The new travel plan for the Bitterroot National Forest has received both praise and criticism. No user group got all that they wanted, but all recreationists still have abundant opportunities to do ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Bitterroot National Forest reported a new fire start on the West Fork Ranger District Monday afternoon. The Soda Springs Fire is located one mile southwest of the Little West Fork ...

BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST — Crews are attacking two fires in the Bitterroot National Forest. The Dominic Point Fire is burning 28 acres, 8 miles east of Corvallis in the Sapphire Mountains. There is ...

Fire danger level on the Bitterroot National Forest was raised from “moderate” to “high” on Wednesday, June 11, due to hotter and drier weather conditions. When fire danger is “high” fires will start ...

The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) is planning to install a new culvert this spring on the West Fork Ranger District’s Nez Perce Road #468 according to a statement released Monday. The work is ...

WEST FORK -- Never try to lie to a mule. They’ll see right through you every time. It’s best to leave your ego at the gate too. If something goes haywire, it’s probably your own fault. And whatever ...

Recently the Bitterroot National Forest completed a new forest-wide travel plan. The forest managers carefully balanced laws, court decisions, resource protections, existing uses and various user ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — A coalition of 21 organizations is pushing the Bitterroot National Forest to take a ...

WEST FORK – Mark Rhodes has some very simple advice for the rookies preparing to spend their first summer in a lookout tower on the Bitterroot National Forest. Before they make that report on the ...

For instance, the two lawsuits filed against the Bitterroot National Forest weren't over individual timber sales, Heald said. Instead, environmental groups, including Koehler's, filed suits against ...