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.
Spring 2011 Field Trips:
-Thursday, April 7th, Butte Central
-Thursday, April 28th, Fred Moodry Middle School
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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 > May 2008
May 30th, 2008:
We are seeking teachers and students (graduate, undergraduate or high school) to participate in an exciting 2-week summer program working in paid positions as Butte Reclamation Evaluation System Field Evaluators.
CFWEP recently assisted in the development of a new edition of PitWatch, an informational publication about Butte's Berkeley Pit. Hard-copies are available around Butte, and you can also read PitWatch online at www.pitwatch.org.
Missoulian: County weighs zoning north of Lolo: Commissioners want to ensure proper studies, improvements required for controversial gravel pit
Missoulian: Bear hunter kills wolf in defense
Missoulian: U.S. District Court: Groups ask to shield wolves
Missoulian: Story of the morel - Tasty mushrooms rise from the ashes of Brush Creek fire
Missoulian: After wet spring, anglers looking forward to great June
Missoulian: FWP considering cuts in sage grouse hunt over West Nile concerns
Missoulian: BLM limits drilling in Powder River Basin to protect grouse
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
May 28th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Trees sold to slow the pine beetle infestation
Montana Standard: 2 sides nearing consensus on stream access
Montana Standard: River search continues for Helena rafter after one body is found
Montana Standard: NY company looks at Asarco site
Montana Standard: Superfund-related library established
Missoulian: XTO Energy to acquire property in Montana, North Dakota
Missoulian: Home on the Range (photo gallery of spring at the National Bison Range)
Missoulian: Mount Jumbo - Counting on sheep: Annual drive brings animals to surrounding hills to dine on noxious weeds (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Wild world - Menagerie of critters prowls the beauty of National Bison Range
Missoulian: Give anglers their space - it’s just good etiquette
Missoulian: Standstill on White Pine site could soon end
Missoulian: Council approves Flynn Ranch Addition
Missoulian: Health Department to draft new air quality rules
Missoulian: Coal company suspends efforts to build ND power plant
Missoulian: Asarco settlement with state for Blackfoot River pollution OK'd
Missoulian: Water precautions: County OKs work to shore up berm threatened by rising Clark Fork
Missoulian: Most west-central Montana fishing access sites reopened
Missoulian: Growth scenarios unveiled
Missoulian: FWP plans to build visitor's center at Pictograph Cave
Missoula Independent: Sea Change - Spending time abroad helping ancient turtles is a life-shaping experience that can make the world greener. Just ask a group of Missoula high school students.
Missoula Independent: Interests dammed? - A well-funded group takes charge in Bonner-Milltown
Missoula Independent: Cleanup is a wash up
Missoula Independent: High water or hell
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
May 20th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Going green to save green
Montana Standard: Warm temps bring limited flooding
Missoulian: High water work: Bridges removed at Greenough Park as streams continue to rise around region (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Council approves Flynn Ranch Addition
Missoulian: Planning director seeks feedback on growth plans (audio link included in article)
May 19th, 2008:
Montana Standard: More and more deer finding way to Anaconda
Montana Standard: Ravalli County prepares for possible floods
Montana Standard: Man hunting black bear kills grizzly
Montana Standard: Keeping it clean
Montana Standard: About that smoke
Montana Standard: Greenway construction beginning soon
Montana Standard: Company pays $67,500 DEQ penalty
Missoulian: High water forces removal of two Rattlesnake bridges
Missoulian: Ecology group wins grant for Galapagos tortoise work
Missoulian: Rey: Better management lowers costs of firefighting
Missoulian: For Bonner, the time to plan is now (editorial)
Montana Public Radio Commentaries: Mining Reform by Karen Knudsen, with the Clark Fork Coalition and the Rock Creek Alliance
Montana Public Radio Commentaries: Silver Bow Creek, Opportunity, and Connectedness by Pat Munday, with the Clark Fork Technical Assistance Committee
May 16th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Bridges over the Blacktail
Montana Standard: Rising temps, rising waters
Montana Standard: War on weeds
Montana Standard: Wolves kill six sheep near Dillon
Montana Standard: Blackfoot Valley creek being restored
Missoulian: Past to present / Sentinel students receive special history lesson at Jocko Agency
Missoulian: Flooding a concern as weather heats up
Missoulian: Fuel from spill found in Flathead lakebed
Missoulian: Plum Creek: Farm bill includes land sale provision
Missoulian: Start ’em young - Season heads into high gear with Saturday’s general opener
Missoulian: Fueling fowl - Bob Greene has been nurturing state’s birds since 1951
Missoulian: Spring in Yellowstone offers chance to watch park renew
Missoulian: It’s time to get excited for general fishing opener
Missoula Independent: Unnatural Preservation - In the age of global warming, public land managers face a stark choice: They can let national parks and other wildlands lose their most cherished wildlife. Or they can become gardeners and zookeepers.
May 14th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Butte students plant willows
Montana Standard: Opening time changes for wildlife areas
Montana Standard: Ag, sportsmen's groups join wolf suit
Missoulian: Bearing a message: Smokey educates kids on dangers of fire (video link included in article)
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
May 13th, 2008:
Montana Standard: April runoff down in Missouri system
Missoulian: Restoring habitat - After years of destruction, Lincoln Spring Creek seeing new life
Missoulian: Council approves funds to build trail along Grant Creek Road
Missoulian: Survey shows trout vital to area
Can you tell the difference between a bull trout and a brook trout? Learn to identify one of Montana's signature species here.
May 12th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Public can watch taxidermists at work on giant grizzly bear hide
Montana Standard: Northwest Montana flooding predicted
Montana Standard: Setback proposal stirs controversy
Montana Standard: GOP lawmaker proposes eliminating review board
Montana Standard: Adopt-a-lot in full swing
Missoulian: Fish kill plan on display
Missoulian: Be ‘wicked careful' on wet trails
Missoulian: Six swans a-paddling: Trumpeters released to new home in Blackfoot Valley (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Blackfoot Valley lauded for open space efforts
Missoulian: New tool may help soil hurt by roads
Missoulian:< Champions of our environment get their due
Missoulian: Blackfoot easement to protect 7,500 acres
Missoulian Catch & release: Biologists radio-tag trout in effort to study effect of dam removal (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Gas line exposed near Milltown Dam site
Missoulian: County official: Pollution from Flathead fuel spill has stabilized
Missoulian: Blue, green and everything in between - Wildlife films probe deeper into the state of the planet
Missoulian: Retracing history: Original Mullan Road full of rugged tales (video link and pdf map included in article)
Missoulian: Bonner council rejects ‘smart-growth' application
Missoulia Independent: Hunters feel the heat
Newwest.net: Missoula County Asks Mark Rey to Halt Plum Creek Talks
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)