First it was the pine beetle. Now, another nasty bug is coming for a popular tree in Montana's urban areas. City park officials are concerned and you should be too.
Your favorite fruit trees are going to die soon in Montana if you see any damage similar to these pictures. A long winter with deep snowbanks made for the perfect "storm" of destruction by a hated rodent - the vole.
Fall doesn't always last very long around here but whatever time Montana gets, it's usually stunning and packed with colors rarely seen in nature. The Bozeman area wasted no time...when the calendar said "Fall", the area responded.
Governments fail the people. No wonder bills before congress are several thousand pages. The sheer minutiae of detail on steroids slows the process to a crawl.
It’s finally here. Shopping is behind us; the bird is in the oven, presents under the tree, holiday music on the CD player and children bubbling over with excitement about Santa’s yearly visit.