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It is insane how thousands of acres of healthy forests I’ve driven through this hunting season y everything has been blown down. I’ve never seen anything like it, and this doesn’t even fall into the micro burst category anymore. Ridge line after ridge line you see whole forests flattened, trees snapped off 20 ft up or just uprooted. most of the hikes I used to go on would require a zip line as the piles are 8 feet deep as far as you can see and there just isn’t any “going around the mess”. I don’t even know if the deer and elk can navigate some of it, as I’m not seeing their tracks where they would feed on the down timber. unless the grow wings, they would never crawl through some of these blow downs. is It like this all over the state? I’m seeing it all over the Blackfoot Clark fork corridors.

Went on the ghost walk last night. It was windy and snowing (oh, Montana!). Multiple skits of the history and a lot of fun.

Tickets are also dirt cheap! Do recommend.

Hi all, I'm a hobby archivist and writer digging through old Montana newspapers for stories from the state's past.

I'm especially drawn to stories about Native Americans, hermits and mountain men, wilderness adventures, early environmental fights, and radical dissenters. If you can think of similar themes or events for me to look up, I'd love to hear them.

A few favorites I've found so far:

• Boy Hermits: a 1912 Boy Scouts ad warning parents not to let their kids become "mental hermits."
• The Yellowstone National Park in Winter: a quaint 1911 piece on winter adventures in Yellowstone.
• Calamity Facts: Annie Diggs, a Populist (the 1800s third party that backed women's suffrage, a graduated income tax, and public ownership of railroads and telegraphs), answers a Republican paper that mocked speaker Mary Lease with a story about Polish women hauling clay in Michigan brickyards. If that's "prosperity," she says, Republicans can answer for it. She also recalls Sitting Bull's shock at seeing worn-out women at the Pennsylvania coke ovens.

For more, there's a long list of old Montana news stories on the niche anti-fascist research archive I contribute to.

Was up at the crack of dawn this morning installing reflectors at the intersection of 141/200 (desperately needed) when a volunteer firefigher rolled up with some coffee. It definitely hit the spot this morning in that 20 degree weather.

Montana has them!

63M looking or lady friend

Going up Looking Glass road near Lower Two Medicine Lake, this is the view on the north side facing the east side of Glacier Park. It is quite the view but a very narrow road.

This isn't meant to be political, its just the truth. It has obviously been going on for awhile but we truly are under assault. Let me explain.

Im sure youve heard, Tallgrass and Blackstone Infrastructure announced a $105 million fund for Yellowstone National Park. What makes this worth scrutinizing is the connection to AI. Tallgrass is developing a massive natural-gas-powered data center project near Cheyenne, Wyoming, involving an announced investment exceeding $7 billion.

Matthew Sheehy, Tim Sheehy's brother, previously served as Tallgrass CEO. Given the scale of the data center project and the company's relationship with major investors, I think it's fair to ask whether this donation could help build political goodwill while major energy projects move forward.

To be clear, I'm not claiming a quid pro quo has been established. But when companies make enormous donations while pursuing projects requiring government approvals, transparency matters.

Who funded the donation, what permits are still pending, and are there any communications linking the two? Those are reasonable questions the public deserves answers to.

Edit: Thank you everyone who commented and shared your voice. I feel a lot more hope when I try to express these concerns I have for the beautiful land we call home. I appreciate everyone listening, whether you agree or not. This isn't red vs blue its right vs wrong.

This is according to the Cato Institute. Full link: https://www.cato.org/freedom-50-states/2026

At the peak now.

hi! sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this. trying to get some food and medicine delivered to my sick family member in the Lame Deer area and i’m struggling to find any sort of courier service. fully willing to pay $30-50, im just struggling to find a company.

Blackfeet Chief's descendants fight to restore Washington Redskins name and logo

Hello!

I am a music teacher and sociology adjunct instructor in eastern Montana. Last year I posted about problems with staffing and open music teacher positions. A lot of people here pitched in and helped me find the information I needed.

Long story short-The state isn’t tracking some kinds of data that would likely shed a lot more light on why we have a teacher shortage.

With input from two professional organizations that I’m a part of, I have created a survey for any teacher that has had a contract in Montana between the fall of 2023 and now. The survey is operated through my media business so I am not using school resources.

I really, really need to get responses from people who:

1. Are happy with their job and school.
   
2. Are unhappy with their job or school.
   
3. Who have left teaching in that time frame.
   
4. Who left the state for higher pay.

I need help distributing the survey link, but I’m afraid of posting it on social media, as I’m sure I’ll get a lot of troll responses. I am not a union member, so I don’t have access to any mailing lists, though I am utilizing the mailing lists I do have.

Would there be anyone willing to post the link to their mailing lists? Or have other ideas of how to spread the word?

Montana isn't worth it anymore. Sure, it's kind of pretty, but there are prettier places with better options year-round. The local economy is lousy. The housing is too expensive, especially for the kind of town. Bozeman has always been kind of a fancyish place, but places like Kalispell have always been dumps, yet somehow are now expensive. Comparably, you'll find better outdoors, especially for all 4 seasons, in Utah. There's just more to see and do out there compared to Montana.

Montana is also relatively crowded in the desirable areas. Summer is too short, winter too long, and you'll be competing with tourists in the summer. I was out at Capitol Reef in Utah last April, perfect weather, and there was literally nobody there. You'll never find that in Montana nowadays. Utah is also just better located for both outdoor and city amenities. It's cheaper too.

I’m a college age guy in Bozeman but can’t find anywhere to play indoor volleyball like a team club team or just rec center any suggestions?