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Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Strategic reduction of fire risks- Jamie Peeler
The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate Jamie Peeler, University of Montana The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a commitment Read more
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Upcoming Events
This week is shaping to be busy- both the Trego School Picnic and the start of Trego Heritage Days (new this year!) are on Friday. Monday, September 4th was Labor Day Tuesday, September 5th– the Trego Mountain Ear comes out every Tuesday Wednesday, September 6th Thursday, September 7th Friday, September 8th The Weekend: Trego Heritage Read more
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Flight School Dropouts
This summer has been a rough one on our nesting Canada geese. Gander, his new goose, and their goslings got through fine – fairly typical for Gander. On the other hand, one flock had both parent geese killed by the bald eagle, and only two of the young survived. They made one trip out with Read more
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LCHS Scores Above State Average
Fonska has provided ACT scores, by high schools, across Montana. “Montana’s Class of 2022 included 9,341 students who captured the BEHAVE; they scored a mean composite of 19.3 out on a possible 36. For reference, 2019’s graduating class (the largest on record) had about 650 more students and scored slightly higher, with a mean synthetic Read more
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RIP Jimmy Buffet
Our paths crossed once – over 50 years ago, at a weekend party outside of Bozeman. I wound up driving for the pizzas – and the gal with him accompanied me for the drive. I guess picking up pizzas seemed more exciting to both of us – admittedly we were impressively close to sober, and Read more
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Lincoln County Population and Tax Money
As the county commissioners get ready to look at building a new facility to house county employees in Libby, it seems appropriate to look at some numbers again. The most convenient way to split the county is to look at the three high school districts (let’s ignore the fact that Libby is a combined district Read more
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