2018 Online Auction
October 30, 2018Don't miss our online auction. Find a great deal on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, hand-crafted jewelry, and other awesome items, and help protect clean water all at the same time! Epic guided fishing trips Canyon Club Griz tickets Patagonia gear Much more! Every bid you make, and every dollar raised supports cleanup, restoration, and…
Trash Talk – Are River Cleanups the Solution?
August 9, 2018By 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…
What is River Rec Monitoring?
July 10, 2018Ask anyone at the Clark Fork Coalition what the best thing about living in the Missoula is, and the answer is unanimous: the rivers. Missoulians are rich in river recreation opportunities, and you don’t have to work at a river conservation organization to see the values that a river flowing…
The Power of Hands-On, Real-World Experience
June 4, 2018By 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…
Record Breaking Streamflows
May 2, 2018As is clearly evident to anyone who has crossed over the Clark Fork River lately, our area streams are running high. So high in fact, that they are setting streamflow records for this time of the year. Following a winter of above average snowpack (that rivaled even 1997 & 2011)…
Reflections on Milltown Dam
March 27, 2018Dr. 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…
You Make the Difference
December 20, 2017Your 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…
2017 Online Auction
December 2, 2017Looking 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 on Saturday, December 2 at 9am and ends Monday, December 11 at 11pm MST. You don’t want to miss this one! Don’t…
Beavers – Nuisances or Watershed Heroes?
October 11, 2017For CFC's inaugural Beaver Month we chatted with Andrew Jakes, Regional Wildlife Biologist for National Wildlife Federation about the unsung bucktooth heroes of the watershed – the beaver. Why are beavers considered ecosystem engineers? Beavers aren’t just considered ecosystem engineers…beavers are THE quintessential ecosystem engineer! They change a landscape like no other species in…
Care about the Clark Fork? Take our survey.
September 13, 2017Your input guides our boots on the ground (and in the river) work! As the Clark Fork Coalition prepares for our next five years, we are asking our friends, supporters, and colleagues to share their thoughts and ideas about our organization and our work to protect and restore the Clark…
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