Later, a wave of illegal settlers began farming, ranching, and lodging there, eventually displacing the Indigenous Salish tribe. Butte copper king Marcus Daly toured the Bitterroot in 1886 and ...

The Bitterroot National Forest is hitting the brakes on a 4-year-old proposal to use thinning and prescribed burning to ...

A 2-year-old forestry project is on hold while the Bitterroot National Forest checks to see whether the project activities ...

“It’s the traditional home of the Bitterroot Salish people and you can just kind of feel that history when you walk into it,” he said. “That’s originally what drove me here. And then I ...

Additionally, the West Central Montana Avalanche Center has issued a warning for the Rattlesnake and Bitterroot regions. In south-central and southwestern Montana, the avalanche danger is moderate in ...

A Flood Watch is in effect this weekend from the Flathead through Missoula and into the Bitterroot Valleys. This is due to excessive snow-melt in warming days, incoming precipitation, and ice jam ...

A Flood Watch is in effect this weekend from the Flathead through Missoula and into the Bitterroot Valleys. This is due to excessive snow-melt in warming days, incoming precipitation, and ice jam ...

GREAT FALLS — At least five elk calves died in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley after they ate toxic ornamental plants. The calves were found by homeowners in the area ...

HELENA — State wildlife officials report that several elk calves died last month after eating what are described as "toxic ornamental plants" in the Bitterroot Valley. According to Montana Fish ...

HELENA, Mont. — There were at least five elk calves killed after consuming toxic ornamental plants in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley. The calves were found dead by ...