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MSU Extension: Registration Open for 2024 Next Generation Conference
BOZEMAN — Registration is now open for the 2024 Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, which offers 35 workshops for beginning and advanced producers. Montana State University Extension and NACDC Financial Services, Inc. will host the conference at Shelby High ...
FWP: Online Hunter Education will Require Field Day As Of Jan. 1
HELENA – Starting Jan. 1, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will require Hunter and Bowhunter Education students age 12 to 17 who take the online course to pass an in-person field day. Students in that age group must pass both the online exam and the field day to earn a course completion certificate.
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DPHHS: Check Your Cupboards for Recalled Granola Products
The Quaker Oats Company has announced a recall of several types of granola bars and granola cereals because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recalled product was for sale at several Montana retail locations including grocery stores, gas stations, and in vending machines.
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If You’re Gonna Play in Texas: UM Fundraising to Send Band to Championship Game
MISSOULA – The University of Montana has launched an online fundraising campaign to send the Grizzly Marching Band to the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship in Frisco, Texas.
“The Grizzly Marching Band is thrilled to have the opportunity to perform on the national stage,” said Grizzly Marching Band Director Kevin Griggs. “The NCAA does not allocat...
UM Grizzlies: On to Frisco!
MISSOULA – The University of Montana has launched a webpage for all Griz fans planning to travel to Frisco, Texas for the FCS National Championship game, to be played at noon (MST) on Jan. 7, 2024.This is the first championship game appearance for the Grizzlies since 2009, and the second in the past three years for the defending champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
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MSU Extension: “You’ve Got to be Kidding?!”
BOZEMAN — Livestock producers across the country will be welcoming new piglets, lambs, kids and foals in the winter and spring months. Montana State University Extension in Cascade County will host a free webinar series this and next month on how to assist livestock giving birth.
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DNRC Makes Drought Management Plan Available (Links in Story)
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has announced that the newly-updated Montana Drought Management Plan is now available online and in print. DNRC says the new plan was 3 years in the making, and represents the collective knowledge and ideas of hundreds of stakeholders, resource managers, and scientists across Montana.
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Glacier Nat’l Park Announces Campground Fee Increases for 2024
WEST GLACIER, Mont. – Glacier National Park is implementing fee rate changes to most front-country campgrounds in 2024 and Apgar Group Sites in 2025. Projects funded by recreation fees include trail and campground repairs and improvements, increasing accessibility, and facility restoration. By increasing
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GREEN Friday: Montana 4-H Foundation Kick Off Fundraising Online Auction
If you're avoiding the Black Friday madness by shopping online today, grab your gift list and check out the Montana 4-H Foundation's online Montana 4-H Emerald Auction.
The auction will last for 10 days, from ‘Green Friday’, November 24, through Giving Tuesday, and the Clover closing will be Monday, December 4.
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A Healthy Skepticism: UM Develops Class to Combat Health Misinformation
MISSOULA – Heather Voorhees admits she tries to create critics with her innovative new Health Misinformation class at the University of Montana.
Dr. Voorhees, an assistant professor in UM’s Department of Communication Studies, works to instill her students with the critical thinking skills to question everything – especially in regard to their health.
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Flathead Nat’l Forest Names New Supt.
Kalispell, MT, November 20, 2023 — The new year will bring new leadership for Flathead National Forest. Anthony Botello has been named Forest Supervisor, with an anticipated start date is December 31. Botello has been the Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in northeast Oregon since April of 2020.
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Young Hunters: Tell Your Story, Win Prizes!
To celebrate our hunting heritage in Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte has announced the second annual Youth Hunting Story Contest for Montana youth and apprentice hunters ages 10-17. The deadline to enter the contest is a week from today - Monday, November 27, 2023.
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