CHRIS PETERSON
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151.
Recent Stories
Wolf populations had humble beginnings
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - The revival of wolf populations in Northwest Montana likely had its genesis with a single pack just north of Glacier National Park.
Elk illegally killed in Glacier
Poaching case the worst in several years
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - Four elk were illegally killed inside Glacier National Park on Dec. 30. The elk were apparently shot not far from the St. Mary headquarters area.
Glacier could see budget cuts
Deductions set to go into effect for National Park Service in January 2013
Glacier National Park could see a very lean budget in 2013, the National Park Conservation Association warned last week. The parks advocacy group has more than 300,000 members.
Bill could open up Glacier National Park to Homeland Security projects
Glacier National Park's border with Canada is marked by broad prairies and majestic mountains. A bill in Congress cosponsored by Rep. Dennis Rehberg could conceivably allow the Department of Homeland Security to put roads and other access venues in areas currently managed as wilderness.
Wrangler scares grizzly bear away
HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - A quick-thinking wrangler turned away a grizzly bear that chased its supper into the midst of a horse party in West Glacier last month.
Court: Bears 'equal opportunity maulers'
A marijuana-smoking employee who was mauled at a grizzly bear park in 2007 is entitled to workman's compensation benefits, the Montana Supreme Court upheld last week.
Police: Medical marijuana may be coming into schools
Columbia Falls Police say they're catching more students at the junior high with marijuana this year and parents may be the ones to blame.
Going to the Sun Road won't open before June 18
Sections of historic wall damaged in avalanches
The Going-to-the-Sun Road isn't getting any younger and Old Man Winter keeps having its way with it.
Climber says he bagged Cleveland
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - A Whitefish mountain climber claims to have summitted all of Glacier National Park's 10,000 foot peaks after he bagged Mount Cleveland in a 17-hour round trip Feb. 23.