Seven long years ago the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, with the support of local residents, took the Forest Service to federal court to halt the Hanna Flats logging, road-building, and burning project on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest in northern Idaho. Through a long and winding legal saga the good news — for grizzly bears, old-growth forests, and the local populace which strongly opposed the deforestation — is that a federal appeals court just ruled for the Alliance.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks says additional hoot-owl fishing restrictions will take effect July 22 on several rivers statewide as rising water temperatures and low flows increase stress on fish.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Hot summer temperatures along the Gallatin River are raising concerns about trout not only throughout the state, but also near Cameron Bridge, a popular fishing access site in Bozeman.  

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FishCast, a new online tool developed through a multi-agency collaboration, launched June 1 to provide real-time drought forecasts and trout population predictions for Montana’s rivers, supporting fisheries management and public access to critical information.

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