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 7th, Butte Central
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-Thursday, April 7th, Butte Central
-Thursday, April 28th, Fred Moodry Middle School
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Clark Fork Info > News > Archive > July 2007
July 26th, 2007:
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Heat causes fish kill
Montana Standard: Guest opinion: Ethics necessary for state river recreationists
July 25th, 2007:
Trailer for The 11th Hour: A new documentary film addressing environmental issues
Montana Standard: Forest Service: Montana dam, tainted waste must be removed
July 13th, 2007:
Montana Standard: Bird views
July 12th, 2007:
2007 NCAT Sustainability Fest August 18th in Butte
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
Montana Standard: Stage 1 Fire rules in effect Friday
Montana Watershed News - Missoulian: High water temperatures prompt additional fishing restrictions
Montana Watershed News - Missoulian: Finding common ground on land use in West
Newwest.net: A Twelve Step Program for Fishaholics by Bill Schneider
TERRA Video Podcast: Fish & Cow Part 1 (short video on the Big Hole River)
July 11th, 2007:
Missoulian: With heat, more rivers are closed to fishing
Montana Watershed News - Missoulian: Heat harms hundreds more fish in Yellowstone
July 10th, 2007:
Recent Watershed News from the Montana Watercourse
Geospatial Learning for Teachers Workshop in Livingston, July 17-18
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Jefferson closes to afternoon fishing
Missoulian: Thompson River closed to afternoon fishing
July 9th, 2007:
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Heat killing fish in Yellowstone
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Hot, dry weather forces fishing closures
Montana Standard: NRD staff recommends $8.3M in area funding
Montana Standard: Opponents pack hearing
Montana Standard: New side-by-side seating 'UTV's' not legal on national forest trails
Montana Watershed News - Missoulian: State to inspect historic mine for leaks
July 5th, 2007:
Montana Standard: At Georgetown Lake: Proposed subdivision stirs up area residents
Montana Standard: Upper Big Hole closing
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Gallatin River flowing at half normal capacity
Montana Standard: Developers say it's clean, reliable
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Eurasian water milfoil found in Montana
Montana Watershed News - Montana Standard: Progress being made on Whirling disease