Laura Lundquist

Montana

Freelance Reporter at Freelance

Freelance Reporter at The Missoula Current

Freelance reporter specializing in environmental and outdoors stories.

Articles

Senior living: Try stretching for seasonal achy knees

1 week ago | saltwire.com | Laura Lundquist

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Physiotherapy tips for dealing with joint and muscle issues • Article contentAs the sun shines a bit more brightly and the weather warms up, a lot of seniors will find themselves living a more active lifestyle. This might involve activities like walks with friends, participation in specific sports like pickleball and golf, or working out in the garden. Living a physically active lifestyle is, of course, a great healthy choice for the body.
Cabinet-Yaak grizzly mortality rate still high, gene-flow discovered

3 weeks ago | kpax.com | Laura Lundquist

MISSOULA — Genetics studies of grizzlies in Northwest Montana and northern Idaho are yielding some hopeful results, just as many grizzly bear recovery efforts are being put on hold due to Trump administration cuts. On Thursday, U.S. Fish and Wildlife bear biologist Wayne Kasworm provided more results from the 2023 genetics sampling in the Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Grizzly recovery areas that has finally shown a few instances of gene flow between populations.
USDA program launches study of grizzly bear removal

1 month ago | kxlf.com | Laura Lundquist

MISSOULA — After losing a recent lawsuit, a federal agency that moves or kills predators, mostly at the request of livestock producers, is initiating an in-depth environmental study of how its actions affect grizzly bears. Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services program announced it’s preparing to write an environmental impact statement to evaluate the effects of and consider some possible changes to its Grizzly Bear Damage Management activities in Montana.
SENIOR LIVING: Be ready for the garden this spring

1 month ago | saltwire.com | Laura Lundquist

Advertisement 1There are countless ways to prevent potential injuries • Article contentSpring is in the air and soon, if not already, many seniors will be heading outside to tend to their gardens. Most gardeners get out there for the love of it and may not realize all the health benefits they are also reaping.
USDA program launches study of grizzly bear removal

1 month ago | kpax.com | Laura Lundquist

MISSOULA — After losing a recent lawsuit, a federal agency that moves or kills predators, mostly at the request of livestock producers, is initiating an in-depth environmental study of how its actions affect grizzly bears. Two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services program announced it’s preparing to write an environmental impact statement to evaluate the effects of and consider some possible changes to its Grizzly Bear Damage Management activities in Montana.
SENIOR LIVING: Busting those old osteoporosis myths

1 month ago | saltwire.com | Laura Lundquist

Advertisement 1 • Article contentHave you ever been told to be careful because you have osteoporosis? Many of my clients believe they need to avoid movement entirely, but that’s a myth. As a physiotherapist working with older adults, I help people with osteoporosis stay strong, active and independent every day. Let’s bust some common myths about osteoporosis and exercise. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to lose density, making them weaker. It becomes more common as we age.
Anti-public lands bills take hits in Montana Legislature

2 months ago | kbzk.com | Laura Lundquist

MISSOULA — In some surprise votes, Montana legislators have taken action to quell three bills that were seen as a threat to public lands. On Tuesday, the House killed one unpopular federal lands resolution while Senate committees amended one bill to remove a threat to state lands and tabled another. All had garnered strong opposition in committee hearings. , sponsored by Rep. Tom Millett, R-Marion, died on the House floor by a wide margin of 34-66.
Anti-public lands bills take hits in Montana Legislature

2 months ago | kpax.com | Laura Lundquist

MISSOULA — In some surprise votes, Montana legislators have taken action to quell three bills that were seen as a threat to public lands. On Tuesday, the House killed one unpopular federal lands resolution while Senate committees amended one bill to remove a threat to state lands and tabled another. All had garnered strong opposition in committee hearings. , sponsored by Rep. Tom Millett, R-Marion, died on the House floor by a wide margin of 34-66.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks revives Blackfoot area logging project proposal

2 months ago | kpax.com | Laura Lundquist

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is poised to log a portion of the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area. FWP has released a supplemental environmental assessment of the Doney Lake Forest Habitat Improvement Project, which would log or burn more than 1,100 acres north of Ovando in the Ovando Mountain Unit of the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area. FWP is accepting public comment until March 27.
EPA: Time to develop Smurfit Stone cleanup plan

2 months ago | kpax.com | Laura Lundquist

MISSOULA — Ten years after the Smurfit Stone mill site was proposed for the federal Superfund program, the Environmental Protection Agency wants to plan for a clean-up. But locals are questioning why some sampling wasn’t finished.