The U.S. Forest Service would surrender wildfire duties to the Interior Department starting in 2026.
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Federal Budgets Reveal Plans to Consolidate Wildland Firefighting Forces
June 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Inside the Science of Dousing Wildfires
June 10, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
In the world of aerial firefighting, one MSU professor is looking at how science can transform the multimillion dollar industry of wildfire retardant. And save lives in the process.
Read MoreWyoming Eyes Higher Predator Quotas
June 5, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
State wildlife officials propose expanded hunting limits on wolves and mountain lions, invite public comment.
Read MorePlanned Repeal of ‘Public Lands Rule’ Could Unleash Federal Resource Development
May 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The Interior Department is exploring multiple ways to ‘restore American prosperity’ by capitalizing on timber, grazing, fossil fuels at the expense of conservation. It could also push billions of dollars of management costs onto state taxpayers.
Read MoreTrump Budget Proposal Portends Deep Cuts to Public Lands
May 5, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Recommendations include new consolidated wildfire service, more tasks in state hands, less science.
Read MoreDEQ Denies Petition to Designate Big Hole River as Impaired
April 28, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Petitioners urge DEQ to ‘use all available science’ in considering a future impairment designation.
Read MoreDraft National Wildfire Plan Under White House Consideration Returns Firefighting ‘to the 1930s,’ Experts Say
April 18, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
On the cusp of wildfire season, a new proposal recommends consolidating all federal firefighting resources, calls for immediate fire suppression.
Read MoreHow Wyoming Sought to Stave off Wolf Torture
April 15, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Two bills in the 2025 Legislature were introduced in response to the torture and killing of a wolf in Daniel, Wyoming.
Read MoreFuture of Grizzly Bear Study Group in Dire Straits
April 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
As Interior Secretary Doug Burgum touts successful dire wolf revival, IGBST fights for survival.
Read MoreEnviro Groups Petition DEQ to Limit Nutrient Pollution on Big Hole River
April 10, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Petitioners say pollution-related algal blooms are threatening the Big Hole’s famed trout fishery.
Read MoreMontana Updates Wolf Management Playbook as Hunting Bills Advance
April 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Wildlife managers release first wolf management plan in 22 years, set minimum baseline population to 450.
Read MoreInside the Battle Over the ESA
March 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Since the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, has it been a winning or losing proposition? It depends on who you ask.
Read MoreRiver Study Offers New Angle on Yellowstone Recreation
March 26, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
The Upper
Yellowstone Watershed Group report hopes to inform better management for a
cherished regional resource.
Wolves Need Federal Protection to Survive
March 24, 2025 // OPINION: Op-ed
As wildlife proponents in January celebrated the 30th anniversary of wolf reintroductions to Yellowstone National Park, wolves remain under fire.
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