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