Michael Howell

The Ravalli County Commissioners gave conditional approval on January 3 to a 4-lot commercial subdivision extending south from Bell Crossing intersection along the west side of Highway 93. The subdivision, […]

While the Ravalli County Collaborative, a group appointed by the Ravalli County Commissioners to provide recommendations on public land management issues, recently issued a statement in support of the Bitterroot […]

Implementation of Ravalli County’s Open Land Bond program and establishment of conservation easements throughout the valley by the Bitter Root Land Trust has led to the protection of over 7,076 […]

by Michael Howell Steve Schmidt and Wayne Rusk, co-chairs of the Ravalli County Collaborative, stopped by the Bitterroot Star on Monday to talk about the collaborative’s recently released position paper […]

The Ravalli County Commissioners held a public meeting on December 5th to take public comment on the Grantsdale Public Nuisance Petition, a petition alleging a public nuisance created by barking […]

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, November 30 from opposing attorneys in a case brought by some Ravalli County property owners against the Bitterroot National Forest […]

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is building on previous planning efforts to create an updated, comprehensive roadmap for managing recreational use in the Fish Creek Watershed. The Fish Creek area […]

Voter turnout in Ravalli County was high in the November 2022 elections in Ravalli County with 67.2% of the 34,658 registered voters casting ballots. Voters showed a preference for casting […]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is approaching the end of its second season of monitoring in the Bitterroot for the presence of Grizzly bears. Project leader Jennifer Fortin-Noreus gave […]

First county-administered fuels reduction project on national forest land   The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) sponsored a media field trip last week to show off the results of the first fuels […]

A big step forward was taken last week when participants from Tonix Pharmaceuticals, the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA), Ravalli County Government, Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) and the general […]

Some complaints surface   According to Bitterroot National Forest officials, the recent work done near the Mill Creek Trailhead was an appropriate response to the threat posed by the Mill […]

A team of scientists from the University of Montana has been measuring water flows in three streams that emerge from the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness on the west side of the Bitterroot […]

According to Bitterroot National Forest Public Information Officer Tod McKay, the latest public comment period on the Bitterroot Front Project produced over 400 comments, making it one of the most […]

The last day for submitting public comment on Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park’s proposed new fishing regulations is Thursday, September 22 by 5 p.m. At least one open house meeting […]

Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit seeking to stop Ravalli County’s “Jail Diversion Program” argued their case in a renewed request for an injunction prohibiting defendants Ravalli County Sheriff Steve […]

by Michael Howell There is a tree on the side of the mountain above Sula that was about 20 years old on September 4, 1805 when a young Shoshone woman […]

by Michael Howell After ranking number one among all candidates, Bitterroot Trout Unlimited was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Trout Unlimited’s Embrace a Stream Program. The program is considered […]

by Michael Howell The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission on Thursday, August 25, changed the state’s ‘Hoot Owl’ regulations for streams designated as having high value for native Cutthroat […]

by Michael Howell The Big Ditch was shut down last Thursday to repair a substantial leak that had developed in the canal bank northeast of Corvallis and south of Stevensville […]