Community Science Monitoring Miller Creek
On Miller Creek, community science volunteers assessed habitat, noxious weeds, and…
Our Work
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Exempt Wells LoopholeIn 1973, the Montana Legislature passed the Water Use Act, which created a process for permitting new water rights. To reduce permitting burdens on small, individual users, it exempted groundwater use for “domestic, agricultural, or livestock purposes.” This meant applicants did not have to prove that the water was physically… -
West Fork Lee Creek Road Decommissioning and Fish Passage -
Granite Creek RestorationTo improve fish passage and reduce chronic stream sedimentation, we upgraded eight undersized culverts along Granite… -
East Fork Lolo Creek RestorationOn the East Fork Lolo Creek, we installed wood jams into the stream to create complex aquatic habitat and help filter and trap sediment. We also re-naturalized unused forest roads to decrease sources of sediment washing into the stream. Clark Fork Coalition has worked in the Upper Lolo… -
Lost Horse Creek MonitoringThe Clark Fork Coalition is currently working with the irrigation districts on Lost Horse Creek to monitor flows in the ditches to better understand the water balance on the creek. We are also conducting synoptic flow studies on 3 of the major ditches to assess seepage losses. CFC is also… -
Lolo Ditch Fish ScreenIn 2020, CFC completed installation of a fish screen on Lolo Ditch, which, before this project, had trapped 10,000 fish each year, greatly impacting… -
Milltown Dam RemovalFor 100 years, Milltown Dam blocked the confluence of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot rivers near Missoula, trapping toxic sediments that washed down from mines in Butte and contaminating local drinking water wells.