Michael Howell

by Michael Howell A landowner along Mitchell Slough, a branch of the Bitterroot River between Corvallis and Hamilton, has submitted a couple of 310 Permit applications to the Bitterroot Conservation […]

by Michael Howell In a two to one vote, the Ravalli County Commissioners recently rejected a resolution expressing support for the State of Utah lawsuit before the U. S. Supreme […]

by Michael Howell The Gold Butterfly Project, a Bitterroot National Forest project covering 55,147 acres in the Sapphire Mountains east of Corvallis, is facing its second lawsuit since scoping on […]

by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners approved a motion on Monday, September 30 to send a letter to Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) expressing the county’s opposition to the […]

by Michael Howell It’s important to read a contract before signing it. Members of the Corvallis Faculty Group, which includes the Montana Federation of Public Employees, American Federation of Teachers, […]

by Michael Howell Max Smith and Katelyn Madden, owners and operators of Winter Kissed Farms, located south of Stevensville, recently received a USDA grant for $180,000 to expand and enhance […]

by Michael Howell A recent article linking population declines in multiple ruminant species in Montana and surrounding states from 1995-2013 to the use of pesticides was published last month in […]

by Michael Howell A dispute between Harris Himes and his company Holy Ground and the Big Sky Christian Center over the septic system serving the Holy Ground property in Hamilton […]

by Michael Howell Ravalli County took a significant step forward last week in addressing the problem of how to properly dispose of the ever-growing amount of septic tank septage produced […]

by Michael Howell The Bitterroot National Forest has recently ramped up its stream and fishery restoration efforts by hiring a new Fisheries and Watershed Program Manager and backing her up […]

by Michael Howell On June 5th, the Ravalli County Commissioners adopted on first reading a new ordinance permitting the purchasing and dispensing of alcoholic beverages at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. […]

by Michael Howell The Western Montana Conservation Commission (WMCC) was recently awarded $7 million dollars from the EPA Columbia River Basin Restoration Program to grant to local entities to host […]

by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Board of Health decided last week not to accept seasonal high groundwater data for the coming season. The board has the authority to refuse […]

by Michael Howell Thanks to the work of scientists at Rocky Mountain Lab in Hamilton, Montana hunters can feel a lot more at ease eating their venison this coming season. […]

by Michael Howell “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting.”  Insightful claims are often attributed to some indubitable source to bolster their credibility. This quote is most often attributed […]

by Michael Howell The Montana Legislature’s Environmental Quality Council (EQC) voted unanimously last week to send letters of support to Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency urging them to consider […]

by Michael Howell Feeling old and especially vulnerable in the face of the many variations of Flu and RSVP viruses going around? There is good reason to be concerned. Recent […]

by Michael Howell Both the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners (BCC) and some conservationists have made public statements recently opposing any plans to actively reintroduce an experimental Grizzly Bear population […]

by Michael Howell Leading up to its anticipated submission of a Plan of Operations for mining Rare Earth Elements (REE) at its mining claims in the headwaters of the West […]