The Bureau of Land Management is working towards obtaining 13,000 acres of private lands within the Lower Blackfoot River watershed, through a cooperative agreement with The Nature Conservancy.
With temperatures into the 80’s in western Montana, the temptation to grab the float tubes and hit the river can be irresistible, however, officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks urge caution after the just finished flood season.
The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management called an unusual Sunday afternoon press conference to announce historic flood levels headed for western Montana in the next few days that could extend into the summer