Arrowstone Park
Background Arrowstone Park, located in the Upper Clark Fork River sub-basin in Deer Lodge, MT, was…
Our Work
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Blue Copper Mining ProjectBackground The project spans a 10,816-acre footprint across Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (USFS) and BLM lands in Powell and Lewis and Clark Counties. Falcon Copper proposes up to 127 drill pads, up to 5 drill rigs operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and approximately 41… -
Columbia Gold Mine Exploration ProjectBackground With prices of gold at an all-time high, many mining projects that were previously shelved are receiving renewed interest. This includes a potential gold mine project that could present a very real threat to the Blackfoot watershed. Great Plains Mining LLC (“GPM” -a subsidiary of Australian-based Sentinel Metals) purchased land… -
Sheep Creek Mine ProposalBackground We’ve been tracking the proposed Sheep Creek Mine project – located in the headwaters of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River — since its inception, and we were among the roughly 500 concerned citizens and conservation groups that joined an emergency hearing in front of the Ravalli County Commissioners in… -
Sager Lane Pin & Plank Diversion RemovalRestoring Flow and Fish Passage at Sager Lane In September 2024, we began work to remove a century-old “pin and plank” irrigation… -
Cottonwood-Baggs Fish PassageIn the late fall of 2019, the Coalition finished a stream reconnection project on Baggs Creek and Cottonwood Creek in the upper Clark Fork. Eight miles of stream was opened to fish passage for the first time in many decades. Cottonwood Creek also benefited from a large… -
Valiton Ditch Split Season LeaseIn summer 2024, after years of work toward a diversion reduction agreement and a 20-year split-season water lease agreement with local landowners, we successfully decommissioned the Valiton Ditch and legally protected 13 cfs of new instream flow water in the Clark Fork River which would have been previously diverted… -
Broken Circle Diversion UpgradeHistorically, Broken Circle Ranch rebuilt their irrigation diversion every summer using broken concrete and streambed material, which resulted in passage issues for fish and recreationists. In 2023, the ranch worked with the Coalition to install an innovative floating fish screen and river pump that requires minimal structure in the… -
Community Science MonitoringOn Miller Creek, community science volunteers assessed habitat, noxious weeds, and riparian vegetation species diversity pre- and post stream restoration at two sites. Community science is scientific work undertaken by members of the public in collaboration with professional scientists and scientific institutions. When community members and scientists work together,… -
Stonewall CreekWe permanently acquired 5 cfs of water rights that reconnect Stonewall Creek to the Blackfoot River year round. The creek supports native westslope cutthroat and brown trout. -
Keep Cool CreekWe permanently acquired 5 cfs of water rights that reconnect Keep Cool Creek to the Blackfoot River year round. -
West Fork Lee Creek Road Decommissioning and Fish Passage