Resolutions For Healthy Families In A Healthy Montana - By Eat Right Montana (Medical News Today)

Since January 1999, Eat Right Montana (ERM), a statewide coalition promoting healthy eating and active lifestyles, has published a monthly packet of sound advice on nutrition and fitness. For its 11th year, the coalition plans to expand and enhance the practical tips it offers to Montanans with the 2009 theme - Going Green: Simple Steps for Healthy Families.

Lolo residents' love of history led to museum, center (Missoulian)

LOLO - Travelers' Rest State Park is close to the hearts of Bill and Ramona Holt, and not only because it lies outside their kitchen window across Highway 12.

Ranchers oppose Yellowstone bison relocation (Casper Star-Tribune)

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Ranchers are voicing concern about plans to relocate some Yellowstone Park bison to Indian reservations in Montana and Wyoming.

Ranchers oppose Yellowstone bison relocation Posted on Jan. 5 (Missoulian)

BILLINGS - Ranchers are voicing concern about plans to relocate some Yellowstone Park bison to Indian reservations in Montana and Wyoming. The ranchers are worried about the animals’ history of carrying brucellosis, a disease that causes domestic cows to miscarry.

Brucellosis: Bill would make state pay for testing (The Montana Standard)

A Beaverhead County law-maker will push for a bill this legislative session that would make the state pay ranchers for disease testing required because of livestock mingling with elk.

‘Bark park' possible for Butte (The Montana Standard)

Dogs can't speak for themselves, so Debbi Hall thought she would do it for them.

Travelers' Rest needs Legislature money to keep up offerings Posted on Jan. 4 (Missoulian)

LOLO - Under a heavy blanket of snow and the muffled meanderings of Lolo Creek, it’s winter serene here again. But these aren’t restful times at Travelers’ Rest State Park.

At Travelers' Rest, lobbying work to be done (Missoulian)

For the past four years or so Ramona and Bill Holt, of Lolo, have been thinking about giving their 10,500 square foot building and 12 acres of land to the Travelers' Rest Historical Preservation and Heritage Association.

Ranchers oppose bison relocation (Billings Gazette)

Plans to relocate Yellowstone Park bison to Eastern Montana are drawing fire from ranchers worried about the animals' history of carrying brucellosis.

NATURE 2009 - In troubled times, outdoors offers bright spots (Missoulian)

As a new year takes flight, we look to nature for the promise and predictability of changing seasons - and unexpected wonders.

Bush's one last blow to environment - Boston Globe

Bush's one last blow to environment Boston Globe, United States - 2 hours ago The chicanery caught the attention of Barack Obama, who campaigned in Montana in hopes of putting a reliable red state into play (he did, losing to John ...