**WYTHEVILLE, VA.**** – **The Twin City Thunderbirds completed the 2025-2026 season with a thrilling come-from-behind 5-3 victory Saturday night against the Blue Ridge Bobcats at Hitachi Energy Arena. Twin City netted five unanswered goals, and ended the Bobcats’ ten-game winning streak in the win. The Thunderbirds finished the season in 5th place in the FPHL’s Continental Division standings, and posted an overall record of 26-29-1.
#WhitefishMT - #ConservationEasement enhances #WildlifeCorridor near Whitefish
Jan. 13, 2026 — "A newly created conservation easement along the #StillwaterRiver west of Whitefish is expected to help secure a critical wildlife corridor.
"Doug and Carolyn Kohrs worked with #FlatheadLandTrust to establish the 110-acre conservation easement earlier this month. The acreage, which augments a 655-acre conservation easement that the couple established in 2022, connects with the 1,560-acre #KuhnsWildlifeManagementArea and vast swaths of state and federally managed forestlands.
" 'Carolyn and I are excited to add this additional piece of wildlife-critical land to our existing easement,' said Doug Kohrs of the easement. 'Secure and safe wildlife corridors are important for all the different animal species who live in the valley, especially as the inevitable development creeps closer to their natural habitat.'
"The Kohrs have personally documented 95 bird species on the property, along with vital #wildlife species like #GrizzlyBears, #BlackBears, #MountainLions, #wolves, #bobcats, #elk and #deer. The easement also includes a stretch of the Stillwater River that provides habitat for #BullTrout and #WestslopeCutthroatTrout.
"The land was slated for an eight-home #subdivision before the Kohrs acquired it in 2005.
"The terms of the conservation easement prohibit division of the property and regulate construction to specific areas. The land can still be used for #agriculture.
"The easement is perpetual, meaning any future landowners would be required to abide by the same requirements.
" 'Just as this land serves as a vital anchor for a critical wildlife corridor, the Kohrs themselves have become a cornerstone of conservation in the #FlatheadValley,' reads a Jan. 6 press release from Flathead Land Trust. "Their dedication has created the essential framework for a landscape that remains open, connected and productive, ensuring that the region's natural character endures for generations."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/conservation-easement-enhances-wildlife-corridor-032000073.html
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Big bobcat butt.
Congratulations to the Montana State Bobcats! 35-34 winners over Illinois State! What a game! Bobcat Shylo posed like the Bobcat logo, but she was exhausted by the end of that great overtime thriller! Go Cats Go!
#MontanaState #Bobcats #football #champions #nationalchampionship
Carnivores spread beneficial fungi https://phys.org/news/2025-12-prey-predator-carnivores-beneficial-fungi.html
"Many mycorrhizal #fungi produce below-ground fruiting bodies like #truffles that cannot disperse spores without animal consumers... Small #mammals are particularly important but their limited movement restricts dispersal to hundreds of meters... #Carnivores transport spores that were eaten by the prey... fishers (Pekania pennanti) & #bobcats (Lynx rufus) are particularly effective due to their high spore loads, long-distance movements"
Shylo: "Did the Bobcats win?" Me: "Yes! 48-23." Shylo: "Okay, wake me on January 5th for the National Championship." It was an all blue Caturday Saturday in Montana! I'll have your 7-day weather forecast tonight!
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It began with snow covering the field at Bobcat Stadium, and it ended with FANS covering the field at Bobcat Stadium! Congratulations to Montana State on their 48-23 win over the Montana Grizzlies, and a trip to the National Championship game! Go Cats Go!
#MontanaState #Bobcats #GoCatsGo #snow #SnowCatsSnow #Friday #Saturday #weather #football #playoffs
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