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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Clark Fork Info > News > Archive > December 2007
December 31st, 2007:
Montana Standard: Yellowstone hit by magnitude 3.6 quake
Big Hole Watershed News - Montana Standard: Restoring the Big Hole
Missoulian: Nature 2008: From annual migrations to early buttercups, take a look ahead to routines, surprises
Newwest.net: Sun Ranch Slates 11,000 Acres for Conservation Easement
December 26th, 2007:
EPA Milltown Highway 200 Bridge Project Update
Newwest.net: Conservation, Development & Class Conflict: The Case of Ameya Preserve (Part 1 in a 5-part series about a development planned near Livingston, MT)
December 21st, 2007:
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
Montana Standard: Board endorses proposal for wolf hunt
Montana Standard: Bill includes $111M for state projects
December 13th, 2007:
Montana Standard: On public lands: Fees proposed for photos, films
Big Hole Watershed News - Montana Standard: Ranch in Big Hole Valley protected
Montana Standard: Feedback wanted on proposed scenic route
December 12th, 2007:
Montana Standard: 2008 wolf hunt: Council advises killing 130
Montana Standard: Highland Road Landowner wants to be part of lawsuit
Montana Standard: Forest helpers
Missoulian: Residents criticize subdivision
Missoulian: Churches take on global warming
Montana Watershed News - Newwest.net: Planning for a Dry Future
Watershed Education Network News
December 7th, 2007:
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
December 6th, 2007:
Big Hole Watershed News - Montana Standard: Molybdenum exploration proposed near Wise River
December 5th, 2007:
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard:At Golden Sunlight mine: Groups challenge reclamation decision
Montana Standard: Another view on recent mining law reforms
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Difficult balance
Montana Watershed News - Missoulian: Judge orders sage grouse protections reconsidered
Missoulian: Gravel pit proposal brings out the town
December 4th, 2007:
Montana Standard: NRD projects win gov's final approval
Missoulian: Usually open: Retired rancher turned artist runs his museum just for the fun of it
Montana Standard: Land secured for initial three miles of Greenway
High Country News: Western water is petering out