Michael Howell

On August 1, 2021, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will begin a construction project below Painted Rocks Dam. The purpose of this project is to develop […]

Summertime is here and Bitterroot River Health Check volunteers are headed out into the field to collect water samples and measure water flows in the Bitterroot River watershed once again. […]

Another spoke in the bio-tech hub developing in Hamilton Dr. Seth Lederman, CEO of Tonix, a pharmaceutical production company that is building a production facility in Hamilton, was given a […]

A proposed 377-acre conservation easement on land east of Victor has moved one step closer to final approval for a $395,000 grant from Ravalli County’s Open Lands Bond Program. The […]

by Michael Howell There is a new and unique taco shop in Hall, Montana. If you are driving from Deer Lodge and take the turnoff at Drummond, not far along […]

Unveiling scheduled for July 4 Two new display panels are being installed at the Sacajawea’s Rest Park, a small pocket park located right on Main Street in Downtown Darby. The […]

Protecting nesting golden eagles and peregrine falcons a major concern Stevensville District Ranger Steve Brown hosted the first in a series of planned public meetings in the Bitterroot National Forest’s […]

Work on Montana Department of Transportation’s Eastside Highway  construction project south of Stevensville has come to halt. According to Amy Aiello of Big Sky Public Relations who has been working […]

Ravalli County Commissioners are considering how best to spend the $8.5 million that has already been allocated to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for reimbursement for […]

The  Western Agricultural Research Center in Corvallis is set to receive about $1.2 million in funding from the state for construction of a new facility. The funding is included within […]

In letters sent to federal lawmakers and the Biden administration, numerous conservation organizations are calling for urgent executive and legislative action to bolster grizzly bear recovery, even as western lawmakers […]

The Montana legislature passed a joint resolution in March creating the Bitterroot Valley Community College District.  On Wednesday, May 12, the first Trustees were sworn in by Montana Superintendent of […]

Hamilton Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf did not hesitate one second to file as a candidate in the upcoming elections. He hopes desperately to maintain the position. He believes that he has […]

The Bitterroot National Forest is undertaking the development of a comprehensive climbing management plan (CMP), with the purpose of promoting sustainable climbing activities on national forest lands into the future. […]

The Hamilton City Council approved two subdivisions last month. On April 6, the council approved the Truc Minor Subdivision at 102 Erie on a 5-0 vote (Councilor Pogachar abstained from […]

How funding will be distributed still unknown Deborah Frandsen, Field Representative for Montana Senator Jon Tester, was in Hamilton last week looking for ideas, comments and suggestions from the Ravalli […]

Last Thursday April 22, the Ravalli County Commissioners authorized Bike Walk Bitterroot to make a grant application on their behalf to build an off-road bicycle and pedestrian path along the […]

The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) of the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, have partnered with the Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) to conduct water quality monitoring on Bitterroot National […]

Public comment ends for Mud Creek Vegetation Management Project The chance for public comment on the Bitterroot National Forest’s Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Mud Creek Vegetation Management […]

Fairgrounds now closed at night Three juveniles have been cited in Youth Court by the Hamilton City Police on felony burglary and criminal mischief charges. The male juveniles are 11, […]