Deer Lodge Community Deserves a Safe & Clean Arrowstone Park

As advocates for the Clark Fork River and the communities that it supports, we believe that the ongoing Superfund work in the headwaters represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for cleanup and restoration. While we might occasionally disagree with decision makers about how cleanup should be accomplished, there are a few underlying…

2020 Field Update

2020 in the Clark Fork Watershed: Cleaner, healthier, and more resilient — thanks to you No surprise: the pandemic turned things upside down in the Clark Fork watershed in 2020. But ultimately, it did nothing to alter stream restoration opportunities or ongoing ecological challenges. So our work carried on. And…

Young citizen scientists make their mark

In the summer of 2018 Clark Fork Coalition (CFC) partnered with the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) on a pilot program to train middle school kids to be citizen scientists in the Lolo National Forest. "A citizen science project is any activity where volunteers (a person…

The Power of Hands-On, Real-World Experience

By Erika Berglund  Throughout the first couple months of my service at the Clark Fork Coalition, one concept has become increasingly clear: hands-on activities and real-world applications are vital to students’ educational development and internalization of scientific concepts. This idea is continually reiterated by educators and students alike. In a…

That’s Bull!

This spring, seventh graders from the Missoula International School, along with students from C.S. Porter Middle School and Bonner School, joined the Clark Fork Coalition for the 2016 Kids River Expo. The Kids River Expo is an all-day watershed education event that took place on property owned by Five Valleys Land Trust at…

Playing In The Dirt To Learn About The Watershed

“This is the best, playing in the dirt. I love it so much!” We're firm believers in the value of playing in the dirt. So are the students we work with. In Montana, there's plenty of opportunity to get your hands dirty in the name of exploration and conservation, especially…

Good, clean fun: The annual Clark Fork Kids Float

By Bryce Gray, CFC Intern On July 16, over 50 kids from area shelters and youth homes took part in the annual Clark Fork Kids Float, spending the day taming the whitewater rapids of the Alberton Gorge and having an all-around fun time on the Clark Fork River. With temperatures…