en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Montana headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 The Lincoln Spring Creek, a troubled tributary of the Blackfoot River, is being reborn. Gurgling up from the woodlands near here, the creek runs through the ranches and farmland of the Blackfoot Valley. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/05/14/news/local/znews02.txt Environment Pollution & Toxics Montana 05/14/2008 Missoula Missoulian Wild trout, Montana icons hard hit by development, pollution and other threats, remain an important part of the Missoula area's economy and culture, a new survey found. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/05/14/news/local/znews05.txt Environment Pollution & Toxics Wildlife Montana 05/14/2008 Missoula Missoulian A former utility executive and energy adviser says America can and should phase out coal-generated power and move entirely to renewable electricity within 30 years. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/05/14/news/mtregional/news07.txt Energy Environment Pollution & Toxics Montana 05/14/2008 Missoula Missoulian A denser city center in the future would require less money for transportation and lead to less congestion, according to a draft 2008 Envision Missoula report released this week by the Office of Planning and Grants. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/05/14/news/mtregional/news08.txt Policy Population Sprawl & Transportation Montana 05/14/2008 Missoula Missoulian Officials are using heavy equipment and a mix of public and private funds to radically reconstruct the Lincoln Spring Creek, replenish its flows, attract native fish and prevent the waterway from being degraded again without interfering with landowner Paul Grosfield's ranching business. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/05/13/news/local/news02.txt Environment Montana 05/13/2008 Missoula Missoulian Biologists are putting on public display the initial results of a complex and controversial program that will kill thousands of fish in wilderness lakes over the coming decade. Last fall, fisheries managers began their work by poisoning two alpine lakes west of Kalispell, high in the protected Jewel Basin hiking area. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/05/13/news/local/znews02.txt Environment Wildlife Montana 05/13/2008 Missoula Missoulian Will Roehm and his family used to rotate wheat and barley on the fields of their dry-land farm outside Great Falls. But in recent years, they began phasing out their barley production. A lack of rain and scorching summer heat made crop rotation impractical. Now the Roehms don’t grow barley at all, but instead let their fields regenerate between their wheat crops. http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2008/05/13/news/000climate.txt Climate Environment Food & Farms Montana 05/13/2008 Bozeman Daily Chronicle With non-native plants a growing concern in the 1.35 million-acre Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, the Bitterroot National Forest and three other forests plan to use chemical, biological and mechanical controls to reduce the impact of existing invasive plants and work to prevent establishment of new ones. The weed-fighting effort will include chemical, biological and mechanical treatments, re-seeding and replanting, and education and prevention designed to reduce the unintended human transport of invasive plants into the wilderness. http://www.ravallirepublic.com/articles/2008/05/13/news/news04.txt Environment Forests Idaho Montana 05/13/2008 Bitterroot Valley Ravalli Republic Lawmakers chipped away at global warming recommendations again Monday, giving a nod to some of the less controversial items coming out of a task force appointed by Gov. Brian Schweitzer. The legislative Environmental Quality Council agreed to tackle legislation that promotes, with minimal expenditure, the use of local food, recycling and energy-efficiency programs. http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/05/13/news/state/47-climateproposals.txt Climate Environment Policy Montana 05/13/2008 Billings Gazette