Anne James

BOZEMAN – A philanthropic foundation dedicated to agricultural research and educational programs has funded a new academic seminar series at Montana State University.
The Bair Ranch Foundation Seminar Series, housed in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences, part of MSU’s College of Agriculture,…

BOZEMAN – The Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticket holders on Saturday, Sept. 22.
 
Hosted by Smithsonian Magazine, Museum Day represents a national commitment to access, equity and inclusion. Mor...

The Fish and Wildlife Commission is holding public hearings on a proposed administrative rule that would codify population objectives for grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, including the Golden Triangle.
 A Public hearing will be held this evening at 6:30 at  Conra…

By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service
BOZEMAN — Montana State University agroecology student Hadley Barnard has learned to ask customers purchasing produce from the university’s mobile farm stand what vegetables they’d like to see at the next week’s …

BOZEMAN – Montana State University recorded one of its strongest years ever for research, fueled by the groundbreaking work of students and scientists in fields such as microbiology, immunology, chemistry and agriculture.
For the fiscal year that ended in June, MSU’s research an…

MISSOULA – University of Montana Professor Diana Six will receive the 2018 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award on Sept. 21 for seminal contributions to the understanding of bark beetles ecology, forest adaptations and climate change...

Kalispell, MT – Fire managers on Flathead National Forest are planning to conduct fall prescribed fire projects when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality become favorable. Smoke will be visible from various places in the Flathead and Swan Valleys depending on the location of the burn unit…

MISSOULA – The Society for Professional Journalists named Metheffect.com, a University of Montana School of Journalism project, a national winner in its Mark of Excellence Awards. The award for Online In-Depth Reporting will be recognized at the annual SPJ convention in Baltimore Sept...

Road closure from foot of Lake McDonald to Avalanche October 15-19 for construction
West Glacier, MT – A new culvert construction project is scheduled for this fall along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, four miles up Lake McDonald.  Fire conditions permitting, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will be temporarily…

MISSOULA – The University of Montana ranks as the No. 1 university in the state of Montana according to U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of best colleges in the country.
UM came in at No. 201 and Montana State University at No. 20...

Mark Biel has won the National Park Service Director’s Award for Natural Resource Stewardship
West Glacier, MT – Glacier National Park Natural Resources Program Manager Mark Biel has earned the 2017 National Park Service Director’s Award for Professional Excellen…

A cool and unsettled weather pattern will continue over the Howe Ridge and Boundary fires today and tonight. Afternoon showers will develop with a possibility of an isolated thunderstorm.  A wetting rain may develop in the evening, possibly bringing up to 0...