7 Things to Do Since Fireworks Are Banned in Yellowstone County
The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners issued a Stage II Fire restriction, effective today (6/23) until further notice, citing VERY HIGH to EXTREME fire danger due to hot, dry, windy conditions in Yellowstone County. The county has been under Stage I restrictions since June 15th.
The resolution is explicitly clear that the ignition of any open fire is not permitted, including your backyard firepit and fireworks. Operating combustion-powered equipment (such as chainsaws) and blasting or welding must be done between 1 am and 1 pm. Motorized vehicles are barred from operating off designated roads and trails and smoking is only permitted at a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area with at least three feet in diameter that is barren or clean of all flammable materials.
Flathead Valley s state parks see record-setting visitation numbers
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KALISPELL â While normal day-to-day activities were severely impacted in 2020 due to COVID-19, Montana State Parks in the Flathead Valley saw record-setting visitation numbers.
Flathead Lake State Park which consists of six unique park units was the most visited park in Montana in 2020 with more than 439,000 visitors. It also saw a 33.5% increase in visitors between January and September.
Meanwhile, Les Mason State Park in Whitefish saw a drastic increase in visitors reporting a 38.7% jump. Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell was the stateâs seventh most visited park in 2020 seeing a 17.5% in visitors through September.