Like most of you, we’re following a shelter-in-place order, closely tracking the news, and working from home. It’s a surreal, unsettling time. Yet it’s clear from all the acts of kindness going on around us – from volunteers delivering donated food to people in need, to colleges making courses freely available…
The Clark Fork Coalition board of directors is pleased to nominate three outstanding candidates, Tim Flynn, Wendy Morris, and Brent Taylor for election to the board by our members. Five board members, Justin Angle, Nick Babson, Monte Mills, Lexie Moran, and Andy Puckett, are up for re-election. The CFC board has open…
By Heather Leach I spent my summer in Lolo National Forest camping out most nights and exploring the streams and waterways nearby, all as part of an AmeriCorps service term with Montana Conservation Corps. I was a Middle School Crew Leader and our project for the summer was surveying for…
By Erika Berglund Let’s talk about trash. It may be a less than desirable topic, but what is far more undesirable is the trash itself. It’s piling up in our landfill, it’s littering our river, and it’s threatening our future prosperity. The time is now to reconsider our wasteful ways…
Dr. Chris Brick reflects on the removal of the Milltown Dam. Chris was the CFC Science Director from 2001 until 2017. Some of us were hoping for dynamite, but Milltown Dam didn’t go out with a bang. Instead, on a cold, blustery March day ten years ago, an excavator slowly scooped an…
Your support truly makes a difference for the Clark Fork River and is essential to its recovery. If you’d like to make a year-end gift to do even more, or would like to give the gift of clean water click here. CLEAN. CONNECTED. PROTECTED. Three simple words. But three words that have enormous…
After a winter that featured frigid temperatures and above-average snowpack, and a spring that was marked by high streamflows and a lengthy runoff, western Montana is now roiling under one its hottest and driest summers on record. The aptly termed “flash drought” has devastated locations throughout the state, impacting agricultural…
Do you have any idea how much you did for Montana’s rivers and streams this year? Just to be sure you understand the power of your support, we wanted to give you the highlights from 2016. Thank you for making all of this possible! Your support truly makes a difference for the Clark Fork River…
Looking for great deals, once-in-a-lifetime trips, awesome gear, and amazing gifts? Look no further than our online auction! All proceeds benefit a clean and healthy Clark Fork River. Bidding begins online at noon on Friday, December 2 and ends Monday, December 12 at 10pm. You don’t want to miss this one! Don't want…
Members of our Volunteer River Corps (VRC) are always ready to roll up their sleeves for the river. From collecting snowpack data to removing trash from riverbanks to restoring riparian areas, the VRC is active all year round. There is something for everyone, and although it can be hard work,…
