Montanans Show Up in Big Numbers to Oppose Mine at Headwaters of Famous Trout Rivers

The Bitterroot River in early spring. Photograph: Phil Monahan

Lately, anglers and conservationists in Montana have fought a number of completely different mining proposals, with varied ranges of success. In Subject & Stream, Travis Corridor writes concerning the newest chapter on this saga:

An organization with Canadian roots that calls itself “US Crucial Supplies” is making an attempt to quick observe a plan to construct a big mine on public land instantly above the headwaters of certainly one of Montana’s finest trout fisheries. In line with Montana-based conservationists, the West Fork of the Bitterroot River—identified for its legendary salmon fly hatches and a local cutthroat trout inhabitants that exceeds 1,000 fish per river mile in some sections—might be irreparably broken if the corporate is allowed to construct its mine, which might be situated in an space often called Sheep Creek within the Bitterroot Nationwide Forest. Mine opponents say the undertaking would additionally hurt the primary stem of the Bitterroot River, which is fed by the West Fork and attracts anglers from everywhere in the nation.

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