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Open burning ban ends in Ravalli County following rainy weather
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (156+ words) The 2026 summer wildfire season continues, but conditions are starting to improve in parts of western Montana Outdoor burning in Ravalli County resumed Tuesday. That open burn ban had been in place since July 13. Fall outdoor burning in Ravalli County is…...
Nature Grove Fire near Hamilton approaches Skalkaho Highway
2+ week, 1+ day ago (152+ words) A wildfire burning east of Hamilton in the Bitterroot Valley continues growing and is creeping closer to a local highway. The lightning-caused Nature Grove Fire, 13 miles east of Hamilton, has grown to nearly 900 acres. Fire managers say it’s burning in…...
Why does wildfire season smell like this?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (439+ words) It turns out there’s a lot that goes into our perception of smoke and how it squares with the Air Quality Index. And it starts with basic chemistry. AQI numbers measure solid particles, or particulate matter. PM 2.5 gets a lot…...
Trump administration moves to open 45-million acres of forests to logging
3+ week, 2+ day ago (458+ words) Nearly 45-million acres of national forest lands that have been protected for 25 years could open up to logging. The Trump administration Tuesday proposed a new regulation that would remove what’s known as the “roadless rule.” MTPR’s Aaron Bolton spoke with…...