Earth Day Tree Planting in Butte

Join Butte - Siver Bow, Montana Tech, the Montana State University Extension, and the Energy Corps this Saturday at the West Gagnon mineyard to plant trees and celebrate Earth Day.

Volunteer to help the Big Hole

"The Big Hole Watershed Committee and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are in need of volunteers to  cut willow stakes for the French & Moose Creek restoration project area. BHWC, MFWP, and volunteers will meet:
Monday, April 25, 2016 9am at the Moose Creek turnoff
Directions:

Find the Moose Creek turnoff:

The Moose Creek turnoff is located on Highway 569 (Mill Creek Road), the Scenic Byway between Highway 43 and Anaconda, MT.  Blue signs marked BHWC Restoration Tour will be visible. Please note, this is a volunteer field day, not a restoration tour. The French & Moose Creeks restoration project tour will be held later at a later date.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please bring sunscreen and loppers/cutters if available.

RSVP to:
Tana Nulph, BHWC Conservation Programs Coordinator, by April 21st 406-267-3421 or tnulph@bhwc.org so we can plan for lunch.

Thank you for your support!

About the French & Moose Creeks Restoration Project:
The French & Moose Creeks restoration project will repair streams impacted by historic placer mining and smelting that occurred around the turn of the 20th century. The restoration will improve water quality & the fishery and will restore degraded wetlands. Willows cut in April will be planted in May/June. The French & Moose Creek project is a collaborative effort with several funding sources and nearly $1.3 million in funding secured."
-GGTU

Beaverhead River Cleanup Today!!

The Lewis and Clark Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting a Beaverhead River Cleanup TODAY. For more information, contact Brian Wheeler at 440-812-7798 of Craig Jones at 406-544-9815.

Montana Tech Restoration Ecology Seminar Presents: Rob Roberts of Trout Unlimited

Tomorrow, April 6, 2016, the Montana Tech Ecological Restoration Seminar presents Rob Roberts of Trout Unlimited.  

Rob has been spearheading stream restoration projects all along the Clark Fork.  He started the Nine Mile valley work and is now working on the Upper Little Blackfoot River, an important tributary to the Upper Clark Fork.

This is not one to be missed!!  The seminar is on the Montana Tech campus, in Butte, Montana in the Chemistry and Biology Building (room 102) @ 4 pm.  This seminar is open to the public!

I'll see you there!