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Imperial Geyser once dwarfed Old Faithful when it erupted, now it's much quieter
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (155+ words) Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U. S. Geological Survey and scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. Summer is here, and…...
PDF of proposed Blackfoot River closure map
1+ week, 1+ day ago (78+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Sam Wilson is the outdoors and environment reporter at the Missoulian. Be the first to know Outdoors and Environment Reporter Related to this story Closures on lower Blackfoot River could…...
The Missouri River returns: Helena warns of smelly water as river plant activated for summer
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (341+ words) US President Donald Trump has left Beijing, calling the trip "successful" despite not making any major trade deal or structural agreement. During his trip, Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and was expected to discuss the current tense trade…...
Montana DNRC seeks to fill Tongue River Reservoir with water
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (163+ words) Further evidence of the dry winter the West has experienced came on Tuesday when the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation issued a call for water to fill Tongue River Reservoir'before Sept. 30. The Tongue River drainage includes the Tongue…...
First the Boundary Waters, then Montana | Emily Marburger
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The American bison is endemic to North America, and only one of two extant species of bison. You can tell a lot about someone by what they're willing to sell....
Health, recreation and pollution: 3 takeaways from a legislative panel on Montana rivers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. Pam Bondi, Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as attorney general Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks perform electrofishing on the Big Hole River while tracking fish populations on…...
Even the biggest Montana earthquake in 40 years can't compare to the Hebgen quake of '59
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1821+ words) BILLINGS -- Almost as soon as the shaking stopped early Thursday morning, Montanans took to social media to report where they were when the ground shook, what they felt and any damage they witnessed. The5. 8-magnitude earthquakethat had its epicenter 6 miles outside…...
Judge to Crazy Mountain Ranch: Be more careful about vetting water sources for golf course
3+ mon, 7+ hour ago (269+ words) The design team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw have always been selective about who they work for and the land they work with. One of their latest projects is taking them to Montana where they've started building at least…...
Big Hole advocates puzzled by FWP's decision to reopen fishing on two sections
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1315+ words) Montana's cold water fisheries fall under the stewardship of Montana biologists, Matt Jaegar and Jim Olsen. Join host, Lauren Karnopp in the first series of Field Trips. The announcement Tuesday by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks struck some river watchdogs as…...
FWP lifts some fishing restrictions on rivers, creeks in SW Montana
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (429+ words) The Clark Fork Coalition's Jed Whiteley looks at fish struggling in a pool on Lolo Creek on Aug. 26, 2025. The creek ran dry for for more than a mile before reaching the Bitterroot River. After a round of cooler temperatures and…...