Accelerated spring snowmelt and drought conditions primed northwest Montana to burn, but summer moisture kept fire season in check.

Author Archives: Bowman Leigh
Bowman Leigh is a graduate of the University of Montana’s School of Journalism. As a grad student, she received the Crown Reporting Fellowship and freelanced for Montana Free Press and Montana Public Radio before interning at Bugle Magazine. Bowman is MTFP’s fire reporting intern for summer 2023.
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