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While we await the final decision by the Montana Supreme Court, regardless of the outcome we will remain staunch defenders and watchdogs of the Smith. Additionally, we are working with Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks on identifying restoration opportunities to improve water quality and quantity for the future.

MTU continues to incur significant costs in our fight to defend the Smith. Please visit our donation page to make a contribution today.

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A visual history of our fight to protect the Smith.

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  • Smith Mine Draft EIS released for public comment

    It’s game time folks. We need YOU to attend public hearings, submit comments to DEQ, and get your friends, neighbors, and acquaintances to do the same. The Smith River mine represents an existential threat to the Smith, and it’s time to let the Montana Department of Environmental Quality know how much this river matters to all of…

  • The Smith River’s real treasure

    There is another reason, beyond recreation and conservation, why we wish to preserve our rivers. It’s a quieter reason: At the river we find healing, release, solace, a physical manifestation in front of us that says plainly, “The only way is forward. Just keep going.” A great guest column on the Smith River

  • Smith River mine will have to build an additional water treatment pond

    It is hard to trust their general message of they are going to do it right when we see these kind of changes and are surprised by them,” said David Brooks of Montana TU. “They are changes that pose serious risks to both water quality and water quantity.” Read the KZBK story here