Grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are able to maintain their fat stores despite a reduction in foods, a recent USGS in Montana study found. billingsgazette.com/outdoors/yello…

The stresses of wildland firefighting are slowly being addressed, but a bill in Congress named after a smokejumper who died in action could push the needle even further. Grassroots Wildland Firefighters Gallatin NF Shoshone National Forest billingsgazette.com/outdoors/menta…

Is corner crossing from public land to public land "unlawful" as Montana FWP claims? Legal scholars weigh in. #hunting Backcountry Hunters & Anglers billingsgazette.com/outdoors/corne…

Scenes from inside the courtroom where Held vs. Montana is being heard. First plaintiff’s witness is Mae Nan Ellingson, delegate to the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention. #mtnews #heldvsmt

This summer, 37 presenters from 18 of Yellowstone’s 27 associated Tribes will directly engage with visitors at the Yellowstone Tribal Heritage Center in the Old Faithful area. Learn how to visit and more about the partnership with ynpforever: yellowstone.org/yellowstone-tr…

Silver linings to tens of thousands of mule deer dying from winter in the Wyoming Range? Well, the survivors, of prime age, will be pigs cause there’s lots to eat and not many mouths to put it down. Otherwise, there’s a long road of recovery ahead. bit.ly/3Nj1swh

More scenes from the first day of the youth climate lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse. For more visit: helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtnews #mtpol #heldvsmontana

One year ago today, our team faced one of the most significant challenges in Yellowstone's history. Flooding destroyed park infrastructure, backcountry trails, power systems, and employee housing. 👉 Learn about our flood recovery efforts: go.nps.gov/YELLflood

The court is being asked to strike from the Montana Environmental Policy Act language that bans state agencies from considering climate change when permitting. billingsgazette.com/news/state-reg…

Scenes from day two of the climate lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, being heard at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse. Montana State University professor Cathy Whitlock has been on the witness stand all morning. #mtnews #mtpol

Leaders of the Nez Perce Tribe follow dam removal in the Klamath Basin as they push to restore the lower Snake River. “I look at river systems as the same as our blood that flows through us,” Shannon Wheeler said. “When you dam it and block it, it creates problems ...

The Bureau of Land Management at May’s end pulled the parcels after environmental groups pointed out that leasing laws rewritten in 2022 weren’t being followed. billingsgazette.com/news/state-reg…

For more on bad behavior in Yellowstone National Park check out the 'Invasion of the Idiots' Facebook page. It's a hoot. billingsgazette.com/outdoors/touri…

A male red-winged blackbird flies over a stand of yellow mustard flowers near Acton on Sunday.

Rebuilding the road to East Rosebud Lake and the 3 trailheads that take off from that region is underway. Expected to be completed by the end of July if all goes well. Gallatin NF billingsgazette.com/news/state-reg…

The Billings by the Montana Newspaper Association, a group of more than 80 newspapers in the state. Red Lodge record flooding Yellowstone National Park billingsgazette.com/news/local/bil…

Aerial gunning. Hunting with drones. Leaving meat to waste. Selling that game meat instead. Ideas out of the #Wyo Legislature concerning … (guess the species) Coyotes? Wolves? Nope, nope. Elk. wyofile.com/elk-wars-infla…

Wow! Now that’s how to end the longest day of the year! #montana #mtwx #yellowstone

Was Joachim Pease the first Medal of Honor recipient born in Africa? James Hagengruber writes a convincing tale. #History smithsonianmag.com/history/was-th…

A great tale of healing from Tom Kuglin