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Montana's Madison River Fly Fishing - Montana Trout Fishing Season Is Here

According to the Bozeman, Montana Troutfitters, "Fishing has been good on the Upper Madison!"

Montana's famous, world-class trout fishing, Madison River, is born within Yellowstone National Park where the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers collide. The Upper Madison, as it is called at this point, then flows north about 20 miles to the United States' premier stillwater fishing and man-made, Hebgen Lake.

The Madison River then moves on to 1959 earthquake-formed Quake Lake, after which it flows roughly 50 miles to Montana Power's 1930's-built Ennis Lake. It continues 40 miles, now called the Lower Madison, to Three Forks, Montana, after having cut through Beartrap Canyon and the flat terrain south of Three Forks, MT, but enough history; now is the time to gear up for Montana fly-fishing season!

2 comments • www.TaunyaFagan.com Bozeman Montana Real Estate: Homes - Land - Ranches • April 26 2009 03:00PM

Yellowstone National Park Receives American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Money

Upper Falls Yellowstone National Park - Brett Fagan 2005On April 23, 2009, United States Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced that Yellowstone National Park, in both the states of Wyoming and Montana, will receive $14,735,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The largest of the Yellowstone projects is construction of a new, $9,000,000 wastewater treatment plant near Madison Junction's small log cabin museum and visitor center.

The Montana side of Yellowstone National Park will also get $1,650,000 to construct a micro-hydroelectric facility at Mammoth Hot Springs, which should eliminate close to 700 tons of greenhouse gas and save Yellowstone Park around $80,000/year in electric bills.

All funding is predicated upon addressing critical needs, introducing green technology, stimulating local economies, and bettering your park experience.

About the stimulus monies for Yellowstone National Park, Secretary Ken Salazar said, "They are also an investment in telling the story of America to future generations through our national parks by conserving our awe-inspiring landscapes, our rich culture and our great heritage."

6 comments • www.TaunyaFagan.com Bozeman Montana Real Estate: Homes - Land - Ranches • April 24 2009 12:21AM

Don't Forget Our Homeless Children At Easter-Time

It's Easter time, and this year there are many more homeless families and homeless children than ever.

Learn more about homeless children by state at America's Youngest Outcasts:

  • In every state in America, housing costs outpace wages.
  • A family with one-full time worker earning minimum wage cannot afford the HUD established Fair
  • Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States.
  • A full-time worker earning the average renter wage cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment at the
  • FMR almost anywhere in the United States.
  • In the vast majority of states, the hourly wage needed to afford the rent for a two-bedroom apartment is 2-3 times the minimum wage.
  • Available housing vouchers, a potential solution, meet only one-quarter of the need in America.

Also, according to CNN:

  • 42 percent of homeless children in America are younger than 6.
  • African-American and Native American children are disproportionately represented.
  • More than 1 in 7 homeless children have moderate to severe health conditions.
  • Approximately 1.16 million of homeless children today will not graduate from high school.

Thanks, and have a Blessed Easter!

2 comments • www.TaunyaFagan.com Bozeman Montana Real Estate: Homes - Land - Ranches • April 10 2009 08:22PM