Gianforte’s Refusal to Enforce Bad Actor Law Is Dead Wrong for Montanans

GUEST OPINION by Jeffrey Stiffarm, Kathi Slora, Jim Nash, Dave Lyman, and Debbie Lyman After we read Jerry Bennett’s recent guest opinion, “Montana DEQ did the right thing on Hecla mining proposal” (Helena Independent Record, Dec. 7, 2021), we couldn’t help but wonder, “right for whom?” The Department of Environmental…

Making Progress with Beaver Conflict Resolution

Summary of the 2021 field season of the Montana Beaver Conflict Resolution Program by Anne Greene During the 2021 field season, Elissa Chott was busy as a beaver. It’s hard to avoid the comparison since Elissa is the beaver specialist with the Montana Beaver Conflict Resolution Program, a partnership between…

Keep Our Rivers Clean, Not Green

Nutrient Pollution in Waterways Set to Worsen [caption id="attachment_6056" align="alignleft" width="250"] Click for enlarged view and links.[/caption] You might remember that around this time last year we asked for your help in fighting legislation that would abandon longstanding science-based and data-driven methods of preventing nutrient pollution in Montana’s waters. (Healthy…

Flynn-Lowney Ditch Deal Saves Fish, Roadwork

[caption id="attachment_5993" align="alignleft" width="300"] Flynn-Lowney ditch. photo credit TOM BAUER, Missoulian[/caption] Clark Fork Coalition is proud to be one of the City of Missoula's original partners in the acquisition of the Flynn-Lowney ditch. We  are looking forward to the next steps on this restoration project. "Closing the ditch would both…