Whitebark pine is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the future.
Missoula’s wastewater treatment plant has imposed new limits on out-of-county septic tank waste, forcing some pumpers in fast-growing Ravalli County to haul their loads to Helena.
