Energy & Land
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission Accepts 82-Acre Siskin Island Donation on Upper Yellowstone
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will permanently manage a new public fishing access site on the Upper Yellowstone River after…
Daines-King Conservation Bill Clears Senate Committee with 64 Cosponsors, Advances to Floor Vote
A bipartisan conservation measure co-authored by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday,…
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Approves 34,610-Acre Conservation Easement in Cabinet Mountains
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has given final approval to a conservation easement covering more than 34,000 acres in…
Public Lands Integrity Act Would End Hidden Land Sales in Budget Bills
A bipartisan measure backed by Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke would prohibit Congress from attaching public land sales to unrelated…
Bitterroot National Forest Opens Four Roads for Free Personal Firewood Gathering Starting June 15
The Bitterroot National Forest is opening four designated roads beginning Monday for residents seeking personal use firewood this summer, with…
Energy & LandPondera County Water Managers Cut Allocations to Nearly Half as Drought Grinds Into Eighth Year
Farmers and water managers in Pondera County are navigating one of the driest stretches in recent memory, with water allocations…
Montana’s Zinke Leads Bipartisan Push to Renew $1.9 Billion Conservation Funding Law
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) introduced legislation on June 10 to renew and update one of the signature conservation measures of…
Stillwater Mine Adds 150 Jobs After Mass Layoffs, but Full Recovery Still Years Away
Stillwater Mine has brought roughly 150 workers back onto its payroll over the past twelve months, a partial rebound following…
Montana Among Hardest-Hit States as Forest Service Wildfire Prep Work Plunges in 2025
The U.S. Forest Service completed work on roughly 1.5 million fewer acres of wildfire mitigation in 2025 compared to the…
Montana Fire Season Outlook Grows Grim as Snowpack Vanishes Early and Drought Spreads
Montana is entering the 2026 wildfire season with a concerning mix of conditions: an unusually early snowmelt, expanding drought east…