The company hoping to mine rare-earth minerals in the Bitterroot River’s headwaters has rescinded its draft exploration plan after it was sharply criticized by environmental groups.

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Bitterroot River closure has been lifted after power lines have been removed from the water. The power lines had been in the water since the storm that hit Missoula on July 24.

HAMILTON, Mont. — The Bitterroot National Forest is warning boaters that last summer's severe wind storm is impacting conditions on the Selway River corridor. During the storm, wind speeds reached the ...

Many fishing access sites have been closed on the Bitterroot River, and a few on the Clark Fork, this week due to high water and flooding - and more closures are probably on the way. Not that it's ...

FLY FISHING — The Bitterroot River, which runs through Missoula, is warming up and anglers are starting to squirm at the thought of the season’s first hatch of big fish-arousing stoneflies. There’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Bitterroot Valley. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) A group of conservation organizations said U.S. Critical ...

HAMILTON – Despite the wintry weather, the skwala hatch has started on the Bitterroot River. Doubters need only go to the river and look at all the boats and fishermen during the warmest part of the ...

Fly fishermen – with their armadas of rubber boats filled with anglers dressed in khaki vests and chest waders – are the iconic Bitterroot River’s own symbol. The 75 miles of the river’s main stem ...

Nestled in the middle of Montana's Bitterroot Valley, just over 35 miles south of Missoula, the small community of Victor, Montana, offers an idyllic base camp for exploring mountain trails, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The explorers returned to the Bitterroot Valley on June 30, 1806, after having spent the winter ...