The float is in such high demand that a lottery system has been in place since 1990, and roughly 10 percent of applicants receive a permit.

University of Montana paleontologist Kallie Moore has spent the past several years unearthing a short-lived attempt around ...

HELENA — The Montana Legislature approved raising nonresident fees to purchase bonus raffle points for a coveted Smith River permit, funding maintenance along the scenic corridor and purportedly ...

Minn., has introduced a bill to ban copper-nickel mining on nearly a quarter-million acres of federal land in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Boaters on the Smith River in Meagher County (Photo by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks). The Montana Legislature approved raising nonresident fees to purchase bonus raffle points for a coveted ...