Snowy

A snowy owl on a snowy day in snowy Montana on #WildlifeWednesday Dan Casey photo

Makin' Tracks

Waskly wabbit. Rabbit tracks in fresh snow near Mount Helena.

Mountain Biking, Freedom, and Empowerment

Prickly Pear Land Trust's Lanie White is featured in Freehub Magazine's Montana Treasures short video on mountain biking, freedom, and empowerment.

Record Membership Growth for RMEF

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, based in Missoula and devoted to elk habitat and access, soars to record membership growth: 227,650 members, ninth straight year of growth, 50 percent more members since 2008.

...Passing Through

Just passing through. Hooded merganser, the only duck that specializes in eating fish. 

Randy Smith photo

Soaring

Trumpeter swans in the Madison Valley. Photo by Alex Diekmann, as the bill naming a Madison Mountain Range peak in Alex's honor heads to the President's desk.

"On the Shoulders of Giants" Now Available Online

Check out the film "On the Shoulders of Giants." It breathtakingly captures the value and beauty of open land, and also captures the essence and character of Montana and Montanans.

Glacier National Park Shatters Visitation Recrd

Despite 2017 fire and smoke, Glacier National Park sets new visitation record.

Beautiful Bitterroot

Foggy frosty flare on Montana's beautiful Bitterroot River. Laura Verheaghe photo

Good Conservation News from the Flint Creek Valley

Done deal: Five Valleys Land Trust, NRCS and its ALE program, and the Open Cross Ranch partner-up to conserve 5,000 acres of prime ranch ground in the Flint Creek Valley. Little Bear Photography photo 

Billings Trails System Support Reaches Milestone

Billings TrailNet - the group that promotes the Billings community trails system - surpasses 1,000 members. A Jan. 11 celebration is on tap at Thirsty Street Brewing.

TPL, Stimson Help Strengthen Access and Improve Public Land Management

Trust for Public Land, Stimson Lumber, strengthen recreational access, improve public land management with Lolo National Forest acquisition.

TNC's Top 2017 Montana Conservation Highlights

The Nature Conservancy in Montana lists its top five Montana conservation highlights. Tops is restoring forest health.