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Electric fencing stimulates songbird habitatBy Greg Lemon This time of year, a stroll through the Bitterroot River bottoms will demonstrate one thing: there is no shortage of whitetail deer. All it takes a few crunchy footsteps on the dry leaves blanketing the ground and deer will raise their whitetails high in the air and bound away in all directions. More... Group seeking donations to help countywide planning effortBy Greg Lemon Last year, an ad hoc group of citizens involved in the Ravalli County zoning process, decided it was going to take more money than the county could pony up, so they went looking for more funds. That pursuit led them to the Brainerd Foundation, a Seattle-based non-profit conservation organization, said David Schultz, a member of the Ravalli County planning boards land use subcommittee. More... Baucus hears rural health care needs and concernsBy Greg Lemon Rural health providers are facing challenges on several levels, said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, at a lunch forum in Hamilton Thursday. The struggle with Medicare reimbursements are hurting family physicians and urban hospitals and health facilities are siphoning money away from rural hospitals, Baucus told about 80 local citizens and health care professionals during the hour-long forum at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. More... Despite regulations, streamside property still valuableBy Greg Lemon Streamside property in Montana is valuable, no matter the restrictions on it, said Rocky Haralson, Montana Department of Revenues Region 4 bureau chief. Proximity to water is everything, Haralson told about 60 people at a meeting of Ravalli Countys streamside setback committee last week. More... |
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