The Clark Fork River and its tributaries drain most of western Montana. The upper river and headwaters were heavily impacted by wastes from over a century of mining. Today, the area is the largest Superfund environmental clean-up site in the nation.
-May 28: Deadline for public comments on Anaconda area Superfund sites.
-June 1: CFWEP Field Trip with Deer Lodge School.
-June 4-6: Butte: The Original film showings at the Motherlode Theatre in Butte.
-June 1: CFWEP Field Trip with Deer Lodge School.
-June 4-6: Butte: The Original film showings at the Motherlode Theatre in Butte.
About Us > Overview
The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP) has been a leading provider of environmental and restoration education programs and services in western Montana since 2005. Based at the Montana Tech Department of Technical Outreach in Butte, the CFWEP offers multi-disciplinary science and history programs for schools, teachers, and students in and around the Upper Clark Fork Basin. The CFWEP also offers public education and outreach services such as tours, events, and publications that connect the public with the science and history of the amazing landscape of western Montana.
The CFWEP is fully equipped to provide education and information regarding watershed health, ecosystems and biota in uninjured, injured and restored stream reachers, anchored by historic and environmental context. Along with our staff of science and education experts, volunteer scientists and environmental experts working in western Montana design research and monitoring programs and provide up-to-date information, often working directly with students, teachers and citizens who want to learn more about the natural world around us.
The CFWEP staff is supported by an Advisory Board of education, science, and local experts. CFWEP also works extensively with government agencies and community groups around western Montana. A partial list of our partners:
- Montana Tech of The University of Montana
- Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP)
- Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI)
- Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Butte-Silver Bow County
- Trout Unlimited
- Western Montana School Districts
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP)
- Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC)
- Clark Fork Coalition
- Blackfoot Challenge
- Montana Watercourse
- Project WET
- Montana Resources, Inc.
- Citizens Technical Environmental Committee (CTEC)
- Washoe Fish Hatchery
- University of Montana Environmental Studies Department
- University of Montana Avian Science Center
- University of Montana - Western
- Montana State University
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch
- Watershed Education Network (WEN)
- Butte-Silver Bow Arts Foundation (BSBAF)
- Pitwatch
- Montana Bureau of Mines & Geology (MBMG)
If you are interested in learning more about the history of CFWEP, past successes, and some of the educational programs we provide, click here to view or download the "CFWEP: Place-Based Science-Inquiry Education in a Superfund Site" PowerPoint Presentation.