CFWEP UPDATES
Become a CFWEP volunteer! We are looking for fieldtrip leader help for our school visits this fall. Anyone is welcome! For more information, click here.
CFWEP is currently holding a silent auction for two pieces of art produced as part of our commemoration of the centennial of the great 1908 flood that heavily impacted the Clark Fork River. Click the image below to learn more, view the art, and submit a bid
(most recent update: 08.21.08):
Learn about CFWEP's newest professional development opportunity for Montana 3rd-6th grade teachers by clicking here (pdf).
Attention Academy Participants:
Download Evaluation Forms for the 2008 Teachers' Academy:
Evaluation Form (word doc)
Evaluation Form (pdf)
09.03.08:
The Clark Fork Restoration News page has been updated.
08.26.08:
Breaking news:
From the Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC):
The judge has signed the consent decree for the Clark Fork River. This is an important step in the process of getting the river cleaned up. Now there is a 60 day appeal period followed by a 30 day period for funding to reach the state. The state will then have money to begin clean up work.
DOJ Press Release
Missoulian Article
08.21.08:
The CFWEP Calendar has been updated.
08.04.08:
Virtual Historic Butte: for those interested in Butte history and architecture, this site is a clearinghouse of historic information, with regular updates. A link to the site has also been added to the CFWEP Resources page.
08.01.08:
Instructions for making a simple turbidity tube have been added to the Teachers' Resources section.
07.15.08:
CFWEP is expanding our online presence to Facebook. Visit CFWEP's Facebook page by clicking here. Our Facebook site will serve as our future repository for new CFWEP photos, and offers a good way for interested folks to stay up on the latest and greatest from CFWEP.
06.26.08:
With the support of the Montana Tech Foundation, CFWEP is now able to accept online donations. To give to CFWEP, click here, or use the handy "Donate Now" button at the top right of this page.
06.10.08:
A new guest entry from oceanographer Wallace J. Nichols has been added to the CFWEP blog.
CFWEP Hats Now Available! Show your fashionable support for the Clark Fork Basin. Visit our Support CFWEP: Merchandise page for more information.
WHAT IS CFWEP?
The Clark Fork Watershed Education Program is a multi-disciplinary science -outreach program for schools in the Upper Clark Fork Basin of Montana, from Butte to Bonner. The largest Superfund site in the United States also serves as a showcase for environmental understanding, and how a damaged ecosystem can be restored.
WHY WATERSHED SCIENCE EDUCATION?
We live on a planet that is mostly covered with water. Of course, most of that water is salty, and most of the rest is ice and snow. Less than 0.6% of earth’s water is available for humans to use. At CFWEP we study this small amount of water as if our lives depend on it – because they do! (...read more)
