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WINTER2012
Newsletter from the Montana Council of Trout UnlimitedTROUT LINE
A Profile in Excellence: Bob Lane Retires as FWP Chief Lawyer by Staff
Bob Lane waits to testify at a legislative hearing
Restoration in Upper Clark Fork Advances by Bruce Farling
See Upper Clark Fork, page 7
When Bob Lane retired from Montana Fish,
Wildlife and Parks in December, anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts lost one of the state’s most effective advocates for the outdoor traditions we so treasure. TU will especially miss Bob’s thoughtful, articulate and effective legal work on behalf of excellence in fisheries, healthy streams and public access to rivers. Bob effectively tackled some of the thorniest wildlife controversies imaginable as FWP’s lead attorney for 27 years, including flaps
surrounding management of bison, wolves and elk. Perhaps his best work, and what he says he is most proud of, was his successes in defending Montana’s gold-
standard stream access law. Despite the law’s extraordinary popularity and broad success, it continues to be targeted by a powerful handful who seek to privatize public waters and fisheries. A Helena native, Bob has a degree in physics, which may help to explain his meticulous legal approach. Professionals benefit from Bob’s generous tendency to share his time and knowledge. They describe him as a gentleman, patient, collegial and thorough. Nowhere have these characteristics been more important than when Bob, on behalf of anglers,
hunters and wildlife, engaged with the Montana Legislature. He has long been FWP’s go-to guy for well-researched, persuasive legal arguments at the Capitol, and he has been an invaluable ally and friend to Trout Unlimited. In retirement, Bob hopes to spend more time with his wife Valencia, his daughter and son, his Tennessee Walkers, and, he says, on Montana’s rivers chasing the fish he championed for so long. Becky Jakes Dockter, who Bob mentored the last 11 years, will replace him as chief legal counsel at FWP.
In December, several landmarks were reached that, after more than 20 years of expectations, should accelerate
restoration in the mining damaged upper Clark Fork River basin. After years of crafting and public engagement, Gov. Schweitzer signed a plan that formalizes how $117 million in remaining restoration funds from the State’s settlement of its natural resource damage litigation against Arco will be allocated for Clark Fork projects. The Upper Clark Fork River Basin Long Range Priorities & Fund Allocation Guidance Plan is close to what Montana TU and the Clark Fork Coalition –as well as the governor’s advisory group for Clark Fork restoration – actively advocated for. The allocation plan divides the trust fund among the three damaged resources that were the focus of the original legal action: groundwater, terrestrial habitat and aquatic habitat. Importantly, the
amounts dedicated for each resource are proportionate to those the State sought in the original legal claims. Montana TU has long endorsed this approach as fair and equitable. Some folks in the basin, however, sought to steer most of the money to the Butte and Anaconda areas, though the damage from mining and smelting has extended along 120 miles of Clark Fork floodplain all the way to Milltown. The allocation split means that approximately 39 percent of the remaining funding – with a few caveats -- could be dedicated to restoration or replacement of damaged aquatic habitat in the basin above the confluence
with the Blackfoot River. Also released in December was another important plan developed by Montana FWP biologists with the aid of the state’s Natural Resource Damage Program. Prioritization of Areas in the Upper Clark
Fork River Basin for Fishery Enhancement identifies specific areas and streams the restoration money will be steered to. The main Clark Fork above Deer Lodge as well as two tributaries of Silver Bow Creek -- German Gulch and Brown’s Gulch, which are long-standing priorities of the George Grant Chapter of TU -- rank high for
Upper Clark Fork River
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TROUT LINE is published quarterly by Montana Trout Unlimited. EDITING AND DESIGN..............BRUCE FARLING
MICHAEL GIBSON & KATE GRANT
PHOTOS......................CLARK FORK COALITION & AMY JIMMERSON
Printed on recycled paper using eco-friendly inks.© 2012 Montana Council of Trout Unlimited.
Winter 2012Dan
Founded in 1964, Montana Trout Unlimited is a statewide grassroots organization comprised of 13 chapters and approximately 3,400 TU members.
WINTER/12 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGEMONTANA TU’S MISSION is to conserve, protect and restore Montana’s world-class coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.
www.montanatu.org
Got trout plates? Pick them up at your County Motor Vehicle office!
Many TU members in Montana are involved in veterans
programs, including: The Wounded Warriors Project. Its mission is to honor and empower wounded service people. Fishing is one of many activities the organization uses to nurture the mind and body, while encouraging economic empowerment and engagement. See www.woundedwarriorproject.org. A group of retired Vietnam-era officers founded Warriors and Quiet Waters. It provides traumatically injured U.S. servicemen and women from Iraq and Afghanistan with a high-quality restorative program, using the therapeutic experience of fly fishing on Montana waters. Long time Bozeman TU member Bob Frey was instrumental in its formation in 2007. See www.warriorsandquietwaters.org. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing is a well-established national organization. It assists in the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active duty military personnel and veterans through fly-fishing and fly tying education and outings. Its presence in Montana is enabled by the VA hospital in Helena. Bob Frey is a principle, as is noted Montana fly-tier Bob Lay, who has developed a 6-week fly tying curriculum and class for teaching disabled veterans. Garrett Fawaz, a veteran and president of MTU’s Pat Barnes-Missouri River Chapter, is also highly involved. The chapter’s two drift boats are available free of charge for veterans fishing the Missouri River out of Craig. Call Headhunters Fly Shop at 406-235-3447 to reserve. And see www.projecthealingwaters.org.
“The greatest casualty is being forgotten.” -- from Wounded Warrior website
“7/24/10-Wounded Warriors- Hungry Horse to Teakettle, Dan O, Tim J. Larry L. & I each had 2 caregivers. I had Mike from MD. and Jeff from N.C.. Both did well-yellow stim, purple caddis, royal Wulff. Very Intense!”
-- from 7/24/10 entry in my fishing log
Many organizations use fishing to help veterans disabled in Iraq and Afghanistan achieve some
normalcy in their lives. I’ve been privileged to help one of these groups. A friend asked me two Julys ago to help the Wounded Warriors Project by rowing caregivers down the Flathead River for a day of fly-fishing. Caregivers are usually family members who take care of wounded vets. The sons of my guests, Mike and Jeff, sustained serious injuries serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. This was not the usual fishing trip. These guys needed to have fun while talking with others facing similar circumstances. They also needed a break from worrying. They boated their share of fish and seemed to enjoy the day. Later, Mike and Jeff told me about their injured sons. I heard about a 27–year-old who will never be mentally older than about 14 because of traumatic brain injury. I heard about a man losing his job because of conflicts between work and caregiver obligations. I heard about the Defense Department filing a $480,000 judgment to recover “potential insurance benefits,” and about the fear of having your home foreclosed because of the debilitating cost of providing care for a son. I still struggle to describe how I felt while listening to these stories. I can’t adequately express how large our moral obligation is to these veterans and their families. But I am thankful that Montana’s wonderful fisheries provide therapeutic relief to this remarkable group. All veterans, disabled or not, and their families have sacrificed. Please take every opportunity to thank them for what they have done. And support them by contributing time, money or even a box of flies to the caring organizations that put them on our rivers.
Dan Short, Montana TU Chairman
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OFFICERSDAN SHORT, CHAIRMAN
164 Juniper Bend DriveKalispell, MT 59901
DOUG NATION, PAST CHAIRMANAND NLC DIRECTOR
289 BowmanHamilton, MT 59840
DOUG HAACKE, TREASURER2104 Mariposa Lane
Billings, MT 59102656-4072
CHRIS SCHUSTROM, SECRETARY504 Spokane Ave.
Whitefish, MT 59937862-3440
TOM ANACKER, NLC SECRETARY945 Technology Blvd., Ste. 102
Bozeman, MT 59771-1247(h) 586-7585
MTU STAFFBRUCE FARLING
EXECUTIVE [email protected]
MARK AAGENESCONSERVATION DIRECTOR
MICHAEL GIBSON OUTREACH [email protected]
KATE GRANTPROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
MAILING ADDRESSPO Box 7186
Missoula, MT 59807
OFFICE LOCATION111 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 500
Missoula, MT 59802Phone: (406) 543-0054
MONTANA COUNCIL OF
TROUT UNLIMITED
Winter 2012
2011 ANNUAL REPORT
FishEnsuring the health of
the nation’s best wild trout populations is at the heart of what we do. This includes securing strongholds for dwindling native species such as cutthroat trout, bull trout and grayling. Our achievements in 2011 on behalf of wild fish include:
• Pressuring the State of Montana to adopt strong angling regulations on the world-famous Missouri River near Craig to protect wild trout from a growing population of invasive walleyes.
• Establishing a landmark partnership with Yellowstone National Park and our TU colleagues in Wyoming to recover one of the world’s most famous native cutthroat populations at Yellowstone Lake.
• Working with state and federal agencies to reintroduce cutthroats, and restore critical bull trout habitat, in the upper Missouri, Flathead and Clark Fork basins.
WaterClimate change and increasing
human demands are stressing Montana’s water resources. In 2011 we created critical tools that help ensure water is available into the future for healthy aquatic communities by:
• Prevailing in a landmark case in the Montana Supreme Court that guarantees the public a voice in the allocation of water rights in Montana, allowing citizens to protect streams from dewatering.
• Supporting our local chapter’s efforts to force federal managers to improve water management at Yellowtail Dam, promising better protection for the famous tailwater fishery of the Bighorn River.
• Working with the Forest Service to collect field data and develop a list of priority streams, to enable permanent instream flow rights on crucial spawning tributaries of many of Montana’s best trout streams.
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HabitatProtecting high-quality habitat, and restoring damaged riparian zones and stream channels are critical for the future of trout fisheries in Montana. In 2011 we furthered these objectives by:• Initiating habitat restoration
projects in the Bitterroot and upper Clark Fork basins, and partnering with others on ventures in the Yellowstone and Big Hole basins.
• Pressuring the Montana Legislature to continue funding the state’s primary program for restoring fish habitat, during a time of tight budgets.
• Ensuring that fishery projects are a top priority as restoration work proceeds in the mining damaged upper Clark Fork watershed.
• Setting the stage for additional restoration activities in Southwestern Montana, including iconic watersheds such as the Big Hole, Ruby, Beaverhead, Jefferson and Madison Rivers.
PeoplePeople need fish, but fish need people who care about them. Building a cadre of effective trout advocates requires education, reward and recognition. It also requires that anglers have direct experience with the rivers and streams that require our attention. Our efforts in 2011 to connect people and fish include:• Continuing our commitment to
educating kids about habitat and wild trout, by completing our 6th Annual Kids Conservation Camp at Georgetown Lake.
• Participating in The Montana Neighbors Awards, an esteemed program that recognizes the work of conservation oriented private landowners.
• Leading the high-profile effort at the 2011 Montana Legislature in defense of the public’s stream access rights -- thereby ensuring all Montanans can continue enjoying some of the finest trout streams in the world.
Dr. Marshall BloomHamilton, MT
Monte DolackMissoula, MT
Dr. Stanley FalkowHamilton, MT and Portola Valley, CA
Jerry LappierCraig, MT
Bud LillyThree Forks, MT
Craig & Jackie MathewsWest Yellowstone, MT
Tom MorganManhattan, MT
Paul MoseleyMissoula, MT
Roy O’ConnorClinton, MT
Drs. Robert and Peggy Ratcheson
Hamilton, MT
Paul RoosLincoln, MT
Paul StanleyBozeman, MT and
Piedmont, CA
Neale StreeksGreat Falls, MT
K.C. WalshBozeman, MT
Dr. Irving WeissmanHamilton, MT and Redwood City, CA
MONTANA TU STEWARDSHIP DIRECTORS
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How you can contribute
Montana TU gratefully accepts cash, checks and securities. Credit card donations can be made
on line at www.montanatu.org, or by calling Kate Grant toll-free at 888-504-0054. Gifts can be sent to Montana TU at P.O. Box 7186, Missoula, MT 59807.
Planned gifts can create an enduring legacy benefitting Montana’s trout waters now and after
you’re gone. Options include bequests, gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts and contributions to Montana TU’s permanent endowment. Please keep us in mind when you create or update your estate plan.
Your tax-deductible donation funds conservation work and professional advocacy on the
ground in Montana. If you wish to direct your gift to a specific area, such as restoration projects, education or advocacy, you can do so using one of our established funds. Please contact Kate Grant or Bruce Farling toll free at 888-504-0054.
Montana TU’s financial statements are reviewed annually by Boyle, Deveny & Meyer PC, an independent CPA firm in Missoula.
Please send your gift to Montana TU, P.O. Box 7186, Missoula, MT 59807. Or, call Kate Grant toll free at 888-504-0054.
Montana TU’s Tax ID # is 23-7355289.
2011 Financial Report Montana TU’s Fiscal Year: Oct. 1, 2010 - Sept. 30, 2011
Montana TU is financially independent of TU National and is governed by directors from each of the state’s TU chapters. All contributions to Montana TU support conservation, protection and restoration efforts in Montana.
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Individuals
Thank you. Montana TU is grateful to those who supported us this past year, including member chapters, individual donors, foundations, businesses and dedicated volunteers.
Foundations, Organizations & Businesses
Madeline Aagenes
Jim Abel
Heather Almquist
Tom Anacker
Merna Andres
Stan Anglen
Wilbur & Sarah Avril
Craig Barfoot
Bill & Pat Barringer
Richard & Diana Beattie
J. Bruce Beckwith
Douglas P. Beighle
Sean Benton
Edwin Berkinshaw
JoDean Bing
Ted Birr
Jessica Bouchee
Tim Bozik
Stan & Glenda Bradshaw
Scott & Charlotte Brooke
Jesse Brooks
Bill Bruzek
Robert Bungarz
Bruce Burnett
Teagan & Conor Byorth
Pat & Susan Byorth
Eileen Carney
John T. Carpenter
Allen Chrisman
David & Patricia Constable
Stan Cook
Tim & Kathy Crawford
Howe Crockett
Norton Cross
Tom Deveny
Douglas Doty
Sarsfield & Teresa
Dougherty
Roger Doyel
Buddy Drake
Robert Dunnagan
Bob Ebinger
Eddie Olwell
Paul Elder
Rebecca Ellison
Sarah Ellison
Daniel Ellison
& Elizabeth Fournier
Michael & Roslyn Ellison
Ron Erickson
Kirk & Beth Evenson
Stan Falkow & Lucy Tompkins
J. Paul Ferguson
Paul Fickes
Robert Flynn
Henri Foch
Mark & Ethel Fogelsong
Al Foucar
Lynn Fuqua
Michael K. Gewitz
Paul Gingras
Keith Glaes
Berril Gold
Bill & Gerry Gram
Dennis Grundman
Mary Anne Guggenheim
Doug Haacke
Casey Hackathorn
R. Terry Hammerschmidt
Kiku & Johnnie Hanes
Michael Hanford
Tom Harding
Stanley Hastings
Eric Hayhurst
Ed Heger
Pat Hemingway
Shane Hendrickson
Gregory Hertz
John Herzer & Terri Raugland
Ken High
James A. Highland
Robert E. Hill
Joe Hoch
Verne House
Bob Howard
Jan Janura
Jerry Parker
Wynn & Minette Jessup
Jim Paulsen
Amy Jimmerson
Cindy Jimmerson
John Kimball
James Johnsey
Robert Johnston
Will Johnston
John Jost
George Kesel
Donald Kiely
Jill King
Lawrence Klee
Barry Klien
Matthew W. Klumpp
Barbara Klutinis
Gene & Carolyn Koch
Jeffery Lake
Michael Lancaster
Story & Dennis Landis
Richard Lauritzen
Land M. Lindbergh
W. Dawson List
R.V. Little
Merle Loman
John B. Lord
Fred Lurie
Kelly Lynn
Arnold Lyon
John & Carolyn MacKenzie
Charles & Kathlyne Maltby
Campanelli Mark
Ben Massion
Craig & Jackie Mathews
Jack Mauer
Doug McClelland
William McIvor
Thomas & Doreen McMahon
Gregg Messel
Gerald Meyer
Curt & Rolane Meyer
Warren Michelson
Mitch Miller
William & Joyce Miller
Christian Miller
Dan Milligan
Thomas Mocilac
Jay Monahan
Dick Monroe
Kim & Jeff Montag
William J. & Peggy Jo
Moore
Paul & Jeanne Moseley
Kent Myers
Eric Myers
Doug Nation
Daniel Nauts
John Neely
Wesley & Janet Nelson
Kathi Nickel
Allen Norris
Emily O’Conner
Roy & Susan O’Connor
Allen Olsen
Mark Ozog
George Parisot
Reno Parker
Daryl and Sherrie Parker
Robert Pearcy
Harry & Cindy Poett
John Porter
Tom Pruitt
Andy Puckett
Robert A. and Peggy S.
Ratcheson
Bruce & Paula Rehwinkel
Ruth & Kim Reineking
Donald R. Reithlingshoefer
Larry Richardson
Penny Ritchie
John & Nancy Roberts
Andrew & Karen Roberts
Chase Robeson
Christopher Rock
Sandra Roe
Paul & Carolyn Roos
Lloyd E. Ross
Richard & Marjorie Rothermel
James Sadler
Frank & Bev Salomonsen
Len Sauer, MD
Steve Schombel
Chris Schustrom
Bill & Lynn Schwanke
Bob & Terry Scott
Lance Sears
Joseph Sears
Wayne Seitz
Randall Shannon
David Shattuck
Howard Sheridan
Ron & Adelaide Shields
William Shields
Dan Short
Michael Small
Fritz & Nancy Snideman
John Snively
Dudley Snyder
Nicholas Spencer
Adam Spenner
Dawn Splan
Paul & Marolyn Stanley
Ralph Stephens
Ted & Martha Stetler
Linda Stoll
Rick Stowell
Karen & Jim Stutzman
David Stuver
Ron & Wendy Susott
Will Swearingen
James Thompson
Greg Tollefson
James & Marcia Valeo
Agnes & Jeff Vandergrift
Sandy & Pam Volkmann
Ann & Robert Von Pentz
Richard Vorous
Loren Vranish
Kevin Wagner
Jim Wallace
K.C. Walsh
Willard Weaver
Irving Weissman
Roy A. Wells
Tom Wenke
Idell Weydemeyer
Steve Wickliffe
George Widener
Frank Willett
John Wilson
Kendrick R. and Linda B.
Wilson
Dave & Sherri Wood
C. Baker Wright
Hugh Zackheim
AlphaGraphics
Bayern Brewing, Inc.
Big Blackfoot TU Chapter
Bitterroot TU Chapter
Blackfoot River Outfitters
Blue Ribbon Flies
Cape Cod TU Chapter
The Cinnabar Foundation
The Fanwood Foundation
First Interstate
Bancsystem Foundation
Fishs Eddy O
GlaxoSmithKline
Foundation
Kinsale Communications
Lewis & Clark TU Chapter
Magic City Fly Fishers
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Foundation
The Norcross
Wildlife Foundation
Out in the Cold Productions
Pat Barnes-Missouri River
TU Chapter
Ruby Springs Lodge
The Pleiades Foundation
R & R Enterprises
Riverbend Publishing
Simms
The Thomas and Stacey
Siebel Foundation
Trout and Salmon
Foundation
W.O.O.D. Foundation
Wapiti Waters
West Slope TU Chapter
Aaron France
Charles Maltby
Art Weydemeyer
Don Williams
In Memoriam
Above Donations Received 10/1/10 - 9/30/11
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BITTER ROOT CHAPTER #80Cassie Buhl, Hamilton
BIG BLACKFOOT CHAPTER #544Scott Gordon, Seeley Lake
FLATHEAD VALLEY CHAPTER #85Chris Schustrom, Whitefish [email protected]
862-3440
GEORGE GRANT CHAPTER #183Bob Olson, Butte
JOE BROOKS CHAPTER #25Sharon Sweeny Fee, Livingston
KOOTENAI VALLEY CHAPTER #683Travis Lee, Kalispell
LEWIS & CLARK CHAPTER #656Bill Fraser, [email protected]
842-7442
MADISON-GALLATIN CHAPTER #24Mark Peterson, Bozeman
MAGIC CITY FLY FISHERS #582
Lyle Courtnage, [email protected]
896-1824
MISSOURI RIVER FLYFISHERS Sam Wike, Great Falls
PAT BARNES/MISSOURI RIVER CHAPTER #55
Garrett Fawaz, [email protected]
422-4426
SNOWY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER #610Mike Chapman, Lewistown
WEST SLOPE CHAPTER #56Carey Schmidt, [email protected]
360-5256
MONTANA TROUT UNLIMITED
CHAPTERS& PRESIDENTS
Montana TU Conservation & Fly Fishing Camp
July 8-12, 2012 Montana TU is accepting applications to fill 15 spots for kids ages 12 -15 at our 2012 Kid’s Camp, where they’ll learn about fly fishing, fly tying, stream restoration, watershed management and trout biology.
The $300 camp fee includes all meals and lodging at Camp Watanopa, on the banks of Georgetown Lake. Details and applications available at www.montanatu.org.
To volunteer, donate fly tying materials*, or for more information, contact volunteer camp coordinator Penny Ritchie at 406-396-7300 or [email protected].
WE NEED: *Especially olive chenille and olive maribou
• Fishing “guides” to help with casting, knots, etiquette & fish handling• Campfire Host, Camp “Moms,” Pancake Chef• Fly Tiers (at camp and/or to provide flies for campers)Participants do not need to know how to fish! There is plenty of free time for volunteers, who can stay at the camp or provide their own lodging.
UPPER CLARK FORK, Continued from page 1
Foundations, Organizations & Businesses
AlphaGraphics
Bayern Brewing, Inc.
Big Blackfoot TU Chapter
Bitterroot TU Chapter
Blackfoot River Outfitters
Blue Ribbon Flies
Cape Cod TU Chapter
The Cinnabar Foundation
The Fanwood Foundation
First Interstate
Bancsystem Foundation
Fishs Eddy O
GlaxoSmithKline
Foundation
Kinsale Communications
Lewis & Clark TU Chapter
Magic City Fly Fishers
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Foundation
The Norcross
Wildlife Foundation
Out in the Cold Productions
Pat Barnes-Missouri River
TU Chapter
Ruby Springs Lodge
The Pleiades Foundation
R & R Enterprises
Riverbend Publishing
Simms
The Thomas and Stacey
Siebel Foundation
Trout and Salmon
Foundation
W.O.O.D. Foundation
Wapiti Waters
West Slope TU Chapter
Aaron France
Charles Maltby
Art Weydemeyer
Don Williams
restoration activities. FWP ranked Clark Fork tributaries after assessing three main characteristics: 1.) value as a recruitment source for sport fish to the river; 2.) value as a recreational fishery on its own; and, 3.) value as a native species fishery. Other top priorities include the Little Blackfoot River, Warm Springs Creek and Racetrack Creek. Secondary priorities include Flint Creek, Boulder Creek and Blacktail Creek. The allocation plan and fishery prioritization plan (a similar document was completed for terrestrial wildlife habitat) are the guideposts for where and what types of projects will occur. Among the restoration tools that could be deployed are enhancement of damaged riparian habitat, removal of barriers to fish movement, reconstruction of damaged channels, and enhancement of instream flows through investments
in water conservation or leasing of water rights. It’s important to note that the restoration activities must restore, enhance or replace damaged fishery values, and that they need not occur on a water directly damaged by historical mining. Further, the projects are not meant to substitute for remediation of pollution sources that are being required under Clark Fork Superfund cleanup – a process in itself that when complete will total in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The damage claim program will now focus on developing additional direction for determining how best to get the funding to specific projects currently planned, and those still in the conceptual phase. It’s unclear at this time whether future work will be done primarily by state agencies, or whether there might be a direct role for non-agencies through a grant program
or similar mechanisms, as has occurred in the past. Montana TU and its chapters have used grants from the natural resource damage fund to finance recent projects. The removal of the Milltown Dam and the contaminated sediment it impounded, at the confluence of the Clark Fork and Blackfoot, as well as the reconstruction of natural river channels in the old reservoir area, seems to have occurred in the blink of an eye. Who would have thought in the late 1980s, when we started wrestling with that mess, we’d be where we are today? We can only hope that cleanup and restoration of the enormous basin upstream – with its great fishery potential – will be as successful.
Contact Bruce Farling at [email protected]
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