Road ecologists say wildlife crossings are one of the best ways to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and mitigate one of the most significant human impacts on ecosystems.
A proposed major subdivision in Sheridan has raised concerns from residents over water and sewer capacity but has garnered support from the Town of Sheridan who seeks to add more housing options to the community.
At 6:47 p.m. on Jan. 24 Madison County Dispatch called the Virginia City Rural Fire Department for traffic control concerning road blockage on Highway 287 near Virginia City. A semi had jackknifed on the snow and ice-covered surface as it was heading towards Ennis on the VC Hill; partially blocking multiple lanes of traffic.
March 1, 2022, marks the 150th
anniversary of the establishment
of Yellowstone National Park.
Signed into law by President
Ulysses S. Grant, America's first
national park was set aside to
preserve and protect the scen-
ery, cultural heritage, wildlife,
During a Nov. 17 hear-
ing, Martha Williams
answered dozens of
questions you’d expect
an incoming director of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service to field
from the Congressional com-
mittee considering her nomina-
tion. After she spoke about a life
Montana Rail Link, the Missoula-based
railroad company
owned by billionaire
industrialist Dennis Washington,
announced Monday that it will
terminate a long-term lease of its
tracks through southern Montana
and return them to owner BNSF
Railway.
“Serendipitous” is an adjective that John Heckler, recently appointed Madison County commissioner, uses. That a retired civil engineer who specialized in water issues was appointed to a vacant seat at a time when water is a top issue could also be described as serendipitous. Or good luck. Or good planning.
Ballots will be posted Jan. 19 to Madison County’s Ennis School District voters. The mail-in bond election represents a 20-year, $59 million ask from Ennis School District.
It doesn’t happen every winter, but the not-so-unusual, yet always awe-inspiring gorge of the Madison River was underway as of Friday, Dec. 31. The rise in ice and water led to temporary closures of the Ennis and Valley Garden fishing access sites, still in place as of Jan. 4.
North winds blew and temperatures struggled to reach zero degrees in the pre-dawn hours of December 29. It was midway through a holiday week, inviting many to sleep in.
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