Archive for month: May, 2020

Limited Tours in Glacier Park This Summer

The company that operates Glacier National Park’s fleet of red buses will suspend tours through the end of June due to uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus and the pending reopening of the park. The announcement from Xanterra comes about a week after Glacier Park Boat Company said its vessels won’t operate for the entirety of the 20...

Orphaned Bald Eagle Chicks Rescued

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and the Montana Raptor Conservation Center worked together to relocate two orphaned bald eagle chicks. The eaglets were rescued from a nest on state land just east of I-90 in north Bozeman shortly after two adult bald eagles were found dead below the nest. Both chicks are in good condition.

Montana Unemployment Numbers

The Department of Labor and Industry issued over $75 million in over 57,000 Unemployment Insurance payments for the week of April 27th through May 1st. As of Monday Montanans can  now access an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Insurance benefits expanded  through the passage of the recent CARES Act.

MT National Guard Fly Over Planned

The Montana Air National Guard will perform flyovers of 20 Montana cities and towns Wednesday to highlight front-line workers in the fight against COVID-19. The event is part of the Air Force Salutes flyover program with similar events planned throughout the nation.