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 > July 2009

July 31st, 2009:
Montana Standard: Wisdom area salvage timber sale challenged
Montana Standard: Crews make headway on area fires
Montana Standard: Calif. builders propose housing
Montana Standard: Raptors expert at Bannack
Missoulian: Eagle rich, fish poor - Balds flourish on upper Clark Fork, despite slim pickings
Missoulian: Trout Unlimited applauds Ruby Dam makeover
Missoulian: Forest Service considers land swap with ranch
Missoulian: Kootenai Creek Trail to reopen Saturday
Missoulian: Event to raise money for Greenough footbridge
Missoulian: Construction restricts Kookoosint access
Missoulian: Crown of the Continent: Weed book guides visitors on what to pick
Missoula Independent: Rocky relations - Lost Horse Canyon conflict continues
Missoula Independent: Collateral damage - Experts wonder what Tester's bill may kill

July 27th, 2009:
Montana Standard: 28 finalists named in ‘7 Wonders of Nature' poll
Montana Standard: Restoration work continues at Bannack
Montana Standard: Following Lewis and Clark
Montana Standard: Going curbside
Montana Standard: 145-acre Dearborn wildfire thought to be ‘human-caused'
Montana Standard: Bielenburg Fire Update
Montana Standard: New book chronicles pre-1960 Deer Lodge
Missoulian: Clearing the water: Volunteers scour banks, depths for annual cleanup
Missoulian: BREAKING NEWS: Fire crews chase numerous reports of smoke after thunderstorm passes through Missoula area

July 24th, 2009:
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
EPA Milltown Site Update (pdf)
Montana Standard: Montana forests get $10 million for projects
Montana Standard: Comment sought on land exchange
Montana Standard: Fishing report
Montana Standard: Whitehall area fishing access vandalized
Montana Standard: Crews build lines around half of Bielenburg Fire
Montana Standard: Fire west of Stevensville expands to 400 acres
Missoulian: Park pollutant ammonium worries scientists
Missoulian: Proposal limits Yellowstone snowmobiles
Missoulian: FIRE SEASON 2009: Dearborn blaze today sends residents, firefighters running
Missoulian: Adapted casting - Program brings people with disabilities out onto river with custom fishing gear (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Bridger fishing access approved over some objections
Missoulian: State buying land for hunting, fishing
Missoulian: Blackfoot cleanup set Saturday
Missoulian: Kootenai Creek fire reaches 400 acres
Missoula Independent: Seeing the Forest For the Trees - Sen. Jon Tester introduced his Forest Jobs and Recreation Act to mixed reviews. What should we make of his first significant legislation?
Missoula Independent: Elk tags cut

July 21st, 2009:
Montana Standard: Policy opens door to zoning
Montana Standard: Monture Station still a forest gem
Montana Standard: Tester pushes for wilderness
Montana Standard: New Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest supervisor named
Montana Standard: Rainbows strengthen in Madison
Montana Standard: ‘Sleeper' lightning strike stirs fire
Montana Standard: Rafts help law enforcement on Blackfoot River
Montana Standard: Montana fishing report
Montana Standard: BLM takes heat over Breaks
Montana Standard: Group seeks ban on trapping
Montana Standard: McDonald Peak closes for grizzly bears
Missoulian: Interior secretary: Reforming hardrock mining law a top priority
Missoulian: Opinion - Mine would stop Clark Fork’s recovery
Missoulian: Some say Tester's forest proposal breaks up Forest Service
Missoulian: Tester wilderness bill targets jobs, recreation, staff says
Missoulian: Western Montana Getaways: Invitation to Blackfoot gem (video link included in article)
Missoulian: Trend worsening for pollutant ammonium in 16 national parks
Missoulian: Sawtooth preserve: Open lands bond program helps Grover family keep dream ranch wild
Missoulian: Groups debate grizzly bear delisting
Missoulian: Miller Creek fire contained, controlled
Missoulian: FIRE SEASON 2009: Missoula County fire danger now 'very high'
Missoulian: Signs of Lewis, Clark history - Months after being erected, interpretive markers dedicated in Caras Park
Missoulian: Kootenai Creek fire may burn all summer

July 13th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Growth policy changes aimed at lake zoning
Montana Standard: County to begin talks on wind towers project
Montana Standard: Couple given OK to build home on river floodplain
Montana Standard: Trout Unlimited lauds Ruby Dam makeover in Montana
Montana Standard: Fishing limits removed on 6 backcountry lakes
Montana Standard: Dead trees prove costly for Helena
Montana Standard: Montana ranchers offered cash for grazing rights
Montana Standard: States ready for first open wolf hunts
Montana Standard: Crews battle small wildfire south of Bigfork
Montana Standard: Fishing Ruby, other MT streams getting easier
Missoulian: BNSF comes clean in Whitefish, but residents skeptical about contamination
Missoulian: Opinion - Get a grip on slippery problem: Nutrient pollution, algae bloom decreases on Clark Fork; still requires careful scrutiny
Missoulian: Adorned in red bands, swans arrive in Pablo

July 6th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Letter: Teen fishing camp is great opportunity
Montana Standard: Youth fly fishing camp offered
Montana Standard: Book mines yet more nuggets area history
Montana Standard: EPA's Milltown boss to retire
Montana Standard: Residents listen to plans for cleanup of upper Clark Fork
Montana Standard: Schweitzer floats free-flowing Clark Fork
Montana Standard: Glacier fund seeks $3.5M
Montana Standard: Montana considers cashing in on 1.2B tons of coal
Montana Standard: Mine yards slated for repairs
Montana Standard: Fishing report
Montana Standard: State wilderness area in works
Missoulian: Opinion - 'Clark Fork 320' float highlights river revitalization
Missoulian: FWP aims to buy 70 acres along Flathead Lake
Missoulian: Ovando group wary of cell tower proposal
Missoulian: Montana history almanac - Surveying Blackfoot for planned railroad
Missoulian: Glacier Park chief wants wilderness made official
Latest News from the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee: (CFRTAC) Volunteers Gather July 7 for Milltown Gateway Plant Restoration Work; Milltown Superfund Project Manager Russ Forba Retires at the End of July; Clark Fork 320; and more
July Headlines from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: July 10 Program Planned for Beavertail Hill State Park; FWP Seeking Comments On N Shore Fisheries; and more
July Public Notices from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
July News from the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality; Clark Fork and Libby Superfund updates; and more
June News from the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

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