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Meet “the Bob”
Hungry Horse, MT—April 10, 2012 — Visitors to the former bank vault at Glacier Discovery Square in Columbia Falls are now greeted with a life sized photo of Bob Marshall, the namesake of the more than 1,000,000 acre wilderness complex along the Continental Divide, and founder of the original Wilderness Society.The exhibit features a series of historic photos of old timers constructing trails in “The Bob.” They include
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Rehberg Nominates 27 to Service Academies
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BSCSP Kevin Dome Project
Montana State University’s Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership (BSCSP) invites the public to attend its Annual Meeting on April 18-19, 2012 at the Best Western Heritage Inn in Great Falls, Montana.
Click HERE to read the latest newsletter from the Big Sky Carbon Sequestration Partnership.
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3 Easter Recipes Kids Can Make
Food traditions are an important part of holiday meals, and here is a recipe that could easily become part of your family's Easter dinner. Resurrection Rolls are easy to make, using ready-to-bake crescent rolls dough. The recipe, from www.eatatallies.com , includes tips on using the rolls to ecpl
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UM Announces New Head Coach, A.D.
(UM)University of Montana President Dr. Royce Engstrom has announced that former Griz associate head coach Mick Delaney will take the reins of the Griz football program on an interim basis, and will coach the team through the 2012 season. Jean Gee has been selected as the school's interim athletic director.A Butte native, Delaney has 44 years coa
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The Ultimate Photobomb?
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Rehberg to Host Ag Forum
Black Angus Heifer Trio (Julie A. Brown/Flickr)U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) will host a roundtable forum on agricultural issues Thursday afternoon, April 5th at MSU-Northern in Havre. Ag producers and the public are invited to attend.
Topics to be discussed include ag industry opportunities and challenges, from rising fuel costs and bio-fuels to increased export opportunities, natural disasters and federal regulations.
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EEK!
(Becky Gregory/Flickr)I mean WEEK....It's BE KIND TO SPIDERS WEEK, I'm told. Honestly, if you can get past the fact that they have too many legs and too many arms and are just generally creepy, they're a vital part of our environment.
In fact, the MSU Cooperative Extension Service has an interesting MontGuide all about s
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FWS Invites Comments on Metcalf Refuge Plan
U.S. FWSThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a public meeting next Monday evening, April 9th, to gather public comments on the draft 15-year Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The meeting will be held at the refuge office in Stevensville. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, written
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Here Comes Trouble!
The MSU Cooperative Extension Service has issued an alert for producers. Glyphosate-Resistant Kochia has been identified in a few fields in Southern Alberta. There have been previous reports from Nebraska, but this is the first confirmation from an area adjacent to Montana. Glyphosate is
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Looks Good (and Easy) Enough to Eat!
Pumpkin Ravioli with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream...sounds like a million-dollar dessert, doesn't it? The Judges thought so, too. Congratulations to Christina Verelli of Devon, PA on winning the 2012 Pillsbury Bake-Off! Christina wins a cool million
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Seeking Montana Homestead Families
From the Associated Press this morning: The National Park Service is seeking Montana homesteaders and their descendants to commemorate next year's 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act. Montana was one of 30 homesteaded states, with more than 150,000 successful homestead claims representing about a third of the state's total acreage