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MARS is seeking a Marketing and Communication Contractor that strongly believes in and shares our vision to raise the bar in protecting and conserving Montana’s precious stream, river and wetland resources. The role of the marketing and communication contractor will...

Nearly 30 volunteers—including Montana Aquatic Resource Services executive director Wendy Weaver—joined Swan Valley Connections for their annual Community Firewood Day Friday, Oct. 9.

As Bozeman rushes to accommodate its burgeoning economy and the rapid influx of individuals and families moving here in search of clean air and the great outdoors, we are forced to sacrifice the remaining wetlands and natural areas in the valley. But does it have to be so?

As construction continues to boom in Bozeman, conservation groups are advocating for the city to require restoration of lost wetlands.

Prickly Pear Land Trust has formally protected the Sevenmile Creek Restoration Project as part of their "Peaks to Creeks" Initiative. Lewis and Clark County residents, PPLT staff, and elected officials deserve a big round of applause for their efforts, votes, and...

More and more wetlands and streams are being impacted as development pressure increases. Even though there is a policy of "not net loss of wetlands," mitigation work is not being done locally. The Gallatin Valley is losing our wetlands of great ecological and human...

While flooding damages homes and infrastructure and affects the livelihoods of farmers and ranchers, it can also be seen as part of the natural process of maintaining a naturally functioning and healthy river system.

State officials have found dead fish in the Yellowstone River for the first time this year and they are waiting on test results to find out whether the deaths are due to the same parasite that killed thousands of mountain whitefish in the stream a year ago. Montana...

Snow fell this winter. A bunch of it, especially way up the Yellowstone River basin. The mountains were loaded when the snow began to melt. Anglers and river users were optimistic about this summer, and the optimism hasn’t disappeared. Even as July and August got hot,...

JARDINE— A Canadian mining company inked deals with two conservation groups Thursday that are meant to preserve elk habitat and cold water for trout just north of Yellowstone National Park. Kinross Gold, a Toronto-based company, will donate its water rights to Trout...

While sitting on the banks of the Yellowstone River as it flowed past his Forsyth-area farm, Larry Rau was always amazed to think that the same stream that was so low and warm in the summer could be 20 feet over his head and raging cold by spring. “The power of that...

LIVINGSTON — Thousands of mountain whitefish went belly-up in the Yellowstone River last year thanks to a parasite and poor river conditions. Now people are trying to use the unprecedented kill as a catalyst for adapting to a changing climate. “It’s really up to us...

The health of the Yellowstone River is being discussed in Livingston today and Friday. Montana Aquatic Resources and Trout Unlimited are hosting the Yellowstone River Symposium at the Livingston Depot. It will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to...