Research
Our research provides a scientific basis for addressing watershed needs—and reproducing successes. To be a great champion for the river, we need accurate information about what works and what doesn’t.
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How we do it
The Coalition leads, partners on, and commissions research on a variety of data sets across the basin—from fish counts and channel migration studies to tracking arsenic level and temperature changes, we help make sure decision-makers are looking at relevant data and are choosing paths that ensure the river and communities that depend on it thrive.
Research projects help us adapt and improve.
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Dry Cottonwood Creek Ranch
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River Ambassadors
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Clean Smurfit Now
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In-stream Sediment Sampling 2022
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Thermal Mapping of the Upper Clark
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Assessments of Geomorphology and Macroinvertebrate Diversity
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Slickens Assessments in the Upper Clark Fork
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We couldn’t do it without you
Our capacity to act relies on your support