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CFWEP | Clark Fork Watershed Education Program
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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 > November 2008

November 24th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Struggle for balance
Montana Standard: Sun Road project victim of federal budget crunch
Montana Standard: Parts of Yellowstone Park land to be restored to native vegetation
Montana Standard: Comments sought on Big Hole plan
Montana Standard: Foster Creek drainage project would remove trees around Job Corps killed by beetles
Missoulian: Researcher: Whitebark pine faces variety of threats
Missoulian: Lolo forest reminds public of Christmas tree rules
Missoulian: At cross purposes: Lands torn by logging, schools mandate, concerns about property values
Missoulian: Tester seeks probe into Plum Creek negotiations
Missoula Independent: Resort redux - Revised Bitterroot proposal gets initial green light
Missoula Independent: Swan song - Measuring Pyramid’s political weight in Seeley Lake
Missoula Independent: Water rights win
Nov. Public Notices from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Burnt Tree Hole FAS (Madison River); Lake Five Fishing Access Site Development Project (Flathead County); David's Place Acquisition Decision Notice (Bitterroot River); North Fork Big Hole Restoration Design Questions and Answers from Vendor Walk Through; Big Pine Creek Bank Stabilization Draft EA (Clark Fork Tributary)
Montana Natural Resources Conservation Service: October Conservation Update (pdf)

November 19th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Monument vandalized
Montana Standard: Judge allows slough access
Montana Standard: Manganese processing request before zoning board
Montana Standard: Stillwater lays off workers, may close East Boulder mine
Missoulian: Lumber industry downturn hits Montana hard
Missoulian: Most recent grizzly death is 11th this year
Missoulian: Schweitzer replaces 2 state agency directors
Missoulian: Mitchell Slough open for recreation, justices say
Missoulian: Mack Days crowns new champion with 41.5 per day average
Missoulian: Superfund tag doesn't have to batter image
Missoulian: Blackfeet, Denver company to look for oil on Front
Newwest.net: Context Neeeded in Beetle Discussion
Newwest.net: Court Opens Mitchell Slough in Landmark Stream Access Case
Montana Public Radio Commentaries: Superfund News from Butte and Deer Lodge by Pat Munday

November 17th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Agreement would let RR cut through fish hatchery
Montana Standard: DEQ: Company violated water permit 132 times
Montana Standard: Transfer of dam in question
Montana Standard: Brace yourself...copper prices on the slide (editorial)
Montana Standard: Remember to hydrate during cold weather hiking
Missoulian: Standing tall: Plan in works to stabilize third-largest ponderosa in U.S.
Missoulian: Plum Creek says GAO wrong on road rules
Missoulian: Superior to request Superfund status
Missoulian: Wyoming will disband its wolf management team on Monday
Missoulian: Middle Fork faces - Kalispell author looks at people who pioneered remote, wild river
Missoulian: Tougher gas lease rules passed for Rocky Front
Missoulian: Idaho helps fund Yellowstone ecosystem project
Missoulian: Seeley Lake: Diverse group gets behind forest vision
Missoula Independent: Bombs Away - Park Service will grant BNSF permission to bomb Glacier’s southern ridges to reduce avalanche danger to its trains

November 10th, 2008:
Montana Standard: Superfund documents put in central location
Montana Standard: Proposal to lower lakes draws ire of hunters
Montana Standard: 'Management removals' top cause of NW bear deaths
Montana Standard: Saving paradise - UM Western professor helps with Madagascar nature preserve
Missoulian: Comments flowing in on Upper Clark Fork cleanup project
Missoulian: Lawsuit against city hinges on property rights, trail's future growth
Missoulian: 9th Circuit rules for Forest Service on thinning project
Missoulian: Seed, baby seed: Up on the mountain, volunteers fan out to replant burn area (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Milltown: Project to rebury gas line under way
New Montana Student Riparian/Wetland Project: A Letter to Principals and Science Teachers from Middle School Teacher Eric Vincent (pdf)

November 6th, 2008:
The Waterblogger, CFWEP's official blog, has been extensively updated with articles from the latest CFWEP Newsletter. Read it here.
Montana Standard: Big Hole Water group to meet
Missoulian: Walk on over to the other side of Blackfoot (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Researcher not concerned with human contact with Clark Fork
Missoulian: Second Cabinet grizzly killed
Missoula Independent: Lost highway - DEQ faces more criticism over Rock Creek Mine

November 3rd, 2008:
Montana Standard: Historic Treasure - Coolidge-Elkhorn Ghost town named to National Register
Montana Standard: State finally receives the $168 million Arco settlement
Montana Standard: Possible arsenic exposure probed
Montana Standard: Family's arsenic levels in normal range
Montana Standard: Second request for private bridge denied
Missoulian: Private donors lending Glacier a hand
Missoulian: Educators say No Child Left Behind has blocked progress
Missoulian: Milltown bridge dedication set for Monday
Missoulian: Mt. Sentinel fundraiser successful; native grass reseeding project set for Nov. 8
Missoulian: State questions need for costly pollution controls at new coal-fired power plant
New from the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC):
Clark Fork Superfund Commentary on Montana Public Radio (pdf)
Missoula County Milltown Update: Looking Back at the Dam's History (pdf)
Great Falls Tribune: Massive Milltown Dam cleanup giving the Clark Fork, Blackfoot confluence a facelift
Great Falls Tribune: Removal of dam will assist native fish, biologist says
Deer Lodge Meeting Offers Details of Upper Clark Fork Superfund Cleanup
EPA Meetings Offer Milltown Updates, Reassurance Over Downstream Impacts

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