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FWP to Host Bear Educational Workshops in Central Montana
GREAT FALLS - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a series of bear educational programs in central Montana this spring, addressing the biology and status of bears in the area, along with focused discussion and hands-on examples of how to prevent conflicts on the farm and ranch, at home, and when recreating outdoors.
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Montana State Eclipse Ballooning Team Member Wins Zonta International Scholarship
BOZEMAN – Though her feet were planted firmly on the ground, Montana State University junior Kendahl Hinthorne’s attention was focused high in the atmosphere last Oct. 14 as she monitored the camera equipment on a high-altitude balloon hovering at the edge of space during a rare annular solar eclipse.
That da...
Montana Dept of Commerce Awards Small Business Grants to Native-Owned Businesses
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Commerce announced yesterday that $320,000 of grant funding has been allocated to support 26 start-up or expanding Native American businesses in Montana. The funding is through Commerce’s Indian Equity Fund (IEF) Small Business Grant Program.
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MSU Extension to Host Feral Swine Education Tour in Northeast Montana
BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension will host a feral swine education tour March 5-8 in northeast Montana, with seven stops held for landowners, farmers, ranchers and anyone else interested in attending. Registration is not required, and there is no cost to attend.
Feral swine...
Montana FWP Unveils 2024 Duck Stamp
HELENA – Gov. Greg Gianforte unveiled the winner of the 2024 Migratory Bird Stamp art contest at the Capitol Rotunda in a small ceremony Monday. The winning work will be on display for a week at the Capitol and then at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ headquarters in Helena.
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UM Law School Put Kyle Fickler On Track To A Drag Racing Career
MISSOULA – Kyle Fickler grew up in Drummond, Montana. From a young age, he was always drawn toward motorsports and racing. He loved tinkering on cars and figuring out how to make them go faster and with more power.
“My cousin took me to my first drag race in Spokane when I was around 14 years old,” said Fickler. “I was hooked and wanted ...
MSU Engineering Students Draw Recognition at Regional Competition
BOZEMAN — A team of six Montana State University students from the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering drew recognition at a recent competition that pitted them against 1,400 other students from across the region.
The undergraduate students, each majoring in construction engineering technology, were among 40 MSU students who competed in the Associated Schools of Construction Region 6 Estimating
Montana Historical Society Accepting Nominations for the 2024 Heritage Keeper Awards
The Montana Historical Society is seeking nominations for people and organizations whose exemplary commitment to identifying and preserving our historical and cultural heritage makes them eligible for the Heritage Keeper Awards.
Up to two people or organizations will be honored by the MHS Board of Trustees for the Heritage Keeper Award...
UM to Host National Native Law Competition, Community Round Dance
The Native American Law Student Association at the University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law is hosting the 2024 National NALSA Moot Court Feb. 23-24.
This is the first time this national competition will take place in Montana.
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FWP Wants Your Opinion On a Proposed Conservation Easement Near Winifred
GREAT FALLS - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is proposing to purchase and manage a conservation easement on 1,080 acres owned by owned by Cliff Henderson north of Winifred, MT.
This proposed easement, called the “Stafford Ferry Conservation Easement,” will protect and conserve mixed sagebrush-grassland habitat adjoining the Missouri River Breaks in deer/elk hunting districts 417 and 426.
FWP Wants Your Opinion on Draft Grizzly & Wolf Management Plans
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is reopening the public comment period for the 2024 Grizzly Bear Management Plan and Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan to ensure Montana counties, Tribes, and state and federal agencies have a chance for input. The new deadl
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The “Taxing” Adventures of Sun Prairie’s Brandon Travis
MISSOULA – Brandon Travis admits some of his favorite college memories involve doing taxes.
Before you judge him, know the University of Montana alum appears outwardly normal. The 24-year-old hails from the tiny town of Sand Coulee near Great Falls, where he graduated in a class of 10. He then attended UM...