July runoff in the Missouri River Basin runoff was near or above average in all reaches except the Fort Peck reach, which was 68 percent of average. Above Sioux City, Iowa, runoff was 3.3 million acrefeet, 99 percent of average. “Soil moisture conditions deteriorated in Montana, North Dakota and northern South Dakota over the last month and improved across southern South Dakota and into

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for its Missouri Basin and Western Montana Resource Advisory Councils for existing and upcoming member vacancies. All resource advisory councils consist of 15 citizens with diverse interests in public land management, including conservationists, ranchers, outdoor recreationists, state and local government officials, and energy industry

As she looked ahead to starting her teaching career this fall in her home an hour’s drive north of Billings, Savanna Wolff was also looking for opportunities to strengthen her skills in science and other STEM fields. So she jumped at the chance to work alongside educators in a summer research program at Montana State University. As one of nine elementary teachers participating in MSU’s six-week

As a direct result of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., recently secured $565,000 in grant funding to remove lead in sources of drinking water in Montana schools and child care facilities. Tester worked with five Republicans and four Democrats to negotiate the IIJA and was the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to vote for

The Association for Conservation Information awarded Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks top honors in two communications categories at the organization’s annual awards ceremony held in Lake Tahoe, Nev., on July 27. FWP took first place in: Magazine: Montana Outdoors How-To/Instructional Video category, FWP took first place for “Dabblers vs. Divers,” which explains how to tell the difference

The upland game bird season is less than one month away, and hunters will soon be able to refer to the Projects Access Guide, published annually by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Upland Game Bird Enhancement Program. Beginning Aug. 10, hunters can view and download the new guide and maps online. Click UGBEP Projects Access Guide. The guide contains all active projects administered

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens euthanized a mountain lion in Lockwood on Saturday, Aug. 5, due to public safety concerns, FWP said in a news release. The adult male mountain lion was in poor physical condition and expressing abnormal and potentially dangerous behaviors. Area residents had reported sightings of a mountain lion wandering a populated neighborhood in the middle