But Olbert, the force behind a grass-roots Christmas benefit for needy children in the Bitterroot Valley, isn't a one-woman fundraiser.

Birders and citizen scientists in the Bitterroot Valley are invited to dust off their binoculars and dig out their field guides for the Bitterroot Valley’s annual Christmas Bird Counts.

NBC Montana spent time at the festival as organizers prepared for the event. The Festival of Trees is a fundraiser for Bitterroot Health, plus a number of non-profits in the valley.

"It should be quite an event Saturday morning," said Nan Christiansen, 2008 Montana Capitol Christmas Tree Coordinator and spokesperson for the Bitterroot National Forest.

The Bitterroot got an early dose of snow, wind and slick roads. Ready or not, the valley found itself having to prepare for a cold weekend. In downtown Hamilton, a snow plow scraped a business ...

America’s greatest explorers, Lewis and Clark, were relieved when they reached the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana almost 200 years ago. The Corps of Discovery found the verdant swath of… ...

Looking for a hidden Montana getaway deep in the Rocky Mountains? Don't sleep on this small, historic town that's well worth the visit.

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A mapping method used to look at floodplains in the Bitterroot Valley turned up something unexpected: a new fault line that just might cross under the Lake Como Dam. Jeff ...

CORVALLIS, Mont. -- With the growth of the cold-hardy fruit production in Canada and Northern Europe, fruit growers in Montana are starting to recognize the potential for haskap berry production ...

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks research technician has been working closely with the four crews of houndsmen hired to complete a population study this winter on mountain lions in the ...

The Bitterroot Mountains are one of the better known mountain ranges of the American Rocky Mountains. The range traces its fame to the earliest American exploration, the Lewis and Clark Expedition ...

Christmas is coming early to the Bitterroot Valley this year. On Saturday morning, hundreds will gather to officially kick off the season with caroling, speeches and good cheer as they watch the ...