Outfitters seek state action as Montana trout crisis widens
More than 30 fishing outfitters and guides write Gov. Gianforte asking for immediate help amid declining Big Hole River trout. They criticize FWP funding gaps and lack of response, noting historic low counts since 1969. Officials say to remain engaged while addressing broader climate and water-use factors.
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Duncan Adams
Montana Standard
Montana
Greg Gianforte
Gianforte
Brooke Stroyke
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Outfitters
FWP
Big Hole River
Wade Fellin
Big Hole
Wise River
Fellin
Stroyke
Shaun Jeszenka
Frontier Anglers
Eric Thorson
Sunrise Fly Shop
Melrose
Thorson
Browne’s Bridge
Glen
Big Hole River Foundation
Big Hole Watershed Committee
Craig Jones
Beaverhead
Montana climate trial to proceed after court ruling
The Montana Supreme Court rejected an eleventh hour bid by Attorney General Austin Knudsen to halt the climate change trial in Helena. The 6-1 decision allows the 2020 suit by Our Children's Trust represents young Montanans to move forward, challenging MEPA as applied to fossil fuel policies and climate impacts.
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Montana Supreme Court
Austin Knudsen
Helena
High Court
Knudsen
Montana Environmental Policy Act
MEPA
Truckers narrow escape as mother grizzly threatens reader
A trucker who struck a yearling grizzly on Highway 191 in Gallatin Canyon in May narrowly escaped a dangerous encounter with the mother bear. Yellowstone guide David Reeves said the mother stood by the road while the trucker walked toward Cinnamon Lodge to check his vehicle. Reeves offered a ride. the driver declined and walked a short distance to wait for a tow.
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Big Sky
Reeves
Yellowstone
West Yellowstone
Park
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