This August 2-8, we’re celebrating the first ever Watercraft Inspector Appreciation Week with our partners at Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and Protect Our Waters Montana. Thanks to our inspectors, aquatic invasive species (AIS) spread Read more…
Montana is currently in the midst of an unprecedented heatwave and drought and our wild trout populations are feeling the heat. Many streams around the state are already under “Hoot Owl” fishing restrictions or full Read more…
This is the wrong mine in the wrong ore body in the wrong watershed. The DEQ completely failed to look at that cumulative analysis, the potential of mine expansion to occur. It’s going to impact several Read more…
A Guest Blog by Jon Hanson, Fish Biologist, NorthWestern Energy An impressive migration was documented again this week by Patrick Uthe and Craig Podner (FWP Missoula). We had a 21 inch rainbow trout (3.5 lbs) Read more…
MTU’s Outreach Coordinator will enjoy a diverse variety of tasks falling primarily under the Marketing/Communications and Outreach headings. We seek an experienced, self-motivated, personable individual interested in helping with all external communication needs. MTU’s outreach Read more…
“I believe this proposed mine will be another catastrophic event in the history of Montana hard rock mining,” said Curtis Thompson, a Cascade County resident who owns property on the Smith River. A recent op-ed Read more…
Before a mine can start moving minerals an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be completed. The first step in the process is scoping. Scoping is the initial process of determining what issues should be studied Read more…
Joe Newman spent two months this summer at Camp Baker, the public put in to the Smith River, educating people about the proposed copper mine that threatens the health of the Smith River watershed. Read Read more…