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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 > September 2009

September 30th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Projects seek NRD funding
Montana Standard: Mining summit back in Butte
Montana Standard: Montana Snapshots
Montana Standard: Tester pitches forest bill
Montana Standard: Update on area fires
Missoulian: Canada to release black-footed ferrets near Montana border
Missoulian: Missoula's Conservation Voters chapter to host endorsed City Council candidates
Missoulian: Judge Molloy: Gallatin needs to revise wilderness travel plan
Missoulian: Shovelnose sturgeon proposed for listing as threatened species
Missoulian: Environmental groups sue EPA over prairie dog poison
Missoulian: Wildland fire crews dig in, mop up in anticipation of cold front

September 28th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Taking the LEED
Montana Standard: Variety of Montana firms support climate-change legislation in Congress
Montana Standard: Superior, mine site added to Superfund list
Montana Standard: Opportunity for contamination cleanup
Montana Standard: Soil sampling: ‘Analyzer' measures contaminants
Montana Standard: Tester meeting on forest bill draws big crowd
Montana Standard: Grizzly placed back on endangered list
Montana Standard: Western MT fires: Crews brace for Saturday's winds
Montana Standard: MacDonald Pass fire update: blaze burning 6 miles from Helena
Montana Standard: Copper Creek fire burns 109 acres
Montana Standard: ‘Granny Trout' campaign teaches river etiquette
Montana Standard: Lily Lake Fire near Wisdom at 1,300 acres
Missoulian: Bandwagon effect aids green marketing
Missoulian: Elevated arsenic counts found at baseball fields, residential yards in northwest Helena
Missoulian: Cleanup to begin soon on contaminated Whitefish River
Missoulian: Preserving Montana’s fisheries done with little fanfare
Missoulian: Missoula Valley's air quality deemed unhealthy; firefighters gain ground on nearby wildfires
Missoulian: Waterfowl bonanza: Wet year may portend a great hunting season
Missoulian: Tester: Wilderness bill would close few ATV, snowmobile trails
Missoulian: Chronic wasting disease not being found in Montana game
Missoulian: Firefighters make progress on wildfires throughout western Montana, look forward to cooler weather
Missoula Independent: Filtered data:  A closer look at the state's Clean Water Act violations

September 23rd, 2009:
Montana Standard: Alerts could increase in Butte under new federal guidelines
Montana Standard: Hunter kills first wolf in Bob Marshall Wilderness
Missoulian: U.N. scientists assess mining threats to Glacier National Park
Missoulian: Firefighters attack new 80-acre wildfire east of Lincoln

September 21st, 2009:
Montana Standard: ‘Ecodaredevils' Award honors those who stand up for environment
Montana Standard: Soil, water sampling demo on Clark Fork River Sept. 23
Montana Standard: Opinion - Fate of Parrot tailings still uncertain
Montana Standard: Big Hole River launch removed
Montana Standard: Hunting outlook 2009
Montana Standard: Series explores national parks
Montana Standard: Wolf license sales bring windfall to states
Montana Standard: Roberts hunter kills first wolf of state season
Montana Standard: Trout on the trail - Forest crews haul cutthroats on horseback to stock mountain lake
Montana Standard: Bitterroot residents blast Forest Service
Missoulian: Green leader: Environment Montana’s Zoee Turrill focuses locally on federal clean energy efforts for fellowship
Missoulian: Grant to help Indians become educators
Missoulian: Environmental groups log former Plum Creek lands for sake of preservation, access
Missoulian: Opinion - Series highlights Flathead’s peril
Missoulian: Forum to explain Bitterroot water resources
Missoulian: Cut Bank rancher fined $2,000 for killing grizzly bear
Missoulian: Thompson Falls Dam installing $6.5 million fish ladder for bull trout
Missoulian: Montana FWP warns hunters to be alert for grizzly bears east of the Rockies
Missoulian: Draft plan released for Montana reservoirs
Missoulian: Drying out: Forest Service study predicts less rain, snow in Pacific Northwest
Missoulian: UN scientists visit Glacier Park this week to look at potential impacts of Canadian mines
Missoulian: Mountain pine beetle problem spreads in Montana, official says
Missoulian: Environmental historian to mark 45th anniversary of Wilderness Act in Hamilton
Missoula Independent: Wilderness - Montana's place in "Big W"
Missoula Independent: Still our best idea - New doc captures our national parks' natural beauty
Clark Fork River Sampling Demonstration - Warm Springs Fishing Access - Wed. Sept. 23, 6pm (pdf)
EPA Site Update - Milltown (pdf)
Big Hole River Diversion Dam Replacement Project Update - August 09 (pdf)

September 11th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Instilling the passion - Fly fishing camp aims to foster love of the sport, sense of conservation
Montana Standard: Opinion - Guest opinion: Yard, home clean-up plan needs improvement
Montana Standard: Opinion - Comment time on clean-up plan
Montana Standard: Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue
Montana Standard: Holter fire flares
Montana Standard: Fire near Wolf Creek spurs Log Gulch evacuation
Montana Standard: Fishing report
Montana Standard: Horse sense - Group helps build, maintain state's backcountry trails
Missoulian: Plan to restore wetland in Ninepipe moves ahead
Missoulian: Leslie Weldon is new head of Forest Service's Northern Region in Missoula
Missoulian: More raptors injured: Center to treat wounded birds sees record number this month
Missoulian: Glacier Park to be honored on shiny new quarter
Missoulian: Cascade County gets $300,000 grant to clean polluted soil
Missoulian: Flathead is prime location for bass
Missoulian: Former U.S. Forest Service chiefs ponder future of agency
Missoulian: Hunting outlook 2009: Warm, dry weather could hamper hunters more than game numbers
Missoulian: Montana FWP needs help finding killer of 800-pound grizzly near Dupuyer
Missoulian: Home needed for bison languishing in quarantine
Missoulian: Louisiana man jailed for illegal hunting operation in northeastern Montana
Missoulian: Forest Service reunion in Missoula explores myths, realities of wildfires

September 8th, 2009:
Montana Standard: Mining waste removal slated for Durant
Montana Standard: Mining waste removal slated for Durant - Video Link
Montana Standard: CTEC sets meeting
Montana Standard: Campaign seeks to stem killing of grizzlies
Montana Standard: Afternoon hike as clear as Mudd
Montana Standard: One tough case - Killing of trophy ram by undercover warden erupts in firestorm
Missoulian: Restoration river: Work to begin soon on cleaning Upper Clark Fork
Missoulian: Timeline of Clark Fork River pollution and cleanup
Missoulian: Restoration river: Some landowners coming around on Upper Clark Fork repairs
Missoulian: Restoration river: Unlocking Upper Clark Fork's potential for recreation, wildlife
Missoulian: Where the settlement dollars are being spent
Missoulian: Securing wildlife habitat in an injured area
Missoulian: Cartwright to Missoula Pachyderms: Keep Glacier Park wild
September Headlines from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Youth Waterfowl-Upland Bird Clinic at Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Sept 20 ; First Nations education series; and more
September Public Notices from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
September News from the Montana Dept. of Environmental Quality; Wildfire updates; DEQ introduces a new online subdivision application tool; site updates; and more
August News from the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
Montana Public Radio Commentary: Upper Clark Fork River News by Pat Munday (CFRTAC)

September 3rd, 2009:
Montana Standard: Fishing report
Montana Standard: Fisherman, photographer encounter wolf
Montana Standard: Wolf hunt to open
Montana Standard: Small dog endures 10 days in wilderness
Montana Standard: Area fires being monitored
Missoulian: Superfund cleanup of highly contaminated Durant Canyon begins next week
Missoulian: Upland bird hunt: Spring weather brings mixed forecast for fall season
Missoula Independent: War of words - Tester bill may rewrite the book on wilderness
Missoula Independent: Forests - Bears vs. snowmobiles
EPA Site Update - Milltown - Sept 2 2009 (pdf)

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