Lost in the maelstrom of federal firings and funding freezes is the trickle-down effect these policies will have on conservation and stewardship in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. As devastating—and confusing—as the mass layoffs have already been, their broader...
The Lower Shields River Watershed is set to receive approximately $1.5 million over the next three years as the next Non-point Source Focus Watershed selected by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). In December 2024, the Livingston-based nonprofit...
Riverfront property is great until a house falls into the water. Preventing such catastrophes is among the goals of a recent study aimed at predicting how the banks of the Yellowstone River are likely to change over the next 100 years. The 2024 Yellowstone River...
Imagine what your favorite local river or stream might have looked like 200 years ago. There were no railroads, no cars whizzing by; the river may have sprawled across a wide area, with branching channels weaving in every direction. Cottonwoods and willows likely...
Livingston-based nonprofit Montana Freshwater Partners was awarded nearly $300,000 from the Bureau of Reclamation this month to help enhance wetland and stream health in Park County. The $299,533 grant, to be distributed over three years, will go toward the Park Co....
Montana Freshwater Partners (MFP) works to restore and preserve healthy rivers, streams, and wetlands by applying science-based practices to complex problems impacting water resources and communities throughout Montana. Considering that 80 percent of all life is...
