Clark Fork (river) - Conservation

Conservation

  • "Tri-State Water Quality Council". http://www.tristatecouncil.org. Citizens, business, industry, tribes, government and environmental groups combined to oversee the Clark Fork-Pend Oreille river system
  • "Clark Fork - Pend Oreille Conservancy". http://www.cfpoconservancy.org/. non-profit land trust serving Sanders County, Montana and Bonner County, Idaho
  • "Clark Fork Coalition". http://www.clarkfork.org. The coalition was founded in 1985 and is dedicated to protecting and restoring the Clark Fork River basin.
  • "Watershed Education Network (WEN)". http://www.montanawatershed.org.- WEN is a 501(c)(3) organization located in Missoula, Montana. WEN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering knowledge, appreciation and awareness of watershed health through science, outreach, and education. Since 1996, WEN has been dedicated to growing the next generation of watershed stewards. WEN serves over 3,000 western Montana K–12 students annually through its School Stream Monitoring Program. Stream Monitoring field trips take place at 30 different stream sites across western Montana each fall and spring.
  • "Clark Fork Watershed Education Program". http://www.cfwep.org/index.html. - The program uses outdoor activities and local experts to teach about the effects of settlement and industry on the Upper Clark Fork basin, and to give students and educators the scientific background to quantify the health of our watershed.

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