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• Unabomber's Lincoln land sold

  July 26, 2011 8:05 PM

  LINCOLN - The secluded land once home to the Unabomber has a new owner. Realtor John Pistelak said Ted Kaczynski's private plot drew a lot of interest once he listed it in December. "Every nutcase in the planet called," Pistelak said. In the end, the 1.4-acre property... more »

• Kalispell council debating annexation proposal Play Video

  March 8, 2011 2:12 PM

  KALISPELL- The city may decide to add some land to provide for future growth for the city. The Kalispell City Council went over the annexation proposal and made a few language changes to make it more clear during a Monday night meeting. The annexation would take place where there... more »

• Future of Smurfit's Grass Valley land discussed Play Video

  November 24, 2010 6:43 PM

  FRENCHTOWN - There are a few interested parties in the Smurfit Stone Container property, but nothing has been made final. Whomever ends up buying the property will be inheriting more than just the mill as there are also hundreds of acres of prime agriculture and wetlands at stake. ... more »

• Options for new Kalispell trail examined

  September 15, 2010 9:20 AM

  KALISPELL - Members of the Kalispell City Council are taking a look at the best way to keep a small donated trail west of Kalispell maintained and restored for future use. The Montana Department of Transportation wants to donate the land, which is located north the proposed Willow Creek... more »

• Missoula Co. looking at open spaces Play Video

  June 16, 2010 4:22 PM

  MISSOULA - The Missoula County Rural Initiatives Office is embarking on a new project to map out some of the county's precious resources. A group is visiting all the corners of Missoula County to talk to each sub community about what areas are most important to them as part... more »

• Ravalli County event helps land trust Play Video

  April 26, 2010 9:27 AM

  HAMILTON - Area residents had the chance to help conserve land simply by drinking beer on Sunday. The Bitter Root Brewery hosted a fundraiser today that encouraged customers to "save an acre" by "drinking a pint". The brewery donated 50 cents of every beer purchased to the Bitter Root... more »

• Flathead land negotiations fail Play Video

  April 17, 2010 5:25 PM

  SOMERS- The Flathead Land Trust has announced that negotiations have failed with developers to purchase a portion of land on Flathead Lake's north shore. Negotiations were ongoing since March 8th when the Flathead County Commissioners accepted a settlement agreement to end a lawsuit filed by developers, Keith Simon and... more »

• USFS receives Montana Legacy Project lands

  March 16, 2010 10:58 AM

  MISSOULA - The Lolo and Flathead National Forests are assuming management of approximately 112,000 acres of former Plum Creek Timber Company lands purchased by The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land as another phase of the Montana Legacy Project came to a close on Monday. "It's such... more »

• Decision day for Montana Land Board

  February 16, 2010 1:21 PM

  BILLINGS - The Montana Land Board will decide on Tuesday whether or not to lower the asking price for mining a vast reserve of publicly owned coal near the Wyoming border. A Wyoming coal company interested in leasing the 572-million ton Otter Creek coal tracts did not make a... more »

• More public lands come to Blackfoot Valley

  January 6, 2010 12:03 PM

  Montanans now have more public land to use after the Nature Conservancy transferred more than 4,100 acres in the Blackfoot Valley to the Bureau of Land Management. The move helps to eliminate the patchwork of intermixed public-private ownership that made it difficult and costly to manage the land for... more »