Middle Fork Judith River Restoration Project
- Location: Darkhorse Hall & Wine Snug, 1st Avenue South, Great Falls, MT, USA (View on Google Maps) Start Date: May 8, 2025
- Start Time: 6:00 pm
Join Wild Montana’s Island Range Chapter to celebrate the restoration of the Middle Fork Judith River. Chris Edgington from Montana Trout Unlimited will show slides and a short video about the cooperative effort to relocate a section of jeep road away from the river bottom, restore the natural channel and recover wild trout populations in the Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area. Guest speakers will describe partnership agency and non-governmental organization roles.
Details: May 8, Dark Horse Hall, Celtic Cowboy Pub House (downstairs), 116 1st Ave S, Great Falls. Doors open at 6:00 with appetizers and a no-host bar.
After three decades of IRC advocacy for the relocation of a 2.5 mile section of the Middle Fork Road which had devastated the river and its fishery, the road section was obliterated in 2023. Stream restoration at 17 fords and 52 entrance/exit ramps is now underway. A horse and hiker trail was also re-established through this scenic river canyon in the Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area. Wild Montana-IRC thanks Montana Trout Unlimited, Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest, Montana DEQ and the EPA for their crucial roles and funding support to restore the Middle Fork Judith.
More: https://wildmontana.org/event/restoring-the-middle-fork-judith-the-power-of-partnership/
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