Montana’s young hunters and their hunting mentors will have a special treat the weekend of September 26 and 27, when they can take advantage of a statewide youth-only waterfowl and pheasant hunt. Licensed hunters or apprentice hunters, 15 and under, will be able to hunt ducks, mergansers, geese, coots and pheasants statewide on these two days....
This Is National Road Safety Week With Emphasis On Looking Out For Trains At Railroad Crossings
This is National Road Safety Week. Montana Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit public safety education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing collisions fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings and trespassing on or near railroad tracks. State Coordinator Colin Smith says there’s one group of people around railroads all...
Alzheimer Foundation Of America With Six Chapters In Montana To Hold Virtual Educational Conference September 29th
A virtual educational conference as part of the Alzheimer Foundation’s educating America tour will take place Tuesday Sept. 29th. Six of the Alzheimer Foundation of America’s 22,700 members chapters nationwide are in Montana. President/CEO of the Alzheimer Foundation of America Charles Fuschillo Jr. https://northernbroadcasting.com...
Check Out the Tiger Muskie at Wyoming’s Badwater Pond
This fall, fishing at Badwater Pond for tiger muskie might land you some fish you can take home. Tiger muskie have been stocked by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in the Pond since 2015, and finally, some are large enough to keep. Badwater Pond, located 3.5 miles north of the town of Shoshoni, has been stocked with close to 750 tig...
Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act Gets Senate Committee Hearing With Forest Service Input
The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act would protect the Blackfoot River by permanently protecting its most important tributaries and would secure and expand outdoor recreation opportunities in the Blackfoot and Clearwater Valleys as well as enhance timber production and forest restoration in and around Seeley Lake. During a recent Senate Co...
Montana Climate Solutions Council Recommendations Could Change With New Upcoming Election
The Montana Climate Solutions Council is calling for a complete reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 2050. Amy Cilimburg with Climate Smart Missoula who sits on the council says the report includes a resilience AmeriCorps program to give Montana communities support for climate-change mitigation projects. She points out that ad...
$4.8 Million Commitment Being Made To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Montana By Two Organizations
A $4.8 million commitment has been made by the American Heart Association and the Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand and enhance stroke care in Montana. Vascular Neurologist Dr. Kurt Lindsay is with the Kalispell Regional Medical Center. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Untitled-13-1-1.mp3
Montana Climate Solutions Council Recommendation Calls For Beefing Up Low-Emission Car Standards
A new report from the Montana Climate Solutions Council calls for a complete reduction in greenhouse gas emission in the state by 2050 an according to Amy Cilimburg with Climate Smart Missoula to reach this goal the council recommends beefing up low-emission car standards and shifting away from a coal company. https://northernbroadcasting.com/...
Montana Department Of Commerce Launches Census State Championship To Increase Self-Response Rates By Deadline
With the deadline for 2020 Census data collection less than two weeks away the Montana Department of Commerce has launched a Census State Championship to encourage counties and tribes in Montana to compete for the highest increase in self-response rates until Sept. 30th. Chair of the Montana Complete Count Committee Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney. https...
MT FWP public hearing regarding motorized use on Shields River
The Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a phone-in public hearing on Oct. 6, at 10 a.m., to consider the proposed adoption and amendment of a new rule and amendment pertaining to closing the Shields River to all motorized watercraft. The Shields River is in Park and Meagher counties. Currently, the Park County portion of the river has a 10 ...