Montana poet laureate Melissa Kwasny’s “Letters to a Young Poet” program seeks to assist Montana students in the creation of epistolary poetry. Kwasny will email participating teachers a “letter poem” addressed to students, which the teacher shares with their class. The letter will offer suggestions and assignments for student responses and often include sample letter poems by other poets,

Western Native Voice in partnership with We Are Montana have announced they are expanding their COVID-19 Relief Fund to include a new Native American healthcare scholarship program. The program will provide financial support to Native American Montanans pursuing education in a healthcare-related field and who are determined to improve the health status of their communities. The WNV COVID Relief

Invasive zebra mussels found another avenue for potential infestation of Montana waters. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks was notified March 3 that zebra mussels were detected in aquarium moss balls sold at a pet store in Washington state. FWP immediately checked pet stores around Montana and found invasive mussels in moss balls at multiple locations. It appears these moss balls were imported