BUTTE - State wildlife officials have authorized the killing of the remaining one or two members of a wolf pack in the Big Hole Valley after repeated attacks on cattle west of Wisdom.

New studies of the plumbing that feeds the Yellowstone supervolcano in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park shows the plume and the magma chamber under the volcano are larger than first thought and contradicts claims that only shallow hot rock exists.

Send this Headwaters page to a friend or colleague: Montana rancher puts land off-limits to hunters to protest wolf policy Fred Hirschy said he pulled the 45,000 acres of his Big Hole Ranch near Wisdom out of Montana's block management program, which allowed hunters access to the land, because the state failed to respond appropriately when his ...

FACT SHEET LILY LAKE FIRE September 30, 2009 Information Contact: Arlee Staley Wisdom Ranger District Phone 689-3243 What: Lightning-caused fire.

HELENA, Mont. - Strong winds increased fire activity in Montana over the weekend, but the National Weather Service said a cold front expected Tuesday afternoon could bring rain and even snow to higher elevations.

Posted: Sunday, 13 September 2009 7:45PM Lily Lake Fire Flares Up Chelsea Rabideau A fire in southwest Montana flares up again forcing several trails to close.

FACT SHEET LILY LAKE FIRE September 3, 2009 Information Contact: Arlee Staley Wisdom Ranger District Phone 689-3243 LILY LAKE CLOSURE ORDER RESCINDED USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING IN AND AROUND THE FIRE AREA What: Lightning-caused fire.

Rain doused the Lily Lake Fire over the weekend, leading to a significant decrease in fire activity.

The 66 acre Lily Lake Fire was started by lightning on August 13 and has been making short, uphill runs on south facing slopes.