Some of the best elk hunting in Montana is in the Elkhorn Mountains, so when a prescribed burn project to remove invasive plants in the area was opposed in court, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fought back, and won.
Mark Thane, a 35 year veteran of the Missoula County school system, has been offered the position if interim superintendent. He will make $145,000 per year, considerably less than the present superintendent Alex Apostle, who makes well over $200,000 annually.