Ellis Juhlin

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has released proposed regulations for the 2024-2025 wolf trapping season. The draft is available for public comment from now until November 12.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has released proposed regulations for the 2024-2025 wolf trapping season. West central Montana hunters enjoyed a robust start to the big game general hunting season this weekend.

Autumn in western Montana is marked by the pumpkin-spice orange hue of larch trees. Unlike their other evergreen cousins these unique conifers participate in fall, dropping their needles as the days shorten. In Seeley Lake, one larch stands above the rest.

In the coming days, Montanans will elect a new majority to the Public Service Commission. Those three new commissioners will regulate utility companies that provide homes with electricity, gas, and trash services.

As grizzly bear populations spread to more areas in the state, so do human-grizzly conflicts. Wildlife managers this week were awarded several million dollars to bolster efforts to promote coexistence and non-lethal prevention tools.

Women in the federal wildland firefighting corps are organizing so they don't have to give up their often arduous, itinerant jobs when they have kids, and can continue climbing their chosen career ladder.

Every year, pumpkins of all shapes, sizes, and colors, along with arrays of decorative squash, adorn our homes to welcome fall. Montana Public Radio's Ellis Juhlin sat down with Austin Amestoy to discuss alternatives to throwing pumpkins in the trash.

BLM releases final updates for sage grouse protection plan; Federal grant will help Great Falls College’s new veterinary technician program; Regulators say marijuana prices have dropped since legalization in 2022.

A judge has ruled in favor of wildlife advocacy groups in a legal battle over the lethal removal of grizzly bears. The judge found the federal agency failed to adequately assess how its actions harm grizzly recovery.

Montana Public Radio | By Ellis Juhlin Published November 14, 2024 at 3:17 AM MST Facebook Twitter Flipboard LinkedIn Email