How the
federal budget purge is impacting regional landscape conservation and
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CWD Suspected in Dead Elk at Wyoming Feedground
March 12, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
As cases of the always-fatal
disease increase, wildlife managers are grappling with complex management decisions.
The Cost of Eggs? How Bird Flu is Impacting Greater Yellowstone
March 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Since the avian influenza outbreak began in 2022, nearly 164,000 birds have been affected in Montana alone.
Read MoreMSU Lyme Disease Research Squeaks Through NIH Funding Freeze
March 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Montana scientists join protests across the U.S. against White House interference.
Read MoreTrump Administration Seeks to Unravel NEPA
March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 kept all agencies following the same guidelines. An expedited rule change could dismantle that system by April 11.
Read MoreLabor Board Temporarily Reinstates Laid-off Forest Service Workers’ Employment
March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The order by the Merit Systems Protection Board gives USDA five days to comply with a stay on the workforce reduction.
Read MoreWhen I Need to say 'NO'
March 5, 2025 // OPINION: Column
When we pick our battles, sometimes we must stand up and call
a spade a spade.
Embracing ‘Salmon Weather’
March 4, 2025 // Book Review
An Idaho author’s awe-inspiring personal narratives challenge our notions of the West.
Read MoreWill Federal Freeze Stymie Wildland Fire Fights?
March 4, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Delays in hiring crews and funding hazardous fuels projects worry officials as the 2025 fire season approaches.
Read MoreElk in Crazy Mountains Test Negative for Brucellosis, Easing Livestock Concerns
March 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Agency and
state officials complete latest surveillance effort in Montana's ongoing battle
against wildlife-livestock disease.
Ranchers Weigh Shorter Leases Against Permanent Easements
February 28, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Amid concerns over the long-term value of Montana's conservation leases, FWP program races toward 500,000-acre goal.
Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue Feds Over New Gold Mine
February 26, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The Stibnite project site would be the fourth-largest gold operation in the U.S. by grade, and the only domestic source of mined antimony.
Read MoreGrizzlies: Double Vision
February 25, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
With the Endangered Species Act comment period ending March 17, states and advocates are at odds over the future of grizzly bears.
Read More‘A Cascading Effect’: Forest Service, Park Service Workers who Lost Jobs Amid Mass Layoffs Explain Rippling Fallout
February 20, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
Five nationwide unions representing federal employees have gone to court in an attempt to stop workforce reductions.
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