Advocacy and Outreach

  • Smith River guide urges MT DEQ to extend public comment period

    Smith River guide John Kowalski’s push for more time and additional public opportunities to comment on the proposed Black Butte mine is spot on. The Smith River is too important for the DEQ to be rushing the public through the 796-page Environmental Impact Statement. Read John’s full op-ed in the Helena Independent Record. 

  • Golden Sunlight Mine set to end operations

    As Montana’s Golden Sunlight mine prepares to close, the mine manager reminds us that the closure is happening because “It’s a nonrenewable resource.” Once there isn’t enough gold to be profitable, it’s over…except for the polluted water, which “will have to be pumped and treated in perpetuity.” The jobs and tax base disappear but the…

  • MTU hosts 2019 guide briefing

    The atmosphere was casual and the mood convivial as area guides gathered at the MTU headquarters for the 2019 MTU guide briefing. Montana Trout Unlimited and Trout Unlimited’s Clark Fork Program staff provided policy, legislative and project updates with a focus on information relevant to the guiding community.  Mike Bias, executive director of Fishing Outfitters…