MISSOULA, Mont. — Bitterroot National Forest reminds the public of the annual climbing closure north of Hamilton. The annual climbing closure for the Mill Creek Canyon area started Feb. 1 to let cliff ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Montana $800,000 to support those impacted by the Pyramid Lumber and Roseburg Forest Products mill closures. The $800,000 is the first ...

One of the last remaining sawmills in Montana is closing, but not for lack of logs. Housing is too expensive for the labor force, and the mill can't hire enough workers. Montana once had a thriving ...

KALISPELL (AP) - Montana's timber industry can expect to lose one or two more mills in the coming year if timber harvests, specifically those on national forest lands, don't increase, a prominent wood ...

Montana once had a thriving timber industry, but now just a handful of sawmills are in operation. And one of the longest running, at 75 years, is shutting down. It's not for a lack of logs. Montana ...