| D0 | 2022-09-15 | fall | 0 | - Agriculture
- Plants & Wildlife
- Water Supply & Quality
| Drought, lack of water leading Montana ranchers to sell calves early | The ongoing drought in Montana has reduced available supplies of water for livestock, forcing some ranchers to sell spring-born calves to market early rather than wait until October. The lighter weight of the calf will bring a lower price, but running out of water for livestock dictates what ranchers must do.
Cake prices have risen $100 per ton in the past year, or approximately $200 increase over the past three years. Hay prices have also climbed from $99 to $150 over the past two years for a 950-pound alfalfa/grass mix bale.
KTVQ-TV Q2 Billings (Mont.), Sept 15, 2022
Sectors: Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2022-08-03 | summer | 0 | - Agriculture
- Plants & Wildlife
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Tourism & Recreation
- Water Supply & Quality
| Low, warm waters of the Big Hole River in southwest Montana nearing conservation trigger | Falling water levels and rising temperatures on the Big Hole River prompted the Big Hole Watershed Committee to warn both irrigators along the river and anglers to prepare for water use conservation measures and to adjust their angling habits.
Montana Standard (Butte), Aug 3, 2022
Sectors: Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2021-03-28 | spring | 0 | - Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Water Supply & Quality
| Refilling of Flathead Lake began early, due to drought in Montana | The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes corporation allowed Flathead Lake to begin refilling earlier than usual on March 28, due to the dry conditions in the basin. The typical start date for refilling is April 15. The lake was expected to reach the top foot of its operating range by June 15.
Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Mont.), May 4, 2021
Sectors: Relief, Response & Restrictions Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2020-08-14 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Stage 1 fire restrictions on Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks lands in Hill, Roosevelt counties | Stage 1 fire restrictions took effect at all Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks fishing access sites and wildlife management areas in Hill and Roosevelt counties effective Aug. 14. Dry, warm weather was the reason for the restrictions.
Havre Daily News (Mont.), Aug. 17, 2020
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2019-07-30 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Caution urged with fire on northwest Montana reservation | Extremely hot, dry weather prompted Flathead Reservation officials to raise the fire danger to “very high” as vegetation and grasses had cured. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire requested that the public be especially careful not to spark a fire.
kpax (Missoula, Mont.), July 30, 2019
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2018-10-29 | fall | 0 | - Plants & Wildlife
- Tourism & Recreation
| Lower hunter success near Havre, Montana | Drought in 2017 and a challenging successive winter lowered overall hunter success in the Havre area, according to Scott Hemmer, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Havre-area biologist, who managed a hunter check station.
Missoula Missoulian (Mont.), Oct. 29, 2018
Sectors: Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| D0 | 2018-08-16 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Stage 2 fire restrictions in northwest Montana | Stage 2 fire restrictions began on Aug. 16 for all of northwest Montana, banning campfires. Fire restrictions were already in effect for Glacier National Park and Missoula and Sanders counties, in addition to Flathead, Lincoln and Lake counties.
The Missoula area has gone 42 days without measureable rain and expected to break the 2017 streak of dry weather spanning 46 days. Dry thunderstorms were in the forecast, prompting fears of wildfires. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation was on high alert.
Missoula Missoulian (Mont.), Aug. 14, 2018
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2018-08-06 | summer | 0 | - Plants & Wildlife
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Tourism & Recreation
- Water Supply & Quality
| Hoot-owl closure on Sun River near Great Falls, Montana | Warm water temperatures on the Sun River in the Great Falls area led the Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks to close the river to fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight daily until water conditions improve. The river closure extended from the Highway 287 bridge to the mouth of the Muddy Creek west of Great Falls. FWP's drought policy provides for angling closures when flows drop below critical levels for fish, when water quality deteriorates, or when maximum daily water temperatures reach at least 73 degrees for three days in a row.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Aug. 6, 2018
Sectors: Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2017-08-05 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Fire restrictions on state lands in southwestern Montana | Stage 1 fire restrictions took effect on state lands in Beaverhead, Butte-Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Madison, Broadwater, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and Meagher counties on Aug. 5. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced that the restrictions apply to fishing access sites, state parks and wildlife management areas.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Mont.), Aug. 4, 2017
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2017-08-05 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management announced fire restrictions for southwestern Montana | U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management announced Stage 1 restrictions on private, state and federal land in Madison, Beaverhead, Deer Lodge and Silver Bow counties and parts of Powell and Granite counties south of Interstate 90. Under stage 1 restrictions, campfires are prohibited, as is smoking outside of vehicles, buildings and developed recreation sites.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Mont.), Aug. 4, 2017
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2017-08-04 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Fire restrictions in Cascade County, Montana | Cascade County commissioners voted unanimously to enact Stage I fire restrictions as most federal, state, tribal and county governments have already done. Commissioners passed the resolution on Aug. 4, and the restrictions took effect on Aug. 5. Campfires were prohibited apart from within developed recreation areas and improved sites.
Other counties with fire restrictions include Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Golden Valley, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Meagher, Musselshell, Pondera, Powell, Teton, Toole and Wheatland counties and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Aug. 4, 2017
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2017-08-02 | summer | 0 | | Public forums to discuss drought in Gallatin Valley, Montana | The Greater Gallatin Watershed Council plans to host a number of public forums in the Gallatin Valley to hear how drought is affecting agriculture, cities, recreation and other drought experiences. The forums will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Belgrade on Aug. 7, in Bozeman on Aug. 10, in Manhattan on Aug. 15, and in Four Corners on Aug. 21.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Mont.), Aug. 2, 2017
Sectors: Society & Public Health
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| D0 | 2017-07-19 | summer | 0 | - Agriculture
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Drought disaster in 31 Montana counties | Gov. Steve bullock issued an executive order on Aug. 18 to declare a drought disaster in 31 counties and six Indian reservations. The affected counties are Blaine, Big Horn, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Lake, Lincoln, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sanders, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Yellowstone, Wheatland and Wibaux. The Indian reservations in the executive order are Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, Crow Indian Reservation, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and the Flathead Indian Reservation. The temporary suspension of “hours of service” regulations and waiver of temporary registration, temporary fuel permits and over-dimensional permit requirements for commercial vehicles providing support for the drought continued.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Aug. 18, 2017
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock issued an executive order declaring a drought disaster in 28 counties and five Indian reservations. The counties are Blaine, Big Horn, Carter, Chouteau, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, McCone, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Yellowstone, Wheatland, and Wibaux Counties and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, Crow Indian Reservation and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. The declaration continues the temporary suspension of hours of service regulations and offers maximum employee assistance and cooperation to get additional economic assistance for affected counties and Indian reservations.
KFBB-TV ABC 5.1 (Great Falls, Mont.), July 19, 2017
Sectors: Agriculture Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2017-07-11 | summer | 0 | | Multitude of wildfires, high fire danger in western Montana | Hundreds of lightning strikes and people have sparked many fires in western Montana, and the dry conditions allowed the fires to start more easily. No rain has fallen in July, setting the stage for fires caused by haying equipment. These types of fires do not normally occur until farmers are making a third cutting in August, but the dryness has increased the fire danger.
“The fire behavior that we’re seeing right now is pretty impressive for this time in July,” said Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Northwest Land Office Operation’s Manager Dan Cassidy. “These are the kinds of conditions that we normally see in August.”
Missoula Missoulian (Mont.), July 11, 2017
Sectors: Fire
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| D0 | 2017-06-23 | summer | 0 | - Agriculture
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Drought emergency in eastern Montana | Gov. Steve Bullock declared a drought emergency for 19 counties in eastern Montana, including two Native American reservations. The affected counties are Blaine, Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, Hill, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Valley, and Wibaux counties, and the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. This area has generally experienced record low precipitation, high temperatures and strong winds over the past two months, hurting crop and forage viability after a dry winter. The governor also requested a Secretarial Drought Disaster Designation, which would permit affected producers to be eligible for the Livestock Forage Program, Emergency Conservation Program, and Emergency Livestock Assistance Program.
Producers in eastern and northeastern counties have reported culling herds, buying hay, cutting crops early, and having no crops emerge four to six weeks after planting. Extreme dust has made it difficult for ranchers to monitor all cattle, even during branding.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), June 23, 2017
Sectors: Agriculture Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2017-06-12 | summer | 0 | - Agriculture
- Plants & Wildlife
| Cattle sales, crop damage in Eastern Hi-Line region of Montana | Ranchers in the Eastern Hi-Line region of Montana have begun selling cattle, due to poor pasture growth from lack of rain, and wheat growers need rain to salvage their crop.
A dryland wheat and cattle farmer southwest of Scobey in Daniels County noted that the area needed rain within the next 10 days. Pastures, hay land and crops were all desperate for moisture. Farmers were praying fervently for rain.
The spring rain ended just after mid-April leaving young crops just emerging and without a developed root system to reach deeper to find moisture. Farmers were haying about two weeks early since plants were not growing, and a second cutting was very unlikely to happen.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), June 12, 2017
Sectors: Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| D0 | 2017-06-05 | summer | 0 | - Agriculture
- Plants & Wildlife
| Livestock sales occurring in eastern Montana | Montana producers were selling livestock due to available forage concerns in Dawson, Richland, McCone, Roosevelt, Prairie, Wibaux and Fallon counties, according to reports submitted to the Governor’s Drought and Water Supply Advisory Committee.
Salina Journal & Salina.com (Kan.), June 5, 2017
Sectors: Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| D0 | 2016-07-25 | summer | 0 | - Plants & Wildlife
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Tourism & Recreation
- Water Supply & Quality
| Hoot owl restrictions on sections of four Montana rivers | Fishing restrictions were lifted on parts of the Smith and Sun rivers.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Aug. 22, 2016
Hoot owl fishing restrictions were imposed on four Montana rivers, meaning that fishing will end daily on the rivers from 2 p.m. to midnight until conditions improve. The Smith River is restricted from the confluence of the North and South forks to Eden Bridge south of Great Falls; the Sun River from Highway 287 Bridge to the mouth of Muddy Creek west of Great Falls; the lower Big Hole River from Maiden Rock Fishing Access Site to Notch Bottom Fishing Access Site; and the Ruby River from Duncan District Road to the confluence with the Beaverhead River. Fishing closures occur when flows drop below critical levels for fish, when water quality is diminished, or when maximum daily water temperatures reach at least 73 degrees for three consecutive days.
Helena Independent Record (Mont.), July 25, 2016
Sectors: Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2016-07-20 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Fire, helicopter crews positioned across south central, southeastern Montana | Dryness and heat increased the fire danger in Montana, leading the Department of Natural Resources to tap into severity funding this month and stage fire and helicopter crews across south central and southeastern Montana, expecting extreme fire conditions as the summer progresses.
Billings Gazette (Mont.), July 20, 2016
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2016-07-20 | summer | 0 | - Plants & Wildlife
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Tourism & Recreation
- Water Supply & Quality
| Fishing suspended on several Montana rivers | Fishing was suspended on parts of the Gallatin, Jefferson and Madison rivers, due to low water levels.
Billings Gazette (Mont.), July 20, 2016
Sectors: Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2016-07-03 | summer | 0 | - Society & Public Health
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Water Supply & Quality
| Drought alert, severe drought status for 20 Montana counties | Eleven Montana counties were in a drought alert and another nine were in a severe drought status. The counties in a drought alert, indicating that the governor’s Drought Advisory Committee urged local officials to convene local drought committees, were Big Horn, Broadwater, Carter, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson, Mineral, Park, Pondera, Sanders and Silver Bow. Counties in a severe drought status, meaning that local officials should have begun local drought planning efforts or should reconvene the local drought committee, included Carbon, Lewis and Clark, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Teton and Yellowstone.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Aug. 25, 2016
Nine counties in southern and northwestern Montana were added to the list of counties under drought alerts. The most recent additions were Carter, Carbon, Yellowstone, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Powell, Ravalli, Missoula and Sanders. Drought alerts took effect for Glacier, Pondera, Teton and northern Lewis and Clark counties in June.
Billings Gazette (Mont.), July 19, 2016
Glacier, Teton, Pondera and the northern portion of Lewis and Clark were put on drought alert and were warned that conditions could worsen. These counties have endured two consecutive years of low snowpack, early runoff and minimal moisture.
Billings Gazette (Mont.), July 3, 2016
Sectors: Society & Public Health Relief, Response & Restrictions Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2015-08-20 | summer | 0 | | Fire runs blamed on drought, low moisture in Montana | Drought conditions in 2015 have allowed wildfires in Montana to run for miles, not predicted by fire prediction models. Exceptionally low moisture in in fine fuels and large fuels fell to about 4 percent and 12 to 15 percent, respectively, from typical moisture levels ranging up to 20 percent and 70 percent, respectively.
On Aug. 20, the Bear Creek fire ran 8 miles over an 8 hour span and charred 17,000 acres of forest in the Spotted Bear Ranger District of Montana’s Flathead National Forest.
The Spotted Eagle fire behaved similarly on Aug. 30 when the flames ran 12 miles in the Lewis and Clark National Forest toward Heart Butte and consumed 50,000 acres.
Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Sept. 3, 2015
Sectors: Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| D0 | 2015-01-01 | winter | 0 | | Busy wildfire season in Montana | Montana has seen its second largest wildfire season this decade with more than 522 square miles, or 334,000 acres, going up in flames since the start of the year, according to the Northern Rockies Coordination Center. Blazes in Northwest Montana have blackened more than 225,000 acres with firefighting costs of more than $45.6 million.
Drought, in tandem with fuel buildups, climate change, species invasions and disease infestation, have increased the fire risk in the region, stated a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman.
Kalispell Daily Interlake (Mont.), Sept. 15, 2015
Sectors: Fire
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| D0 | 2013-07-22 | summer | 0 | - Plants & Wildlife
- Tourism & Recreation
- Water Supply & Quality
| Low water, warm water temperatures led to hoot owl closures on sections of the Dearborn River, Smith River and Sun River in Montana | The restrictions on fishing were lifted on the Dearborn, Smith and Sun rivers. Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Sept. 19, 2013
Fishing is not allowed on sections of the Dearborn River, Smith River and Sun River between 2 p.m. and midnight, due to low flows and warm water. The hoot owl closures are intended to reduce stress on the fish. KXLO / KLCM (Lewistown, Mont.), July 18, 2013
Sectors: Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2013-07-08 | summer | 0 | - Agriculture
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
- Tourism & Recreation
- Water Supply & Quality
| Low water volume on the Blackfoot River led to a request for voluntary water conservation in early July and closure to fishing in early September | Low water volume on the Blackfoot River led to a request for voluntary water conservation in early July as flow fell below 700 cubic feet per second, prompting many irrigators to reduce or end water withdrawals from the river.
The Blackfoot River and its tributaries, including the Morrell, Gold, Belmont, Cottonwood, Copper and Monture creeks, North Fork and Landers Fork were closed to fishing on Sept. 5 because flow was 467 cfs on Sept. 3. Missoula Missoulian (MTont.), Sept. 5, 2013
Sectors: Agriculture Relief, Response & Restrictions Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| D0 | 2013-05-13 | spring | 0 | | Wildfires, unusually low moisture levels in dry vegetation in southwestern Montana | An early season fire southeast of Philipsburg consumed 400 acres, including five homes and other structures. Another wildfire west of Wise River burned 33 acres. Dead vegetation in the area contained 14 percent moisture, but ought to have higher levels near 20 percent for this time of year. The Northern Rockies Coordination Center meteorologist stated that when moisture levels in dead vegetation fall to around 12 percent, wildfire incidence increases. He also said that vegetation remained stressed from drought in 2012. Billings Gazette (Mont.), May 16, 2013
Sectors: Fire Plants & Wildlife
USDM Levels: D0 D2 None |
| D0 | 2013-05-09 | spring | 0 | - Business & Industry
- Tourism & Recreation
| A dry spring allowed a logging company and its contractors near Stevensville, Montana to cut down more trees than its mill can process | A dry spring allowed a logging company and its contractors near Stevensville, Montana to cut down more trees than its mill can process, filling its log yard. With nowhere to put additional logs, the logging company will not embark upon logging at the Bass Creek Recreation Area until June 1, meaning the public will be able to enjoy the recreation area for two weeks longer than anticipated. Bass Creek will close to the public around June 1 rather than May 15. Missoula Missoulian (Mont.), May 9, 2013
Sectors: Business & Industry Tourism & Recreation
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| D0 | 2013-04-08 | spring | 0 | - Agriculture
- Plants & Wildlife
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Bureau of Land Management requested reduced grazing on public lands in southwestern Montana | The Bureau of Land Management requested that livestock owners curb grazing on public land by 30 percent, due to drought. The request affects lands in Beaverhead, Broadwater, Jefferson, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Park and Silver Bow counties, which are administered by the Dillon and Butte field offices. Ranchers should limit grazing to no more than 70 percent of their allocated forage by reducing grazing time or reducing the number of cattle on the land or both. Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Mont.), April 8, 2013
Sectors: Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2012-08-11 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Fire restrictions in Ravalli County, Montana | Stage 1 fire restrictions took effect on all federal, state and private lands within Ravalli County on Aug. 11, due to very high fire danger, extremely dry fuels and an uptick in human-caused fires.
Missoula Missoulian (Mont.)
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2012-06-26 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Warnings about fireworks use in Helena Valley, Montana | Authorities were warning the public in Helena Valley and East Helena to refrain from using fireworks, given the dry conditions and gusty winds.
Helena Independent Record (Mont.), June 26, 2012
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2012-06-21 | summer | 0 | - Fire
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Burn ban in Stillwater County, Montana | Stillwater County officials issued a burn ban which took effect on June 21. Other counties in the area were also contemplating Stage I fire restrictions.
Billings Gazette (Mont.), June 26, 2012
Sectors: Fire Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2012-06-01 | summer | 0 | | Fewer game birds in Montana | Male sage grouse counts at leks in Montana averaged 14.9 males per lek, which is 48 percent below the long-term average and lower than the average of 19.2 males per lek in 2012. It is thought that extreme drought in 2012, resulting in low brood survival, caused the population decline. Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Aug. 22, 2013
Sectors: Plants & Wildlife
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| D0 | 2012-01-01 | winter | 0 | | Dryland hay production was down drastically in Montana in 2012 | Dryland hay production was down drastically in Montana in 2012, stated a hay grower near Fromberg. That winter farmers went to Canada for hay to get their livestock through the winter. Butte Montana Standard (Mont.), Aug. 11, 2013
Sectors: Agriculture
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| D0 | 2012-01-01 | winter | 0 | - Agriculture
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Drought led livestock owners in Montana to graze and hay 255,000 acres of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program | Drought led livestock owners in Montana to graze 110,000 acres of land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program and to hay 145,000 acres of CRP land, according to the administrator of the Montana Farm Service Agency. Grand Forks Herald (N.D.), May 1, 2013
Sectors: Agriculture Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| D0 | 2011-10-03 | fall | 0 | | Drought damaged spring wheat, slowed winter wheat planting in Montana | Spring wheat growers in Montana noticed crop damage from drought and grasshoppers, according to the Montana Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Dry conditions also delayed the planting of the winter wheat crop. Great Falls Tribune (Mont.), Oct. 3, 2011
Sectors: Agriculture
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| D0 | 2009-05-31 | spring | 0 | - Agriculture
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Natural disaster declaration for 13 Montana counties | Thirteen counties in Montana were declared to be natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture due to drought and a number of other factors including grasshoppers, hail, and frost. The counties affected by the declaration include Custer, Daniels, Garfield, Glacier, Liberty, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Pondera, Prairie, Rosebud, Roosevelt, and Valley. This declaration permits affected farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers to apply for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency.
Sectors: Agriculture Relief, Response & Restrictions
USDM Levels: D0 D1 None |
| D0 | 2009-01-01 | winter | 0 | - Business & Industry
- Relief, Response & Restrictions
| Federal assistance for thirteen Montana counties | Small businesses in thirteen Montana counties are eligible for federal disaster loans from the Small Business Administration for financial loss due to drought and many other factors since January 1, 2009. The counties include Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Meagher, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips, Rosebud, and Wheatland. The declaration makes small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and nurseries eligible for loans through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. Farmers and ranchers should not apply. Applications must be received by August 16, 2010.
Sectors: Business & Industry Relief, Response & Restrictions
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