For more on the Independence Pass Foundation or to volunteer, visit http://www.independencepass.org. For the first time in more than 50 years, a trip to Mountain Boy ...

The pride of the pack train is the unusual gear they can haul, everything from bundles of cedar shingles and 6-foot-long, 8-inch-diameter fence posts to wood stoves and gabions used for soil control. ...

The timeless image of a lone forest ranger winding through a mountain pass, trailing a string of pack mules is as ingrained on Western culture as the cowboy riding into the sunset. Next to Smokey the ...

The Forest Service is taking a team approach to restoring a fire lookout on a peak overlooking the Clark Fork River. Although many helping hands are involved, the heavy lifting was done last week by a ...

A project that could have taken weeks with human power has been greatly shortened with the help from some furry friends from Wyoming. For the past week, local Forest Service managers partnered with ...

A pack train of mules trotting around the Oval caught the attention of students and administrators on the University of Montana campus Tuesday afternoon.