Scientists look for answers to state forests’ beetle epidemic. By Judy Fahys. The Salt Lake Tribune.
This is not unique to Utah. Various and vast death of conifers is happening all over the Rocky Mountains as well as British Columbia and Alberta. The cause of the beetle pandemic is not local and there […]
Continue Reading →Montana knapweed researcher sees work paying off. By Perry Backus. Missoulian.
Aside from cheatgrass, the spread of the knapweeds: spotted knapweed, diffuse knapweed, Russian knapweed, and yellow starthistle, is probably the biggest exotic noxious plant problem in the West.
Like cheatgrass, its adverse effects are often unappreciated by the casual observer of wildlife or […]
Continue Reading →Idaho Fires lead to higher avalanche danger. KTVB 7.
Much of the vast area burned is steep and turns into avalanche country when the trees are removed, even partially. The same will be true in parts of Montana where there were many fires.
Right now snow pack is generally low.
Avalanche center current reports.
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