Montana
35th Annual Family Forestry Expo to kick off in Northwest Montana
KALISPELL — The 35th annual Family Forestry Expo is set to begin on Monday, May 6 in Northwest Montana.
The event — which organizers say offers hands-on exposure to the role forests play in our everyday lives — will run through May 11.
This year’s theme is “Forests-Landscapes of Many Uses.”
Over 1,200 fifth grade students from 28 schools — stretching from Eureka to the Flathead Valley — are expected to attend to learn about natural resource topics.
The students visit stations that provide educational presentations about fisheries, aquatic/riparian systems, archaeology, wildlife, fire, backcountry ethics, plant identification, and forest management.
The program is curriculum-based, and the field stations complement the students’ classroom study, a news release notes.
Eighteen classes will tour either the F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co. mill or a Weyerhaeuser mill.
The remaining classes will have the opportunity to take part in a portable sawmill demonstration and visit stations representing lumber manufacturing and forest products.
Families are invited to share in the activities on Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Trumbull Creek Educational Forest near Columbia Falls.
Over 30 organizations are taking part in this year’s Family Forestry Expo.
Call 406-758-5218 or visit www.familyforestryexpo.org and www.facebook.com/familyforestryexpo for additional information.
Two Montana hunters emerged unscathed Wednesday after a brief but harrowing encounter with three grizzly bears that ran toward them as they hiked to retrieve a deer kill.
According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the encounter occurred on the Pyramid Pass Trail east of Seeley Lake.
The hunters were two miles from the trailhead when they spotted the bears charging in their direction from 100 yards away. They told FWP that they yelled and waved their arms, to no avail.
FWP stated in a news release: “One hunter shot at and possibly killed two of the grizzly bears, and the third bear retreated towards the mule deer carcass.”
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After the encounter, the hunters left to report the incident “as self-defense.” (Grizzly bears in Montana are state and federally protected and can only be shot in self-defense.)
It was not clear if any bears had, in fact, been killed, or if any of the bears were cubs. The encounter, however, appears to have involved the deer carcass.
With winter close at hand, grizzly bears in Montana are desperately trying to add calories before the impending hibernation season.
BOZEMAN — The Montana State Fund visited Bozeman City Hall today to return more than $6 million to employers in Gallatin County, including a refund of more than $160,000 to the city.
The Montana State Fund, the only non-profit worker’s compensation insurance provider in the state, is conducting a refund tour to return money to its customers.
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Montana State Fund returns $6 million to Gallatin County employers
Bozeman City Manager Chuck Winn said the refund will help ensure employees have the resources they need to do their jobs safely.
“By far our most valuable resource in the city of Bozeman is our employees. They are incredible, and we want to do everything we can to make sure they go home in the same shape they came to work in,” Winn said.
After the event in Bozeman, the Montana State Fund continued its refund tour in Belgrade.
The State Fund covers more than 23,000 Montana employers across the state.
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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Money Williams scored 15 points as Montana beat Ottawa (Arizona) 73-39 on Wednesday night.
Williams had 10 rebounds and six assists for the Grizzlies (2-0). Tyler Isaak added 12 points while shooting 3 for 5 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Carter Gittens led the Spirit in scoring, finishing with 11 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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