Red Lodge Chamber of Commerce, apparently without consulting city or local emergency services, issues call for even more tourists to show up to an overcrowded region which will be experiencing extensive post-natural disaster chaos…
Many roads and bridges will be nonexistent, detours will be the norm, there will be a decreased number of accommodations and businesses to serve construction...
Beartooth Highway significantly damaged — will it be reopened this year?…
From kpvi: https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/beartooth-highway-washed-out-extensive-repairs-needed/article_2fc3558d-c322-573f-aeaf-5631dfa1415f.html
Re-introducing wolves to Yellowstone helped restore a healthy ecosystem and created a lucrative tourist draw for surrounding communities, although anti-wolf hysteria persists…
From the Bozeman Daily Chronicle: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/yellowstone_national_park/yellowstones-wolf-reintroduction-has-been-hailed-as-a-success-but-now-advocates-are-worried-for/article_64e51305-32f9-5722-b5a2-dec7bb763535.html
Opinion: A new report says most Montanans feel the state is overcrowded with tourists, but possibly the state is just plain overcrowded, and perhaps it’s not the tourists but the newcomers who are souring our politics that should be the real concern…
We like the idea of destination management, as opposed to destination marketing. More here from the Daily Montanan: https://dailymontanan.com/2022/03/10/report-montanans-say-state-overcrowded-with-tourists/?
Passenger rail service could be restored to major cities in Montana, increasing tourism and providing convenience for residents…
More here, from The Daily Montanan: https://dailymontanan.com/2022/02/22/restoration-of-north-coast-hiawatha-line-to-be-part-of-infra-bill-study/?
Businesses pushing back against anti-wolf hysteria and cruelty of trapping in Greater Yellowstone region…
Interesting read from the Ravalli Republic: https://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/business-coalition-opposes-wolf-hunting-trapping-near-yellowstone/article_e92a782e-577c-53fb-9d87-33f66b1c9f88.html?fr=operanews
Yellowstone Park visitation hits record, straining staff…
Tourism is vital to Carbon County. Let's make sure we prioritize protecting our natural resources, as well as adequately funding the agencies that protect those...