Crown of the Continent and the Greater Yellowstone Magazine - Summer/Fall 2015

Check out this fabulous publication from the University of Montana.  There are some great articles on the battle against invasive lake trout in Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks.

Fishing for Weeds - U of M Ecological Restoration students asking the public for help!

Artificial pond at the Rock Creek Confluence property 

The University of Montana's Ecological Restoration Program is holding a big volunteer event this Saturday to benefit the property at the confluence of Rock Creek and the Clark Fork.  Read the history of the property from this old post.

The work will focus on a weed pull and some trial building.  The fun will include:

• A fly casting competition
• Food
• Beverages
• A live band!

If you were shy about attending a volunteer event in the past, this is not one to be missed!

This event starts at 9:00 am Sat. April 25th.

Those interested in volunteering should RSVP to fishingforweeds2015@gmail.com. Volunteers should bring work attire and a fly rod if they plan to participate in the casting competition.

For more information call Cara Nelson, UM ecological restoration program director, at 406-243-6066 or email cara.nelson@umontana.edu.

The osprey are back in Montana- Missoula osprey cam

Iris the osprey is back in Missoula and is currently rebuilding her nest.  There was some worry that all the construction on the new Missoula College building may cause Iris not no nest here.  Turns out that is not the case.  You can watch two construction projects at once, the college and the nest.  There is also a little sparrow that keeps stopping by to take little bits of nesting material while Iris is away.

Stanley, the male osprey of the couple should be back in town any day now.

This camera is hosted by the Montana Osprey Project  and the Cornell Ornithology Lab

You can make a donation to help fund the project here.