Water Worth Saving

DU Conserve: The Gulf Coast from DucksUnlimited on Vimeo.

Via the Missoulian last week – More Restrictions Possible on Flathead River Floats. Having spent quite a few years up there in the Flathead, we grew to really appreciate the unique waters in that neck of the woods, particularly the Middle, South, and Upper Main sections. Not the fishiest in Montana perhaps, but there’s some […]

Via the Washington Examiner – Federal Court Deals Decisive Blow to Obama Water Rule. An fly-fishing attorney friend sent this link over a few days ago and asked what I’d read about this very recent ruling (US District Court of the Southern District of Texas) in the past week or so. I told him the […]

Kudos to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for opening a study to consider including the South Umpqua in their state Scenic Waterway Program. The Native Fish Society has a nice piece here on the announcement and some deeper details on the river section in the study, as well as an overview of the Scenic […]

DU Films: Ruby Valley from DucksUnlimited on Vimeo.

Wild Olympics from American Whitewater on Vimeo.

Talking to a friend this past weekend and the subject of backcountry / high country / small waters in remote areas of the West came up, which led him to share (in a wandering, roundabout sort of way) some phenomenal stories of fishing in the Rubies. Development is threatening some pristine areas and waters there, […]

Dirty Gold from Pat Finnegan on Vimeo. Learn about the harmful and controversial practice of suction dredge mining in rivers of North Central Idaho. Suction dredging uses a motorized pump mounted on a floating platform to suck up stream beds in the search for gold. Sand, gravel and silt are then discharged back into the […]

Koktuli Wild from NRS Films on Vimeo. At the heart of the Alaskan Pebble Mine controversy, the Koktuli River winds its way through the Alaskan bushland from its source at Frying Pan Lake to Bristol Bay. Known for the salmon that return to the region each year in epic proportions to spawn and die, disrupting […]

Bonefish & Tarpon Trust: Everglades Water Quality from Bonefish and Tarpon Trust on Vimeo.

Those of you who are fans of Montana’s Smith River have no doubt heard this news by now: the Montana DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality) has issued their Draft EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) for the proposed Black Butte mine project. The early news on the EIS document, reported across regional more than national outlets like […]

Protect Port A from Port Aransas Conservancy on Vimeo.

Nifty op ed recently in the Missoulian about the push to get the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA) on the table for debate and passage. A worthy read, and an even more worthy objective. Read more about the BCSA here on the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project site. Git ‘er done.

With a tip of the hat to the ‘Pebble Fatigue Syndrome’ (people’s level of attention and motivation to act dropping as a function of time), I’m happy to remain a member of the chorus of voices insisting that the Pebble Mine project is STILL simply the wrong mine in the wrong place. The risks of […]