In Missoula, Mount Jumbo's North Zone opened to the public Wednesday after being closed for the winter.Closing the north zone helps protect elk and other animal
Missoula Parks and Recreation announced the Mount Jumbo North Zone will open May 1. The Mount Jumbo North Zone includes all points north of Saddle Road.Parts of
Andy Kulla worried that the proposed action to revise the Lolo s forest plan "ignores the history and cultural significance of the RNRA to the Missoula community" and "is a far cry from why the RNRA was designated, what Congress intended, how it was treated in the 1986 LNF Plan and what we’ve come to expect and take for granted."
The Lolo National Forest issued a draft decision notice approving limited motorized equipment use and limited helicopter and vehicle access needed to breach and decommission the century-old earth-and-timber dam on McKinley Lake high in the Rattlesnake Wilderness.