spots is hindered by a rash of new “No Trespassing” signs. Public lands, owned by you and me, are our ace-in-the-hole for recreating. A couple of proposed bills on Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Habitat Montana program this legislative session would ba...