Articles about the environment, politics, and day-to-day life in beautiful Northwest Montana. Articles with an asterisk (*) are ones I’m particularly proud of.
A Reckoning for the River*
April 22, 2018
Questions surround oil’s impact on the Middle Fork*
February 11, 2018
Dunn, Illi face off in HD9 primary
May 13, 2018
Democrat Heenan makes case for House Candidacy
May 12, 2018
Meyer touts candidacy, environmental work
May 12, 2018
Voters will decide expansion’s merits
May 11, 2018
Agency moves to delist grizzlies
May 10, 2018
Garner, Welzel face off in HD9 primary
May 10, 2018
Counties to see millions from reauthorized forest program
May 9, 2018
Flyover shows Sperry Chalet walls survive epic winter
May 8, 2018
Whitefish conservation project nears completion
May 6, 2018
Managhan, Sullivan vie for Justice of the Peace
May 5, 2018
Dismissal reveals deep divide between state environmental groups
May 3, 2018
U.S. House Candidates meet at Democratic forum
April 29, 2018
2012 campaign-finance dispute finally settled
April 26, 2018
Glacier takes questions on Sperry rebuild
April 25, 2018
Tester talks law enforcement at Glacier Park International
April 21, 2018
Rosendale talks policy, touts endorsements
April 20, 2018
Candidates rally for Second Amendment
April 20, 2018
Glacier seeks old Sperry with new walls
April 17, 2018
Mussel watchers hit Flathead Lake
April 15, 2018
Park Service opts for smaller fee hike
April 12, 2018
Advances in crop science benefit Montana winemakers
April 12, 2018
Polson ranch celebrates 50th bull sale
April 8, 2018
Searching for Answers
April 8, 2018
State mulls new protections at Tiber Reservoir
April 7, 2018
Montana lawmakers rally around mining company*
April 6, 2018
Original design favored for Sperry rebuild
April 6, 2018
More boat inspectors needed in Montana
April 6, 2018
9th Circuit hears Ronan bear-shooting case
April 5, 2018
$1.8 million slated for mussel monitoring
March 30, 2018
Kalispell’s Al Olszewski bills self as ‘activist’ Senator
March 30, 2018
Grizzly shooting case headed to 9th Circuit
March 28, 2018
Judge orders commissioners to reconsider Egan Slough expansion
March 24, 2018
Hecla sues state for ‘bad actor’ claim
March 23, 2018
Spending bill could shape Montana forestry
March 22, 2018
State: Hecla violated ‘bad actor’ law
March 22, 2018
Viewing area in works for sandhill crane stopover
March 20, 2018
House Candidate Moss places focus on grassroots
March 16, 2018
Court hears both sides in Badger-Two Medicine case
March 16, 2018
House Candidate Kier touts conservation work
March 16, 2018
Designs for new Sperry presented
March 15, 2018
Flathead enters new chapter with drafting of management plan*
March 11, 2018
Conservative author D’Souza speaks in Bigfork
March 11, 2018
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act marks 50 Years*
March 10, 2018
Zinke talks Sperry rebuild, parks funding*
March 10, 2018
Rep. Garner files complaint against right-to-work group
March 7, 2018
Daines backs bill to fund National Parks maintenance
March 7, 2018
Basin Commission executive director terminated
March 5, 2018
Bozeman Dem touts progressive record in U.S. House race
March 2, 2018
4 options considered for Sperry rebuild
March 1, 2018
Judge to decide Egan Slough lawsuit this month
March 1, 2018
BNSF highlights “internet of things” at FVCC event
Basin Commission ends pilot program
February 21, 2018
Daines touts tax cuts during Kalispell visit
February 20, 2018
Avalanche Center director studies snowpack to save lives
February 18, 2018
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman brings ice fishing to Pine Grove Pond
February 18, 2018
Proposal to delist lynx conjures conflict
February 17, 2018
Libertarian Party spotlights jury nullification
February 11, 2018
Local Cub Scout pack celebrates six decades
February 11, 2018
Fagg makes case for Senate candidacy
February 7, 2018
Report: 515 Montana bridges ‘structurally deficient’
February 6, 2018
Cuts hit hazmat response teams
January 31, 2018
Bison Range lawsuit settled
January 30, 2018
State grants permit to water-bottling plant
January 26, 2018
State commission adopts bylaws, talks mussels
January 24, 2018
Commission offers to set aside sticker program
January 23, 2018
New rule considered for water pollution
January 21, 2018
Bundys draw big crowd to Paradise*
January 20, 2018
Tester wants more border personnel
January 19, 2018
Marion hunter claims big mountain lion
January 18, 2018
Property assessments baffle Dickey lake landowners*
January 14, 2018
Compromise ends McGregor Lake access dispute
January 9. 2018
Asthma can’t stop Columbia Falls hiker
January 7, 2018
Tester takes questions from local students
January 5, 2018
Resorts doing more to highlight danger of tree wells
January 2, 2018
Snowfall eases, but conditions still treacherous
December 30, 2017
Wild Horse rams rank among world’s largest*
December 27, 2017
Year to Remember: Community rallied to rebuild Glacier Chalet
December 27, 2017
New deer permit area near Libby considered
December 25, 2017
Blacktail Mountain opens for season
December 24, 2017
Conservation easement sought near Libby
December 21, 2017
Invasive mussels program stuck on stickers
December 19, 2017
Group continues fight for McGregor Lake access
December 15, 2017
Commission sides with U.S. lumber mills
December 13, 2017
Comments sought on Northwest Montana grizzly criteria
December 12, 2017
2 years after passage, doubts remain about water compact
December 9, 2017
Montana prepares to model its wolf populations*
December 9, 2017
Bill would remove wilderness protections from some study areas
December 8, 2017
Jim Creek to lose “impaired” status
December 8, 2017
4 headed to trial for illegal lion hunt
December 8, 2017
FWP: Swan Lake Walleye came from Helena
December 5, 2017
Counties push for increased wildfire salvages
December 4, 2017
Blacktail Road to get more pavement
December 1, 2017
Kootenai salvage projects move forward
November 29, 2017
Hunting season ends with average results
November 28, 2017
Budget deal, special session in sight
November 2, 2017
Feds taking comments for stonefly proposal
November 1, 2017
Longtime Montana trucker to deliver Capitol Christmas tree
October 30, 2017
Shaping the forest’s future
October 29, 2017
American Indian Caucus cries foul at budget cuts
October 28, 2017
Fee proposal worries park’s neighbors
October 28, 2017
Senate approves $576M for fire relief
October 25, 2017
Communities prepare for future wildfires
October 25, 2017
State on the lookout for a miniature but devastating foe*
October 23, 2017
Montana vs. mussels*
October 22, 2017
New agreement in place for Libby cleanup
October 16, 2017
Columbia Falls candidates talk jobs, growth
October 16, 2017
A guide to Flathead’s best Fall foliage
October 15, 2017
Driver involved in Friday crash has died
October 14, 2017
Abandoned mill to get new tenant
October 13, 2017
Seaplanes eyed in invasive species efforts*
October 11, 2017
2 mountain climbers die after Montana avalanche
October 10, 2017
Columbia Falls cyclist brings bikes to Central America*
October 8, 2017
Fundraising for Sperry Chalet hits initial mark
October 6, 2017
Bottling-plant founder won’t testify at hearing
October 5, 2017
Proposed roundabout draws ire from truckers, commuters
October 4, 2017
Bullock calls on lawmakers to raise revenues
October 4, 2017
Crash-prone intersection could become roundabout
October 1, 2017
Seasonal drawdown begins on Flathead Lake
September 28, 2017
Grotto group explores Montana’s caverns
September 28, 2017
Prescribed burn underway near Blacktail
September 28, 2017
Senators pitch forest management bill
September 28, 2017
Waterton, Glacier ease restrictions as fires dampen
September 23, 2017
Whitefish cracks top 10 in resort ranking
September 23, 2017
Gianforte pushes for forest management on tour stop*
September 22, 2017
Grizzlies kill 10 calves near Dupuyer
September 22, 2017
New Libby asbestos team has first meeting
September 21, 2017
‘Adverse effect’ up for debate at bottling plant hearing*
September 21, 2017
Hydrological models scrutinized in bottling plant hearing*
September 20, 2017
DNRC faces tough questions at bottling-plant hearing*
September 19, 2017
Bottling plant dispute heads to hearing*
September 18, 2017
Capitol Christmas Tree to tour Northwest Montana
September 16, 2017
Pre-evac warnings lifted for Apgar, West Glacier
September 16, 2017
Contact made with suspect in school threat investigation
September 16, 2017
Prolonged cold and wet system on the way
September 15, 2017
Stage II fire restrictions to remain for now
September 14, 2017
Parks Canada: Kenow Fire ‘out of control’
September 14, 2017
Highway 200 fires prompt new evacuation
September 13, 2017
Senators take aim at Canadian lumber exports*
September 13, 2017
Senators turn up heat on fire policy
September 13, 2017
Rain, snow on the way
September 12, 2017
Wildfire spreads near iconic Waterton hotel
September 12, 2017
Patrick Reilly 