It’s that time of year when large plumes of smoke can be visible across Northwest Montana as fire agencies conduct prescribed ...

On Friday, President Donald Trump released his fiscal 2027 budget proposal. It envisions shrinking the USDA budget from this ...

Calls to consolidate Forest Service, Interior firefighters stalled in 2025, but may revive as 2026 weather forecasts heat up.

Flathead National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this spring. The work may occur from March through June, as ...

With Trump administration changes to federal wildland fire service still in limbo, what does this mean for fire season?

As the drought-stricken West braces for a high-risk fire season, the Trump administration’s newly minted U.S. Wildland Fire Service is beginning to take shape, consolidating thousands of wildfire ...

The Fix Our Forest Act, recently proposed federal legislation from Montana U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, has been a touchpoint for some environmental groups, saying that so-called thinning operations, a tool ...

As unseasonably early wildfires pop up across Montana this spring, including the Panama Fire near Cardwell and the Ordway ...

The U.S. Forest Service is moving its headquarters to Salt Lake City, raising concerns about job losses in Western Montana ...