MISSOULA – From forestry and medicine to the arts and education, University of Montana grads are putting their skills to use across Big Sky Country and beyond. The UM Alumni
A trained wildlife biologist, Charlie holds degrees in wildlife management, public policy, and natural resource conflict resolution from Michigan State University and the University of Montana. Outside of the office, you can find him hiking the mountains of Western Montana and re-learning how to hunt and fish in the Northern Rockies.
Wildfire smoke drives people in low-vaccinated areas indoors, raising outbreak fears
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Smoke from wildfires burning through bone dry forests and grasslands in the West covered the city of Helena, Montana on Sunday.
By: Aaron Bolton - KHN
and last updated 2021-07-22 17:31:00-04
MISSOULA - Missoulaâs new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, biking or otherwise making the most of Montanaâs abundant outdoor recreation. One look at the soupy haze blanketing the city and it was clear why.
âWeâre definitely trying to stay out of the smoke,â Charlie Booher said as his kids picked out books from the stacks.
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MISSOULA Missoula’s new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, biking or otherwise making the most of Montana’s abundant outdoor recreation. One look at the soupy haze blanketing the city and it was clear why.
“We’re definitely trying to stay out of the smoke,” Charlie Booher said as his kids picked books from the stacks.
Smoke from the wildfires burning through bone-dry forests and grasslands in the West has damaged air quality this week from California to the Eastern Seaboard. The polluting smoke has been thickest in the Northwest, including Montana, where over the past week Missoula, Helena, Great Falls and other cities ranked among the 10 places with the worst air quality, according to AirNow.