Anne James

BOZEMAN — The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program, with support from MSU Extension, is offering a pest management tour Oct. 3-6 for pesticide applicators in Private Applicator Training District 5. The tour will visit seven locations across south central Montana with local support from MSU Extension agents. Private (farm)...

BOZEMAN — Montana State University will host former astronaut Mae Jemison for a lecture on Nov. 14. “An Evening with Mae Jemison: First African American Woman in Space” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Strand Union Building ballrooms on MSU’s campus. The event is open to t...

BOZEMAN – Over the next three years, a Montana State University professor and his students will fly drones over wintry landscapes in Montana and Finland to measure albedo, the proportion of energy reflected from surfaces on the earth. Those field expeditions will be timed as closely as possible with the overpass of satellites taking simultaneous albedo measurements from the same locations. The ...

MISSOULA – Iuliia Mendel, the former press secretary to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will launch the Fall 2022 Mansfield Dialogues at the University of Montana on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Mendel will present “Ukraine: Our Fight for Independence” at 7 p.m. MDT via Zoom. She w...

BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS -- There are four fires burning in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The George Lake Fire is burning on the bottom of the slope at the northeast end of George Lake, located in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. As of Thursday afternoon, the fire is 684 acres, a gain of just under 10% since Tuesday's report...

DILLON -- The Sunrise Fire is located south of Ennis in the Gravelly Mountain Range. The 174-acre blaze is on the Madison District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and private land. The cause has not been determined. Top priority for firefighters is to secure the fire edge on private land and are monitoring the Sunrise Fire's north and east edge...

HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has been hosting a series of public meetings to gather ideas about local elk management issues and population objectives. On Sept. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., staff will host a question-and-answer session via Zoom. To participat ...

HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte's office is accepting for nominations for 2022 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendations. “No state values its veterans and their service to our country more than Montana,” Gov. Gianforte said in a pr...

DILLON -- A 174-acre wildfire has been confirmed in the Gravelly Mountain Range. The Sunrise Fire is located south of Ennis, on the Madison District of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and private land. The cause has not been determined...

MISSOULA – The University of Montana Homecoming Parade proudly returns for 2022 Homecoming Week, Sept. 21-24, after a two-year hiatus. The UM Alumni Association promises this year’s parade – although with a modified route because of construction on the Beartracks (Higgins Avenue) Bridge – will be a festive celebration of all things Griz. “This year’s theme, ‘Might of Montana,’ is exceptionally fi.

Montana State University Extension Service is looking for feedback from pulse crop producers on their pulse crop podcast. The Growing Pulse Crops Podcast offers insights into the science and business of farming field peas, chickpeas, and lentils, featuring the latest in research agronomy, and economics of pulse crops. We are s...

HAVRE -- Firefighters continue to make progress on the 7,225 acre Eagle Creek Fire, is 40%, contained. The fire is 30 miles south of Havre, in the Bears Paw Mountains. There have been no updates posted in the past 24 hours. The Lions Campground and Sandy Creek Campground remain closed until further notice...