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.
-May 28: Deadline for public comments on Anaconda area Superfund sites.
-June 1: CFWEP Field Trip with Deer Lodge School.
-June 4-6: Butte: The Original film showings at the Motherlode Theatre in Butte.
-June 1: CFWEP Field Trip with Deer Lodge School.
-June 4-6: Butte: The Original film showings at the Motherlode Theatre in Butte.
Clark Fork Education Portal > Equipment & Resources > Books & Publications > Clark Fork River & Western Montana History
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To request an item, email a loan request to the CFWEP Webmaster (jringsak@mtech.edu). Once we have received your request, we will send you a confirmation email, along with an expected date for your item to arrive, and a due date for your item to be returned to CFWEP. When your item is shipped, it will include pre-paid postage for you to ship the item back to CFWEP prior to the due date. Please include the name or title of the item you are requesting, an address and phone number when emailing. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to request resources not included in this listing, please email the CFWEP Webmaster.
| Item | Description | Author |
| Butte's Heritage Cookbook | Explore Butte history through the foods of the many ethnic groups that came to the Richest Hill on Earth during its mining boom. The book includes brief snippets of newspaper articles, biographical information on some of the recipe sources, etc. | Edited by Jean McGrath (1993) |
| Copper Camp | First published in 1943 and compiled by the workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Project Administration in Montana, Copper Camp contains a wide variety of stories, anecdotes, and tall tales to paint a comprehensive picture of life in Butte in the late 1800s and early 1900s. | Writers Project of Montana (1970) |
| Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods | The gripping tale of a huge Ice Age lake that drained suddenly- not just once but repeatedly- and reshaped the landscape of the northwest. | David Alt (2001) |
| The Lower Flathead River Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana: A Cultural, Historical, and Scientific Resource |
A resource designed for teachers and students in the later high school years. Includes a stunning portfolio of river scenes by photographer Jake Wallis; interviews with Salish, Pend d’Oreille, and Kootenai elders about the traditional use of the river; an essay by Thompson Smith about the history of the river and Kerr dam; a summary of the geology, plants, and animals of the area; and an introduction to the ecological changes and problems impacting the river. | Compiled by David Rockwell Photohraphic Portfolio by Jake Wallis Revisions by Bill Swaney (2008) |
| PitWatch 2009 Edition | Published periodically by the Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee for the purpose of educating Butte residents, students and visitors about the Berkeley Pit and related issues. The content is largely driven by community interest in specific topics. Also available online at pitwatch.org. | Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee (2009) |
| The River We Carry With Us: Two centuries of writing from the Clark Fork basin | Compiled by the Clark Fork Coalition in 2001, this anthology includes essays from of Montana’s finest writers, as well as historic sources about the Clark Fork River. For more information, visit the Clark Fork Coalition website. | Edited by Tracy Stone-Manning and Emily Miller (2002) |