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Volunteers Needed for Bob Marshall

Leah — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:02:58 +0000

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is still looking for a few adventurous folks that want to explore The Bob and help do some good work. The BMWF will provide food, crew leadership, training, safety, outdoor education and arrange all the logistics in exchange for a volunteer’s time and help. No prior weed or trail maintenance experience is required.

Featured projects include:

Cabin Creek Weeds project: This project puts volunteers on the remote Cabin Creek drainage of the Scapegoat Wilderness removing spotted knapweed for a week: July 14-20.

Winter Creek: This trip features a 25-mile hike into the remote wilderness of The Bob and camping along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Volunteers will be packed in and fed. Dates: July 24- 30.

For more information go to www.bmwf.org.

Yellowstone Campground Reopened to Tents

Leah — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:58:48 +0000

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) -- Campers with tents and pop-up trailers are again using Yellowstone National Park's Norris Campground after wildlife managers captured a grizzly bear.
Last week, the campground was temporarily restricted to hard-sided units because two young grizzly bears had been seen frequenting the campground.

Initial efforts to haze or relocate the bears were unsuccessful. However, the sub-adult male bear was captured Friday evening and taken to a zoo in Billings, Mont. With the male bear gone, the young female grizzly left the campground area and the temporary ban on tents and pop-up trailers was lifted Sunday.

Read more of this article at The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, and learn more about bear safety here!

Beartooth Mountains Trail Update June 17

Leah — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:32:18 +0000

We just received a trail update for the Beartooth Mountains from the Beartooth Ranger District!

As of June 17, 2010, the snowline is at approximately 8,500 to 9,500 depending on exposure. Most Plateaus have a lot of snow left on them, however some are partially melted out with large snow fields remaining. The runoff has started, so stream crossings may have strong water flows.

Open Trails:
-Silver Run NRT
-Parkside NRT
-Wild Bill Lake NRT
-Basin Lakes NRT to lower lake
-Mount Maurice and Corral Creek to snowline
-Beartrack to Silver Run Plateau
-Glacier Lake - still snowed shut, road is closed
-Lake Fork to Kaiser Brown Lake
-Timberline Lakes to snowline
-West Fork Rock Creek to Quinnebaugh Meadows
-Senia to snowline
-Red Lodge Creek to snowline
-Spread Creek to snowline
-East Rosebud to Rimrock Lake
-Phantom Creek to 1/2 mile below Froze to Death Plateau
-West Rosebud - lower trail melted out: snow/slush at Mystic Lake
-Woodbine Falls
-Main Stillwater to Big Park area
-West Fork Stillwater to Breakneck Meadows

South Hills Trail Update-Helena

Tim — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:32:49 +0000

Good afternoon,

The South Hills are in great shape for hiking, biking and running. Trails are tacky and most of the standing water and/or snow has subsided. A few flowers were spotted popping up today on Mt Ascension. Enjoy the trails and please consider using designated trail system routes. Please see the attached PPLT link for trail work days.

http://www.pricklypearlt.org/trailsandopenspace/trailworkdayschedule.htm

Have a great day!

Hiking and Biking Trail Conditions Helena

Tim — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:20:32 +0000

Lower elevation trails including Mount Ascention area, Rodney Ridge, and Wakina Sky Gulch are in good, rideable condition with only a few wet/icy sections. There are still some wet patches/muddy sections on North aspects and higher elevation trails including the Ridge Trail. Please use good judgment and avoid riding those trails until they have dried out.

Courtesy of Great Divide Cyclery

Beartooth Hiking Trail Report coming Spring 2010!

Tim — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:06:34 +0000

Helena Outdoor Club

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:49:40 +0000

Check out the Helena Outdoor Club online.