Patagonia wants to crush fly fishing’s barriers to entry, empower our community and keep fishable waders out of landfills. For a limited time, Fins & Feathers of Bozeman is selling upcycled Patagonia waders (valued at $500) for only $200….
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Federal Court Reverses Rollback of MT Nutrient Pollution Standard
On October 30, 2020 the Federal District Court of Montana Issued An Order In Our (Second) Nutrient Pollution Exemption Lawsuit Holding EPA & MT Accountable to Improve Wastewater Pollution Controls For Most of MT’s Largest Polluters In response to our…
Trump Administration relaxes rules for oil and gas drilling in National Forests
The Trump administration has released its plan to make it easier for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. Forest Service lands. Public comments concerning the proposed rule are being accepted through November 2, 2020. The proposed rule would cut the…
Summer 2020 Neon-Green Algal Bloom on the Gallatin River
Once again Montana’s World-Famous Gallatin River is Experiencing a Miles-Long, Green Algal Bloom. This “New Normal” is not, in fact, Normal. The Gallatin River is a jewel of our state and the treasured community backyard of Big Sky and Bozeman….
Big Trout Numbers Down in Upper Madison
The number of large brown and rainbow trout in the upper Madison River has declined below 20-year averages, and fisheries biologists are unsure why. “It’s been good to excellent recruitment for quite a while, but the adults aren’t there,” said…
Tell Gov. Bullock to Look Before We Leap With the Madison Food Park Slaughterhouse
Join the City of Great Falls in asking Gov. Bullock to order a cumulative impacts study of the diverse effects that the Madison Food Park Slaughterhouse will likely create. WHAT: Local citizens fighting to stop the Madison Food Park slaughterhouse…
We’re Hiring – Join Our Waterkeeper Team!
Job Announcement: Outreach Director The Organization Upper Missouri Waterkeeper (UMW) is a grassroots-based, regional nonprofit organization that serves as a public advocate for clean water and healthy communities in Southwest and West-Central Montana. We investigate pollution issues, patrol landscapes…
Maui & Montana
What does a win for clean water at the U.S. Supreme Court means for Montana’s battle against nutrient pollution and algal blooms? In a big win for clean water, on Thursday, April 23rd, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with environmental…
Montanans Deserves Environmental Protections, Even During the Coronavirus Crisis
Montanans deserve government agencies willing to protect us from public health threats – our taxes pay for it and our state constitution demands it. The COVID-19 pandemic makes this truth more evident and urgent than ever. However, the US Environmental…
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Rollback of MT’s Science-Based Nutrient Criteria
Today Upper Missouri Waterkeeper filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s February 2020 approval of a series of “Poison Pill” variance rules that undermine critical nutrient pollution controls for Montana waterways. This lawsuit is the latest action we’ve taken to protect…