Good morning, Missoula.

After a two-month closure, the Temporary Safe Outdoor Space will reopen on Nov.

1 under the new leadership of Poverello Center on county land at Mullan Road and Broadway. The program will offer renovated facilities and stronger support for people transitioning to stable housing — funded by Missoula County.

Montana’s Pray for Snow Party will be held Friday, Oct.

2 at Caras Park in downtown Missoula from 5 — 10 p.m. The event features live music, games, food trucks, a Big Sky Brewing bar, raffle prizes, and an online silent auction to benefit the West Central Montana Avalanche Center.

An opera adaptation of Norman Maclean's classic 'A River Runs Through It' will be staged in Missoula this weekend, Oct.

3, showcasing Montana's themes of family and fly fishing.

The University of Montana reported a 14-year high fall enrollment of 11,319 students (including 1,500 new freshmen) and a record retention rate over 77%, with 2,937 graduate students and 1,726 enrolled at Missoula College.

The Slant Street neighborhood is planning a new rain garden after current street work prepared the site; community members will complete a final design before planting begins in spring 2027.

A court order now stops the Department of Interior and West Side Ditch Company from taking water from the Upper Clark Fork River when flows drop below 90 cubic feet per second (a key bull trout habitat) to help protect the species from disappearing.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is urging locals to report sightings of the American bittern (a 28-inch bird known for its low-frequency calls) to help protect its wetland habitat from threats like habitat loss and human disturbance.

Montana’s Hunters First Act requires FWP to study nonresident hunting, with early data showing a rise in deer and elk hunters between 2016 and 2025 — a shift that may increase public land pressure — and FWP will release the analysis on Dec.

1 so lawmakers can review the trends.