Best of North Central Montana

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small, nonfarm businesses in the Montana counties of Flathead, Glacier, Pondera and Toole have until July 28, 2014, to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA)...

Be Cautious of Winter-like Conditions WEST GLACIER, MONT. – The entire Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park is anticipated to open to vehicle travel. Park road crews have finished snow removal, debris clean-up work, guard rail installation, and facility preparation, as well assessing snow conditions...

CHS retail locations across Montana, which includes Mountain West Cooperative, have raised $23,870 for Montana’s hungry children, seniors and families. “CHS employees in Montana raised the money with barbecues, raffles and many other community events around the state...

Citizen Science Program Offers Opportunities to Detect Invasive Plants   WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park’s Citizen Science Program announces two opportunities to help with early detection of invasive plants along park trails: Noxious Weed Blitz on July 15 and an online training course for the Invasive Plants Citizen Science program...

East Side Open to Jackson Glacier Overlook   WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park snow plowing crews continue to clear the Going-to-the-Sun Road after a recent storm brought heavy rain and at least 36 inches of new snow near the Continental Divide ...

Food-Conditioned Black Bear Euthanized Visitors Reminded to Never Feed Wildlife   WEST GLACIER, MONT.  – Glacier National Park Rangers euthanized a black bear from the Many Glacier area on Tuesday, June 17 after an incident in which the bear exhibited apparent food-conditioned behavior...

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2014 – Producers with expiring U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contracts have from July 11 until Sept. 12, 2014 to renew and add conservation activities that will support their natural resource improvement activities and fine-tune their conservation plans...

27th Annual SweetGrass Archers Bowfishing Tournament Saturday June 28th Sunrise – 7 p.m.(weigh in) Registration : $10 per person / $20 per 2 person Team Registration & Dinner will be at Tiber Marina Tiber Reservoir & Marias River Fishing Only Only Non-Game Common Carp & Buffalo can be harvested.  Valid ... Read More ...

BIGFORK—A popular annual fundraiser for Montana wildlife biologists who oversee the state’s grizzly bear population is scheduled for July 11 at Jack and Suzi Hanna’s farm near Bigfork. Montana’s Outdoor Legacy Foundation—formerly the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Foundation—organizes the yearly event in order to give state biologists the tools and personnel they need to, among other things, man

Here are the links to the publications offered by Glacier Co. Agent Kari Lewis on today's Extension Minute: The Columbian Ground Squirrel: It's Biology and Control  MT Dept. of Agriculture List of Registered Rodenticides for Ground Squirrel Control  

Last fall when leaders of the Marias River Livestock Association heard that Temple Grandin could possibly be in Montana for spring 2014, they jumped at the chance to bring her to the Golden Triangle. Her appearance will be the cornerstone event of the Gentle Hand Livestock Conference, June 27 & 28, 2014, Shelby Montana. ...

 BOZEMAN – Mixed species cover crops, or "cover crop cocktails," are the focus of a study by researchers at Montana State University and will be the topic of a field tour on July 8 from 9-11 a.m., near Conrad, Montana. The four-year study, funded by USDA Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE), is a collaborative project with Montana producers looking at cover crop