CHRIS PETERSON
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at editor@hungryhorsenews.com or 406-892-2151.
Recent Stories
New shop on Nucleus features local, regional artists
Nucleus Avenue has a new art shop with deep roots in the valley. Callie Hulslander-Cooper and Traci Staves have opened Persimmon in Columbia Falls.
Quietly, Forest Service seeks comment on 23 special use permits
Trail running tours. ATV tours. Even a business that wants to transport docks out to private landowners on Swan Lake. Those are just a sampling of the 23 special use permits the Flathead National Forest is considering for this summer season.
Despite best efforts, swan dies from lead poisoning
Last week, an adult trumpeter swan was found lethargic on the ice of Somers Bay of Flathead Lake, something was obviously wrong with the majestic bird.
Byrd resigns as Wildkat soccer coach
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Columbia Falls School Board Monday Night accepted the resignation of coach O’Brien Byrd from the girls soccer team. He will continue to coach the boys team.
Glacier confirms structure losses
Numerous privately owned cabins and National Park Service structures burned to the ground after the lightning-caused Howe Ridge Fire made a run Sunday night, Glacier National Park officials confirmed Tuesday.
Death to word play
Photographing 100 species in 100 days
I’ve done a host of different photographic projects in Glacier National Park and the Crown of the Continent over the course of my 18-year career at the Hungry Horse News. In 2009 I photographed Glacier for 100 straight days for the Park’s centennial year in 2010. In 2010 I did a 100-mile hike through the Park for its centennial (where I got to watch a black bear swim by a big bull moose in Kootenai Lakes, which was definitely a very fun thing to watch. When a bull moose locks eyes with a black bear, let’s just say it’s an interesting moment. But I digress...) and in 2014 I retraced a big chunk of Bob Marshall’s original hike through what is now the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Behind the scenes of a coffee table book
It was just a quick e-mail from Nikon, but it was pretty bad news. The 300 mm whiz-bang autofocus lens I had sent them could be repaired, they said, but a part was on hold and it would be at least a month before they could get it fixed.
Major Stoltze easement moving forward
A major conservation easement that would preserve more than 10,000 acres of F.H. Stoltze Land Lumber Co. property from development continues to move forward.