US Bans New Mining Claims on Public Land Near Yellowstone Park With Bipartisan Support
Congressmen from across the aisle were all in support of passing a ban on mining companies excavating on the beloved public lands north of Yellowstone.
Congressmen from across the aisle were all in support of passing a ban on mining companies excavating on the beloved public lands north of Yellowstone.
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Not only did the Helena auto mechanic stop to help a stranger on the highway whose car was in need of major repair, he and his girlfriend drove to town several times, purchased the parts, completed the repair and topped off her fluids all for no charge.
Six months and forty pounds-lighter, Buck was found wandering in the Montana wilderness after being separated from his family on a road trip. This brave retriever survived on his own in one of the worst winters Montana has had in the past three decades
For the first time in 140 years, the Indian tribes of Montana are preparing for the return of wild buffalo that are descended from herds that once thundered across the vast American West. A plan long in the making between federal, state and tribal managers will transfer custody of dozens of Yellowstone bison to Native Americans to cultivate new herds on tribal lands.
Labrador Retrievers are known for their hunting skills and friendly dispositions, but Beau, a black Lab who lives in Montana, is winning acclaim for his math abilities. He counts, he adds and subtracts, he can do some division and has memorized square roots, his owner said.
After trying to fetch a big stick, the Boston Terrier was suddenly at the bottom of the clear lake, motionless, breathless and lifeless. A pastor nearby had been trained as an emergency medical technician 20 years ago, so he tried chest compressions. But he also credits divine intervention.
A man named Tom Morgan is making some of the most expensive and sought-after fly fishing rods in the world, which he does despite having been paralyzed from the neck down for the past 17 years. He's revered for what he calls thought rods, where the instrument functions as an extension of the mind, delivering the fly where you imagine it will go, not where a series of clumsy physical muscle movements try to direct it.
Across much of Montana, the transformation from a desperate, drought-stricken landscape to fairly average conditions has been nothing short of miraculous for many farmers and ranchers. Two thirds of the state has near or above-average soil moisture after late spring rains in May and June erased what appeared to be a second year of drought.
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