Applications for a permit to float the Smith River began on Jan. 2, and will be accepted through Feb. 15. The permit drawing will be held on Feb. 19.

The Montana Supreme Court upheld the water use permit for a controversial proposal for a copper mine near the Smith River.

Applications for a permit to float the Smith River will be available beginning Jan. 2 and accepted through Feb. 15. The permit drawing will be held on Feb. 19, 2025. Permits are required to float the ...

If the Smith River were a medical patient, its doctors now have in hand a series of studies showing its health problems — higher June water temperatures, reduced water quantity and degraded habitat.