Alert Topical A river still in peril: Trout numbers in the Big Hole hit historic lows Thom Bridge Jun 8, 2023 Jun 8, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm~? E96 966=D @7 2 =@?8[ H6E |@?E2?2 H:?E6C[ CF?@77 D62D@? :D >@DE=J 5@?6 2?5 2?8=6CD 2C6 :E49:?8 E@ 9:E E96 C:G6C 2?5 C625J E@ E2C86E D@>6 9F?8CJ DAC:?8E:>6 EC@FE]k^AmkAmu=@HD 2C6 C@3FDE 2?5 23@G6 2G6C286 7@C E9:D E:>6 @7 J62C :? 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Sharing the Big Hole River: Ranches, fish and Butte brace for drought The Big Hole River recently hit some of the lowest flows and highest temperatures recorded in modern times. The drop in water quantity poses r…
Tipping point territory: Development taking toll on Big Hole River Constraints against subdivision development in the Big Hole Valley include conservation easements and the survival of large-scale ranching by …
Where competing interests converge: Groups collaborate to protect Big Hole River With the Big Hole River facing multiple threats to water quality, collaboration among the valley's many stakeholders seems to be as important …
Dreams, blood, a wild man and a flood - A history of the Big Hole For centuries, indigenous peoples occupied the Big Hole Valley - an area that later provided an Old West microcosm of the exploits of white me…
Eat meat: Montana's Cole Mannix on agriculture as conservation Mannix says eating meat doesn't have to be at odds odds with a healthy, natural world.
Corner Crossing: Wyoming case poses more questions than answers for Montana hunters A judge found that four men did not trespass onto private land as they stepped from one public land swath to another via a corner designated b…
More train trouble: Bridge collapse sends hazardous material into Yellowstone River Last weekend, tanker cars from a Montana Rail Link train plunged into the river along with twisted railroad tracks, steel beams and concrete f…
Save the fish: Groups outline projects to save Big Hole River trout After historically low counts of trout were found in three popular stretches of the Big Hole River, people have begun rallying around the 153-…
