News Talk KGVO Radio » Bitterroot National Forest http://newstalkkgvo.com Missoula's News, Talk and Weather Station Sat, 25 May 2013 18:10:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Permits Are Now Available For Morel Mushroom Pickers in Bitterroot National Forest [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/permits-are-now-available-for-morel-mushroom-pickers-in-bitterroot-national-forest-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/permits-are-now-available-for-morel-mushroom-pickers-in-bitterroot-national-forest-audio/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:13:47 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=150523 With the coming of spring, Morel mushroom pickers take to the hills to gather up their favorite delicacy. Permits are now available for mushroom pickers from the Bitterroot National Forest.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/permits-are-now-available-for-morel-mushroom-pickers-in-bitterroot-national-forest-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of brewbook/flickr.com Six Openings on the Ravalli County Resource Advisory Panel Need to be Filled http://newstalkkgvo.com/six-openings-on-the-ravalli-county-resource-advisory-panel-need-to-be-filled/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/six-openings-on-the-ravalli-county-resource-advisory-panel-need-to-be-filled/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:09:48 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=72934 The Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee needs six more members. The Bitterroot National Forest has applications available on-line or at any of the Bitterroot National Forest offices in Ravalli County.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/six-openings-on-the-ravalli-county-resource-advisory-panel-need-to-be-filled/feed/ 0 Reconstruction of the Blodgett Pass Trail was completed this summer. (USFS Photo) Bitterroot Area Sawyers Helping With Superstorm Sandy Damage [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/bitterroot-area-sawyers-helping-with-superstorm-sandy-damage-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/bitterroot-area-sawyers-helping-with-superstorm-sandy-damage-audio/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:41:28 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=111116 Over 100 Northern Region Forest Service personnel are at Fort Dix, New Jersey and will soon be heading to storm-damaged areas on the east coast.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/bitterroot-area-sawyers-helping-with-superstorm-sandy-damage-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Facebook Prescribed Burning to Start In Bitterroot Forest http://newstalkkgvo.com/prescribed-burning-to-start-in-bitterroot-forest/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/prescribed-burning-to-start-in-bitterroot-forest/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:03:02 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=109505 The Bitterroot National Forest is planning, weather permitting, to carry out fall prescribed burning beginning as early as Monday afternoon.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/prescribed-burning-to-start-in-bitterroot-forest/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Bitterroot National Forest Stolen Signs and Trash Dumping at Lake Como [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/stolen-signs-and-trash-dumping-at-lake-como-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/stolen-signs-and-trash-dumping-at-lake-como-audio/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:54:45 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=107546 The Bitterroot National Forest is asking for the public’s help in identifying whoever is stealing signs from the Lake Como Recreation Area near Darby.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/stolen-signs-and-trash-dumping-at-lake-como-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Bitterroot National Forest Sawtooth Fire Heads West – Moe Fire Comes East http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:55:48 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=58526 A quick look at the fires around us.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-heads-west-moe-fire-comes-east/feed/ 0 As seen in this photo from the weekend, the Sawtooth Fire continues to burn toward the west in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. (USFS Photo) Yes, the Sawtooth Fire is Still There http://newstalkkgvo.com/yes-the-sawtooth-fire-is-still-there/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/yes-the-sawtooth-fire-is-still-there/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:01:57 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=57985 A glance at the Sawtooth Fire Friday at sunset.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/yes-the-sawtooth-fire-is-still-there/feed/ 0 The sun sets next to the smoke column from the Sawtooth Fire Friday, Sept 28. (KLYQ Photo) Sawtooth Fire Settles Down http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-settles-down/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-settles-down/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:28:20 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=57847 The Sawtooth Fire continues moving west.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-settles-down/feed/ 0 Work on mop-up on the Sawtooth firelines. (USFS Photo) Update – Florence Woman Died of Heart Attack While Riding [NEW AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/florence-woman-found-dead-after-horseback-riding-accident-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/florence-woman-found-dead-after-horseback-riding-accident-audio/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:45:51 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=101756 A 68 year-old Florence woman was found dead Tuesday afternoon on a horseback riding trail near Larry Creek in the Bitterroot National Forest.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/florence-woman-found-dead-after-horseback-riding-accident-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of vastateparkstaff/flickr.com Sawtooth Stage 1 Evacuation Lifted at 4 p.m. Monday http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:57:49 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=56652 Sawtooth Fire is better - area smoke is worse.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-1-evacuation-is-lifted-at-4-p-m-monday/feed/ 0 A look from space last week of the nearby forest fires...and their smoke. Photo from September 17. (NASA) Sawtooth Fire – Thursday Morning September 20 Update http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:56:09 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55756 The Sawtooth Fire is most active to the west.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-thursday-morning-september-20-update/feed/ 0 The burned area around the Downing Mountain cell towers last week. (John Lehrman Photo) Sawtooth Fire – Smoke Continues http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:49:37 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=55408 Sawtooth Fire has reached 5,000 acres.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-smoke-continues/feed/ 0 A helicopter drops water on fire along Sawtooth Creek southwest of Hamilton. (Poncin's NRIMT1 Photo) Sawtooth Fire – Monday September 17 Update http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-monday-september-17-update/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-monday-september-17-update/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:06:32 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54964 The fire spread to the west Sunday.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-monday-september-17-update/feed/ 0 The Downing Mountain Lodge escaped the flames. (Bitterroot National Forest Photo) Sawtooth Stage 2 Evacuation is Lifted [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-2-evacuation-is-lifted/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-2-evacuation-is-lifted/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:46:33 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54889 Many can return to their homes.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-stage-2-evacuation-is-lifted/feed/ 0 The Sawtooth Fire, in false color, from the International Space Station last week. (NASA Photo) Air Quality Gets Worse – No Relief http://newstalkkgvo.com/air-quality-gets-worse-no-relief/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/air-quality-gets-worse-no-relief/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:13:03 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54863 The hourly particulate count at the Ravalli County Courthouse monitor in Hamilton reached "Hazardous" during a short time early this morning. It has gone back "Very Unhealthy" in the hourly counts, and the cumulative 8-hour and 24-counts remain in the "Hazardous" levels

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/air-quality-gets-worse-no-relief/feed/ 0 Smoke fills the valleys around the Mustang Fire south of the Bitterroot Valley. (USFS Photo) Sawtooth Fire – Stage 1 Evacuation Warning Zone Grows http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-stage-1-evacuation-warning-zone-grows/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-stage-1-evacuation-warning-zone-grows/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:56:38 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=54664 Another battle with wind is expected.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-stage-1-evacuation-warning-zone-grows/feed/ 0 Sawtooth Fire Information Trailer south of Hamilton. (KLYQ Photo) Sawtooth Fire Update http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-update/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-update/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:00:29 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=53895 The fire grew rapidly in high winds.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/sawtooth-fire-update/feed/ 0 The Sawtooth Fire on Downing Mountain west of Hamilton. Photo taken from US 93 north. (KLYQ Photo) Fire Evacuation Warning Issued West of Hamilton http://newstalkkgvo.com/fire-evacuation-warning-issued-west-of-hamilton/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/fire-evacuation-warning-issued-west-of-hamilton/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:20:55 +0000 Steve Fullerton http://klyq.com/?p=53715 Winds have been 30 to 50 mph at the fire.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/fire-evacuation-warning-issued-west-of-hamilton/feed/ 0 The smoke column is visible in the middle of the photo, from US 93 looking up Sawtooth Canyon Sunday at 7pm. (KLYQ Photo) Tom MacClay's Bitterroot Resort Rejected by Forest Service [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/tom-macclays-bitterroot-resort-rejected-by-forest-service-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/tom-macclays-bitterroot-resort-rejected-by-forest-service-audio/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:34:38 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=97157 Bitterroot Resort on Lolo Peak rejected by Forest Service

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/tom-macclays-bitterroot-resort-rejected-by-forest-service-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Bitterroot/flickr.com Helicopter Drops Retardant on Sawtooth Fire [AUDIO] http://newstalkkgvo.com/helicopter-drops-retardant-on-sawtooth-fire-audio/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/helicopter-drops-retardant-on-sawtooth-fire-audio/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:39:29 +0000 Peter Christian http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=97138 Helicopters are dropping retardant on the Sawtooth Fire near Hamilton.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/helicopter-drops-retardant-on-sawtooth-fire-audio/feed/ 0 photo courtesy of Zoonar/thinkstock.com