Governor Steve Bullock this afternoon declared a state of disaster in Montana due to wildfires.
Classes for Seeley Swan High School will be held off site at The Resort at Paws Up next week.
Fire activity is likely to ratchet up this Labor Day weekend, with forecasts predicting hot and dry conditions.
Some residents of the more than 1,000 homes evacuated from the Seeley Lake area almost a week ago were allowed escorted visits back into their homes today.
Montana officials have confirmed that the same parasite that killed thousands of Yellowstone River fish last year is also responsible for the deaths of a handful of fish over the past two weeks.
State agriculture officials in the Northern Plains are starting the process of divvying up tons of hay donated from around the country to help drought-plagued ranchers in the region.
The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has reached a settlement with the former parks administrator, who was reportedly fired in December without public explanation.
The fire that consumed Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park last night continues to challenge firefighters.