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Nature and Natural Resources Feature Stories

The Landscape and Biocontrol of Weeds and Insects

• Using a Wetland to Clean Our Water
• Students Supported by Wetlands Research
• MSU Gets On the "Turfgrass Map"
• He's On the Green!
• St. Johnswort: Ill as well as ?Cure
• Hikers, Campers, Riders -- You Can Help
• Mapping Weeds and Resources: A New Standardized System
• Researcher Cited in National Geographic Article: Beetles are Indicator Species for Ecological Health
• MSU Video Highlights Regional Growth Issues
• You Need a Good Combination Punch for the War on Weeds
• Backcountry Campers Need to Tread Lightly
• Roadside Life a Cruel One for Plants
• Teton River Project Links Nature Conservancy, Local Landowners
• EPA Expects Benefits from Mine Waste Treatment in Butte/Anaconda Area
  • See also:Liming to Amend Mine Waste May Increase Arsenic Movement
  • Anaconda's Smelter Hill is Looking Greener These Days (with photos)
• Wildlife Refuge and Prairie Streamside are Sites of Integrated Weed Control Demonstration Projects
• Managing Growth in the West--Video Available
• What Treasure is Hidden in the Rarest Tree in North America? (with photo)
• Grazing Offers Hope of Reducing Grasshoppers

Water and Riparian Features

• Milk River is Focus on New Video Program
• "Fish Hotel" Completes First Year
• What to Test Drinking Water For and Where to Get it Tested
• Reports of Nitrates in Montana Drinking Water Wells Increase
• Montana Water Quality Designations Need Re-Checking, Says Researcher
• Montana's Water Quality: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
• Teton River Project Links Nature Conservancy, Local Landowners
• Wildlife Refuge and Prairie Streamside are Sites of Integrated Weed Control
• Cleaning Up Godfrey Creek
• Study Shows Need for Site-Specific Grazing Guidelines Along Streams: News story or full research report
• Decline in Frog Numbers Worries MSU Ecologist
• Grants to Study Whirling Disease Announced
• Alien Snails Found in Madison River Threaten Mayflies, Trout
• Karl Johnson: Whirling Disease Warrior (2/28/96)

Wildlife

• Deer, Too, Get Long in the Tooth
• No Free Lunch for Deer and Elk
• Extension Fact Sheet Demystifies Bats
• Extension Fact Sheet Spells Goodbye to Gophers
• Even Animals Grow Up and Move Away: Researcher Looks for Ways to Encourage It
• Deer Need a Little 'Tough Love' in Winter
• Student Uses Grad Fellowship for the Birds 9/97
• Decline in Frog Numbers Worries MSU Ecologist
• Field Care of Harvested Big Game
• MSU Scientist Counts Moths Munched by Grizzlies
• Easy Ways to Track Trends in Wildlife Populations

Pollution Prevention

• Sawdust Good for Making Fuel, says Report
• Montana Businesses Say Pollution Prevention Pays

Other Nature Features

• Hunting Makes Horses Hungry
• From a meeting in Katmandu to a project at MSU, climate change researchers coordinate worldwide data
• Explosions from the Sun Create Light Shows Known as the Aurora Borealis
• El Nino Ususually Gives Montana a Drier, Warmer Winter
• Bear Study Team Gets New Director (Feb. '98)
• Montana Hunters and Ranchers Agree on Problem Areas
• What is "Wind chill?"
• Conservation Easements Help Ranchers Improve Wildlife Habitat, Relations with Hunters
• Extension Publication Shows Economic Advantages of Conservation Easements
• Grant will Help Environmental Companies Reach Global Markets
• Bomb's Away: Avalanche Research in the Bridgers 2/22/96

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