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Conversations with Missoula Artists: Meet Jason Bohman
Missoula is home to a plethora of artists who express themselves in a variety of media. Alexia Beckerling is venturing into the studios and performance venues of a handful of local artists and bringing back multimedia glimpses into their creative worlds.
In this episode, meet Jason Bohman, a "music fusion" artist who paints on stage with the Miller Creek band.
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Wolf Protections Restored in Northern Rockies, Hunting HaltedA federal judge in Missoula ordered today that gray wolves in the Northern Rockies be returned to the endangered species list, effectively halting planned fall wolf hunts in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy granted the preliminary injunction to reinstate Endangered Species Act protections for the northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf, as requested by the twelve conservation organizations that filed suit in April to reverse the delisting.
"It's an incredibly important first step," said Suzanne Asha Stone of Defenders of Wildlife, one of the plaintiffs. "It's literally the difference between life and death for hundreds of wolves in the region."
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Foundations of The Secret: Unlock The Principles of Your Prosperity
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Real Estate News
Condos Linger on Missoula’s Market
According to one developer's survey, almost 200 condos have entered the Missoula market over the past 18 months. Yet the only sizeable project to sell fast has been the sold-out Wilma Theater building on Higgins Avenue downtown, which had prices as low as $88,000. Small condos in the $150,000-range and larger units priced above $250,000, on the other hand, have lingered.
And more are coming onto the market.
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From The New West Blog
Turbines Cropping Up at Huge Montana Wind Farm
Spain-based NaturEner officially (not literally) broke ground Thursday on the first phase of a 210-megawatt wind farm on the hills between Cut Bank and Shelby, the Great Falls Tribune reports.
The $500 million, 140-turbine wind farm, the first phase of which is scheduled to be completed by October, will be Montana's largest. The only other of similar scale is Judith Gap (at 135 MW).
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missoula's indie festival diversifies
Total Fest VII Aims to Out-Do Itself
Total Fest VII bands and fans will be flocking in from the Seattle and Portland areas to give this year’s festival in Missoula -- August 14-16 -- a Northwestern flavor and a greater turnout.
“I think this year is going to be our most diverse year,” said Josh Vanek, one of the festival's organizers, with music ranging from country to punk.
A do-it-yourself independent music festival, Total Fest VII will feature 42 bands over three nights at the Badlander and the Palace.
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Bob Wire Has a Point (It's Under His Cowboy Hat)
The Perfect Day, the Perfect Ribs, and Elvis
Our destination this day was Graceland. We got into Memphis at lunch time, so we stopped at Central Barbecue and had two slabs of ribs. Smothered in sauce and served with greens, slaw and beans, these ribs were the best meal of the trip so far. I mean, slow-smoked, fall-off-the-bone tender, absolutely killer, ground-zero Memphis-style ribs. We decided that we would also have ribs for dinner after Graceland. I just love seeing Speaker and Rusty work on a rib until they leave the bone sparkling clean. I felt like a papa lion proudly watching his cubs dismantle a water buffalo.
Then it was time for Graceland. We drove south through the city along Elvis Presley Blvd., which goes through the ghetto. We got to the complex, paid for our upgraded tickets (which included tours of the Caddy-infested car museum and the Lisa Marie, his big ol’ jet airliner), and hopped onto the shuttle to the mansion across the street.
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Welcome to the Digital Age
On February 17, 2009, federal law requires that all full-power television broadcast stations stop broadcasting in analog format and broadcast only in digital format.
Why the switch to digital?
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Carter’s Brewing: Riding the Rails of Instant Success
Carter's Brewing of Billings is on the rails, right out the back door, in fact.
At Carter's, one of Montana's newest breweries, it's not only about making craft beer, but also about railroads and trains. If you're into railway culture and history, and happen to enjoy great microbrew, add this taproom to your pub crawl.
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“Low Flows, Hot Trout"
Report Details Climate Change in Clark Fork Watershed
A new report by the Missoula-based nonprofit Clark Fork Coalition provides a comprehensive view of how global climate change has affected - and will likely affect - western Montana and north Idaho.
"We view this as a starting point for discussion and a motivator for action," said Clark Fork Coalition director Karen Knudsen. Temperatures in the report's coverage area increased, on average by 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 50 years and may well continue to warm, over the next 100 years, by another 5.4 degrees.
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Severely Burned Forests: One of Nature’s Best-Kept Secrets
As summer wildfire season begins in earnest throughout much of the West, it's important for the public and policymakers to recognize the important role that severely burned forests play in maintaining wildlife populations and healthy forests. Severely burned forests are neither "destroyed" nor "lifeless."
From my perspective as an ecologist, I have become aware of one of nature's best-kept secrets -- there are some plant and animal species that one is hard-pressed to see anywhere outside a severely burned forest.
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MORE FISHING TOURNAMENTS SPAWN MORE FISHING FOR ALL
Competitive Fishing Can Benefit All Anglers
If you've been reading the outdoor section of NewWest.Net over the past week, you'll know I've been writing about the experience of being in my first fishing tournament, the Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament on Fort Peck Reservoir.
One reason I haven't been in a tournament long ago is some false impressions I had about competitive fishing, mainly my concern that it had a negative impact on fishery. Based on my limited experience, it seems that the opposite is true. Now, I believe more tournaments would mean more fishing and bigger fish for all anglers.
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