Forty years ago this week, the Wilderness Act became the law of the land for the United States. At the time, the very idea of preserving nine million acres of land in its natural condition was ...

HAMILTON, Mont. — The Bitterroot National Forest is warning boaters that last summer's severe wind storm is impacting conditions on the Selway River corridor. During the storm, wind speeds reached the ...

At a staggering 1,347,644 acres, the cross-state boundary Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness covers a significant portion of southwestern Montana and eastern Idaho. The Bitterroot Mountains form a rugged ...

One of the few reminders of human civilization in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness: a bush plane runway created in a close-cropped field of knapweed. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold, NPR engineer Bill McQuay ...

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold, NPR engineer Bill McQuay and river ranger Barry Williams (center) navigate the Selway River. Forty years ago this week, the Wilderness Act became the law of the land for the ...