Flathead cherry crop wiped out by January Arctic freeze
Flathead Lake growers along the Montana shoreline faced near total losses as a mid January hard freeze devastated the Flathead cherry crop. A longtime grower called it the worst in a quarter century, threatening 2 to 3 million pounds of fruit that would normally command premium prices into late summer.
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Montana
Flathead Lake
Washington
Luis Ortiz
Hot dry summer forecast worries water and fire managers
Montana faces a hot dry summer with below normal precipitation, risking drought closures in Cascade Toole and Teton counties and higher fire activity. Rivers like Blackfoot Ruby Madison Beaverhead and Big Hole run warm and low. Fire officials warn tinder conditions could spark more blazes ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.
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Troy Blandford
State Library
Montana State University
Montana
Bozeman Pass
Cascade
Toole
Teton
Blackfoot River
Adam Strainer
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Fish and Wildlife Commission
Northwest
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
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