The Montana Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program advisory council will meet Thursday, Jan. 20, at 9 a.m. People can attend via Zoom or in person at the FWP-Annex Building – South Conference Room, located at 1625 11th Ave. in Helena. WHIP was established during the 2017 Legislature to set aside up to $2 million of federal Pittman-Robertson funding for the purpose of wildlife habitat restoration

Shooting clubs, private organizations, local governments and school districts have until Feb. 1 to apply for a shooting range improvement grant. The Montana Shooting Range Grant Program provides partial funding to establish or improve shooting ranges throughout Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has administered this grant program since 1989 with funds generated from the sale of state

The national effort to vaccinate children has stalled even as the omicron variant upends schooling for millions of children and their families amid staffing shortages, shutdowns and heated battles over how to safely operate. Vaccination rates vary substantially across the country, a KHN analysis of the federal data shows. Nearly half of Vermont’s 5- to 11-year-olds are fully vaccinated, while

As Montana heads deeper into winter, state officials want folks to know financial support is available for those facing housing insecurity during the colder months. The Montana Emergency Rental Assistance Program has distributed more than $32 million to more than 4,800 Montanans since the program launched last April. Cheryl Cohen, housing division administrator for the Montana Department