CFWEP | Clark Fork Watershed Education Program
CFWEP | Clark Fork Watershed Education Program
What is the Clark Fork Watershed?
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.

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-Thursday, April 28th, Fred Moodry Middle School

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News related to the Clark Fork Basin, environmental science, Superfund, conservation, and Montana's ecosystems. Visit the Restoration News Archive for older news links.

Cfwep.Org: Montana Steward Newspaper - Spring 2011 (pdf)
CFWEP Restoration & Education Newsletter: Fall 2010
(pdf)
Silver Bow Creek Update - Winter 2009 from the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality & Montana NRDP (pdf)
EPA Site Update - Anaconda - January 2009 (pdf)
EPA Site Update - Milltown - April 2010 (pdf)
DEQ Site Update - Clark Fork River 2009 (pdf)
Deer Lodge Trestle Area Soil Sampling Results (pdf)
Big Hole River Diversion Dam Replacement Project Update - August 09 (pdf)
Clark Fork Coalition: Stream Care Guide for Clark Fork Landowners 2009
Montana Watercourse: A citizen’s guide to understanding and protecting ground water 2009 (pdf)

May 9th, 2011:

Montana Standard: Greening the Greenway
Montana Standard: Flooding: It could be big
Montana Standard: Forest Service to revisit North Butte salvage project
Montana Standard: Tech students find elk, deer around Mill Creek tainted
Missoulian: Clark Fork, Blackfoot river confluence closure could be extended 2 years
Missoulian: Trout Unlimited TV showcases restoration progress along upper Clark Fork River
Missoulian: Crews rush to protect trees, shrubs at rivers' confluence
Missoulian: Fish, Wildlife and Parks considers new Bitterroot bighorn herd
Missoulian: Milltown History Center’s new guide offers a tour of town’s past
Missoulian: Record-breaking floods may be on the way in Bitterroot Valley

April 14th, 2011:

Montana Standard: Fishing lesson
Montana Standard: Montana Birding : Two species of chickadees common in Upper Clark Fork Valley
Montana Standard: Build a better boat
Missoulian: Help clean up banks of Clark Fork River this Saturday
Missoulian: Montana snowpack above average, streamflows expected to be double last year
Missoulian: Montana DEQ plans Forest Rose mine tailings cleanup near Drummond
Missoulian: Montana House backs revision to state Environmental Policy Act

April 6th, 2011:

Montana Standard: EPA, NV may clash again over old mine, Superfund
Montana Standard: County OKs lease for geothermal use
Montana Standard: Geothermal energy plan before commissioners
Montana Standard: 'Clean and healthful' constitutional change fails
Missoulian:
Missoula workers cut trees, brush along Clark Fork to preserve levees
Missoulian: Rancher in Ninemile area agrees to pay $275K after wetlands damaged
Missoulian: Group predicts good fishing on Clark Fork, but some challenges remain
Missoulian: Clark Fork Coalition fights for intervenor status on Mountain Water Co. sale
Missoulian: Senate endorses revision of Montana Environmental Policy Act
Missoulian: Grass-root efforts seek changes in local laws on utilities, corporate activities
Missoulian: Clark Fork Coalition granted intervenor status in Mountain Water sale

March 12th, 2011:

Montana Standard: Hometown guys pen hometown book

Montana Standard: Lead may prompt further cleanup of Anaconda yards
Missoulian: Schweitzer demands Smurfit-Stone turn over environmental details of property
Missoulian: Smurfit-Stone: Frenchtown mill site is clean, safe for development
Missoulian: Wolf numbers up 8 percent in Montana in 2010
Missoulian: Missoula, Clark Fork Coalition, buyer file as intervenors on Mountain Water sale
Missoulian: Missoula City Council hears plan for upgrades at track on Clark Fork River
Missoulian: MDT crews break up debris, logs from Clark Fork River beneath Higgins Bridge
Missoulian: Officials: Signs point to flooding in western Montana
Missoulian: Smurfit mill site soil, water issues remain despite pending sale
Missoulian: Missoula County commissioners ask state to help with Smurfit-Stone cleanup
Missoulian: PCB-contaminated soil removal finished at former Stimson millsite
Missoulian: National Weather Service says flooding possible in western Montana
Missoulian: Black Eagle smelter mear Great Falls added to Superfund list
Missoulian: Agreement to protect North Fork of Flathead from gold, coal mining finalized
Missoulian: Feds, environmental groups file arguments on wolf recovery with Molloy

February 14th, 2011:

Montana Standard: Montana Birding: 'Butcher' birds found in Upper Clark Fork
Montana Standard: ‘Clean and healthful’ provision under review by Legislature
Montana Standard: Disease testing: Elk study aims to measure spread of brucellosis
Montana Standard: Bull elk poached near Anaconda
Montana Standard: Federal land managers to revamp planning process rules
Montana Standard: Group appeals Big Hole grazing leases
Missoulian: North Fork Flathead protected from all future gold, coal mining in $10M buyout
Missoulain: GOP budget bill removes endangered species protection from Montana wolves
Missoulian: Elk Foundation, Wildlife Federation: Hunting groups clash over wolves
Missoulian: Forest Service looks to add recreation, wildlife, water to management principles
Missoulian: Outdoor Channel show features Montana anglers, Grizzly Hackle, local flavor

January 13th, 2011:

Montana Standard: Pond near Clark Fork to be turned over to public
Montana Standard: 'Wild on the Fly' to feature Butte
Montana Standard: Along the Divide: In public hands
Montana Standard: New poster series details mining history in Butte
Montana Standard: Pump station replacement endorsed
Montana Standard: EPA Superfund draft before council tonight
Montana Standard: Rehab setback
Montana Standard: NRD grant secures meters
Missoulian: Montana upland game bird management back on target
Missoulian: Upper Clark Fork council wraps up long-range spending, restoration plan
Missoulian: Public lands bill stripped of major Montana provisions in U.S. Senate

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