North Fork Preservation Association

Occasionally, we get correspondence from our good neighbors to the north, claiming that Montanans are hypocritical in opposing mine development in the Canadian Flathead when there is active mine development elsewhere in Montana.

As the treasurer of Montana Trout Unlimited, I write to express our organization

British Petroleum has formally applied for an exploration permit for coal-bed methane gas in the Flathead and Elk River drainages of southeastern British Columbia, a provincial liaison to the Flathead Basin Commission said Wednesday.

The interconnectivity of northwest Montana’s water sources serve as a double-edged sword.

As two coal-based mining projects begin to move ahead in British Columbia, an effort by the province and neighbouring Montana to work together on the environmental effects of mining has cooled off.

The Fire Information Links page has been updated. It provides links to local fire news, maps, reports, status, imagery and weather.

Representatives of several northwestern states including Montana, Canadian provinces, and large corporations converged on Anchorage, Alaska last week to attend the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region