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Capacity Funding to Improve Water Quality and Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution

This project was funded by a Big Sky Watershed Corps Cost Share Capacity grant from the MWCC Watershed Fund.

Project Description

BSWC Member Daniel Holder focused on restoration efforts in the Bull River, a tributary of the Lower Clark Fork River, planting and protecting more than 450 trees and shrubs along the mainstem and East Fork of the Bull River with the help of volunteers and community partners. Daniel also helped the watershed group and Sanders County Conservation District with their community and landowner outreach efforts and worked with the watershed group’s state and federal partners on ground water monitoring, electrofishing, and other monitoring efforts at past and future restoration sites.

Project Outcomes and Impacts

  • 50 Community Partners engaged
  • 7 Conservation Practices implemented
  • 100 Acres made more resilient to changing conditions
  • 20 miles of stream bank restored
  • 454 Trees and Shrubs planted
Daniel Holder and an USGS employee attempting to install a ground water monitoring well along the Vermilion River. Photo Credit: Sarah Busmire
An educational kayaking trip along the Bull River with Project ASCENT showing the students the LCFWG work and teaching them about Reed Canary Grass. Photo Credit: Sarah Busmire

Become part of MWCC’s NEW 406 Water Crew!

We aren’t at 406 members yet, so we’ll keep going! Joining at just $5 a month is one of the most impactful ways to convene and connect Montana’s community of water conservation practitioners from around the state. By joining the Crew, you will be contributing directly to Montana Watershed Fund initiatives, like professional development funding that provides stipends for travel, food, lodging, and registration for trainings and conferences.
“As a small nonprofit with limited funds, attending the Montana Annual Water Resources Association Conference is not an opportunity I would have had without a professional development award. Attending this conference helped me make connections that have helped me grow the Sun River Watershed Group and provide better benefits to our community.” -Tracy Wendt, Sun River Watershed Group Executive Director
Learn more about how joining the Crew today safeguards Montana’s landscapes, wildlife, and thriving communities!