Forty years ago this week, the Wilderness Act became the law of the land for the United States. At the time, the very idea of preserving nine million acres of land in its natural condition was ...

Editor's note: In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the Tribune will write stories about each of Montana's 15 wilderness areas. The winter of 1978-79, Pete Fromm spent seven ...

New mapping puts the Wapiti Fire at 116 acres, 29 miles west of Conner in the Selway Bitterroot wilderness. A combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity in the past few days gave the fire ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Ravalli County Sheriff's Office is investigating human remains that were found in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. The remains were found by a volunteer trail crew on Monday ...

IDAHO, USA — Two rafters died in separate incidents on Idaho's remote Selway River over the weekend, prompting a complex rescue operation in rugged wilderness terrain. The Idaho County Sheriff's ...

IDAHO, USA — Getting out into nature is an experience many people think every kid should have. Unfortunately, sometimes financial barriers can keep kids from experiencing the outdoors. Camping and ...

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One of the few reminders of human civilization in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: a bush plane runway created in a close-cropped field of knapweed. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold, NPR engineer Bill McQuay ...