News Releases for the last six
months
Wisdom,
Dec. 29: Chief Joseph Pass now has 3 feet
of snow; all trails open
Dillon,
Dec. 23: Appeals court upholds Forest
Service on Basin Creek Watershed
Butte, Dec. 22: Forest Service office
in Butte closed next two Thursdays and Fridays
Wisdom,
Dec. 22: Two feet of snow at Chief Joseph
Pass
Dillon,
Dec. 19: Whitehall Forest Service
office closed Dec. 25-Jan. 4
Dillon,
Dec. 19: Philipsburg and Deer Lodge
Forest Service offices closed Dec. 24-28
Dillon,
Dec. 17: Members needed on expanded
advisory committee
Wisdom,
Dec. 14: Six more inches of snow at Chief
Joseph Pass
Wisdom,
Dec. 5: Cross-country season only just
beginning at Chief Joseph Pass
Dillon,
Dec. 5: Members needed for advisory
committee
Dillon,
Dec. 2: New maps
Dillon,
Dec. 1: Forest Service makes
more adjustments for extended hunting season
Dillon,
Nov. 26: Forest Service adjusts road
closures and travel rules for extended hunting season
Butte, Nov. 25: Limited hours and
services at Butte office on Nov. 28
Dillon,
Nov. 25: Forest Service & BLM sell
Christmas tree permits
Dillon,
Nov. 12: Forest Service to brief
Anaconda-Deer Lodge on proposal
Wisdom,
Nov. 12: Logging trucks on Highway 43
Butte, Nov. 6: Lime
Kiln road closure changed; road open to intermittent traffic
Butte, Nov. 3: Lime
Kiln road closed for logging
Dillon,
Oct. 29: Whitetail-Pipestone
decision withdrawn
Butte, Oct. 29: Eagle's
Nest road closed
Butte, Oct. 24: Logging trucks
near Humbug Mountain
Dillon,
Oct. 23: Two roads near Lima closed
Dillon,
Oct. 22: Coolidge Area added to
National Register of Historic Places
Butte, Oct. 21: Capitol Christmas Tree
to stop in Butte on Nov. 9
Ennis,
Oct. 16: Snow/wet roads in Madison County
Dillon,
Oct. 16: Hunters take note: some roads closed
for the season; new cabins to rent
Butte, Oct. 15: Limited service for permits
at Butte office next two days
Ennis,
Oct. 14: Tips for Hunters in Madison County
Wisdom,
Oct. 6: Tour of fires planned
Dillon,
Oct. 6: Flurry of Woodworking
leads to new furniture for old cabins
Butte, Sept. 23: National
Public Lands Day marked by bridge work
Philipsburg,
Sept. 18: Vandals rip out gates
Whitehall, Sept. 18: Logging
along Delmoe and Rader Creek roads
Dillon,
Sept. 15: Fee increases considered
Butte, Sept. 12: Logging in Highlands
Dillon,
Sept. 12: Forest Service offers tips for
hunters
Dillon,
Sept. 12: Disabled hunters have
opportunities
Wisdom,
Sept. 12: Hosts needed at Chief
Joseph Pass this winter
Ennis,
Sept. 11: Prescribed burning planned SE of
Ennis
Dillon,
Sept. 8: Special food-storage rules in
Madison and parts of Beaverhead counties
Wisdom,
Sept. 5: Bridge work to close road near
Wisdom
Dillon,
Sept. 4: Forest officials warn about
abandoned campfires
Dillon,
Aug. 27: Two fires near Black Mtn, NW of Dillon
Dillon,
Aug. 25: Standard Creek road closed to
thru traffic for two days
Dillon,
Aug. 20: Small fire in Anaconda-Pintler
Wilderness
Dillon,
Aug. 18: Fire danger increasing across
SW Montana
Dillon,
Aug. 14: Lightning fire contained
Dillon,
Aug. 13: Lightning fire found
Dillon,
Aug. 13: Whetstone fire contained
Dillon,
Aug. 12: Wrapping up three fires
Dillon,
Aug. 11: Monday fire news
Dillon,
Aug. 11: New Forest Service ranger
coming to Ennis
Ennis,
Aug. 11: Mill Creek campground closed for
two days
Dillon,
Aug. 10: Weekend's small fires stay that
way
Dillon,
Aug. 9: Many new fires
Butte, Aug. 9: Trail near Butte
reopens
Dillon,
Aug. 8: ATV ride proposed for Wise River
area
Dillon,
Aug. 7: Red-flag warning concerns firefighters
Dillon,
July 31: Placer mining proposed west of
Wisdom
Dillon,
July 28: Schedule of events for 75th
CCC anniversary at Birch Creek
Dillon,
July 22: Two Southwest Montana
Area Fires 100% Contained
Dillon,
July 21: Progress Continues on Area Fires
Dillon,
July 19: Wildfire Near Delmoe
Lake
Dillon,
July 19: Wildfire in Tobacco Roots
Dillon,
July 18: Forest Officials Seeking
Public’s Help in Locating Hazardous Mine Sites
Dillon,
July 17: Bear Problems Prompt Food
Storage Order
Dillon,
July 16: Gravelly Range Road Opens
Friday
Butte, July 3: Bear
Gulch trail closed to avoid rutting
Wisdom,
July 3: Miner Lake campground opens
Philipsburg,
July 2: Restoration work
proposed for East Deer Lodge Valley