But the roughly 70-mile section of the PNT that runs through Montana’s Yaak Valley is a sore spot, at a time when outdoor spaces across the country have become popular due to the pandemic.

In Montana's Yaak Valley, a stand of old growth dubbed Unit 72 sits at the center of a debate about what a forest is for—and how to protect it ...

The Yaak Valley’s ‘Dirty Shame’ In the infamous Montana saloon, a lesson about home in harsh places. by Kate Schimel March 6, 2017 January 24, 2024. Click to print (Opens in new window) Print; ...

Sports > Outdoors Photo: Scaling icicles in Yaak Valley. Thu., Jan. 15, 2015. Setting the pick: Jason Baker makes his way up an ice fall in the first week of January near Yaak, Montana.

The Yaak Valley is home to an estimated 25-30 grizzly bears, according to Vital Ground, which is one of the smallest enduring populations in the Lower 48.

In a stretch that is proposed to follow the Canadian border in the Yaak Valley of northwestern Montana lies 50 miles of swamp, bog orchids, mosquitoes, dark interior forest with no sightlines.

KALISPELL (AP) — Some residents of the Yaak Valley say wolves recently transplanted to the area venture out of the wild and get too close to settled places.

Far back in the high elevation wetlands of northwest Montana’s Yaak Valley — hidden away on the Kootenai National Forest (KNF) — is a vast and ancient forest referred to ...

The small population of grizzly bears in the Yaak Valley rarely encounters humans or their influences, according to Rick Bass, an acclaimed writer and conservationist long associated with the Yaak.

The future of a national scenic trail through northwest Montana’s most isolated grizzly bear country has wildlife and recreation experts tangled in a messy debate.

PORTLAND, Maine— Renowned musicians, authors, poets and tribal elders will come together Sunday in Portland, Maine, to raise awareness about threats to northern Montana’s ancient Yaak Valley and ...