CFWEP | Clark Fork Watershed Education Program
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 > January 2009

January 30th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Montana Tech profs receive grant to study carbon sequestration
Montana Standard: Rebuilt siphon to benefit Philipsburg area
Montana Standard: Water shoots from MR pipe
Missoulian: Running: Action needed despite grim report
Missoulian: Group hears progress on dam, lands, Clark Fork

January 26th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Climate change: Panel's advice going nowhere
Montana Standard: County OKs Georgetown zoning
Missoulian: Montana Senate wants to map state's wildland-urban interface

January 23rd, 2009:
Montana Standard: Senate committee considers fish bills
Montana Standard: Montana wolves back on endangered species list
Missoulian: Costs of getting clean: Work on Northside Superfund site slowly making progress
Missoulian: Senators support rancher on wildlife commission
Missoula Independent: A fishy proposition
Montana Public Radio Commentaries: Floating Down the River of a New Year by Pat Munday
High Country News: Notes from the (water) underground

January 22nd, 2009:
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
EPA Milltown 2008-2009 Site Photos (pdf)

January 20th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Film review: Film stakes claim on richest hill
Missoulian: The great outdoors - Students learn about preserving nature through after-school program
Missoulian: Wood family property to remain open space

January 16th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Beyond the movie
Montana Standard: Greenway moving right along
Montana Standard: Stream-access proposal draws criticism
Montana Standard: FWP wants to buy acreage on Rocky Mountain Front
Missoulian: EPA may reconsider emergency declaration in Libby
Missoulian: Eagles in action - Ornithologist: Goldeneye hunt a rare feat (video link included in article)
EPA Milltown Dam Site Update (pdf)

January 14th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Arsenic levels a concern
Montana Standard: W.Pa. getting thousands of pheasants from Montana
Montana Standard: Restoration group seeking members
Montana Standard: Stream access change draws fire
Montana Standard: Bridge access: Third time's the charm?
Montana Standard: Fishing bill hits snag
Montana Standard: Supporters lay out case for bridge access bill
Missoulian: Stalemate, some success, retirement: For 30 years, Rich Moy battled mining in the Canadian Flathead
Missoulian: Glacial Lake trail money included in Senate bill

January 9th, 2009:
Montana Standard: High court won't rehear waterway case
Montana Standard: Public to comment on bridge over Big Hole
Montana Standard: Hunting the river - A bald eagle lifts off of the ice on the Clark Fork River (photo)
Missoulian: A new frontier for the BLM
Missoulian: Governor requests Superfund status for Superior
Missoulian: Upper Clark Fork cleanup plans make progress
Missoulian: Toxic tank to be removed from Lewistown hatchery
Newwest.net: Tester: Forest Service Halts Road Easement Amendment Plans
Montana Natural Resources Conservation Service: January Conservation Update (pdf)
Jan. Public Notices from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: FWP Commission meeting agenda
Jan. Headlines from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Smith River State Park management plan; lake trout in Swan Lake; Montana Conservation & Restoration Group meetings

January 5th, 2009:
Montana Standard: County pushes effort to spend restoration money in the area
Montana Standard: Restoring habitat
Missoulian: Travelers' Rest needs Legislature money to keep up offerings
Missoulian: UPDATE 2008: Milltown Dam work a massive undertaking
Missoulian: USFS has $100 million in projects ready to go
Missoulian: Wilderness, timber interests offer stimulus plan

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