Your help on this project will have
an immediate positive impact on the health of the Burnt Fork! Over the past
year, Trout Unlimited installed a mile of riparian fencing on the Ellison
Cattle Company property, just East of Stevensville. In June, more volunteers
helped plant areas near the stream with riparian vegetation to provide shade
and stabilize the streambank.
Now, with the hot weather, it is
critical to make sure the new plants have enough water to survive and take
hold. If you have time and the inclination to help, the plants need water.
Volunteers will be asked to tote 5 gallon buckets (or whatever you can carry)
to the thirsty plants. The section closest to the Eastside Highway has the
driest plants. In late July, there was still about an 80% survival rate which
is pretty good. Please help Montana and Bitter Root Trout Unlimited save these
plants that we worked so hard to install. Thank you to Ellison Cattle Company
for partnering with us on this important project.
To help and get more information,
please email Bitter Root Trout Unlimited President, Cassie Buhl at cassie.buhl@gmail.com.
Location of project:
Location of project:
Ellison Cattle Company Inc
Jean Ellison
Jean Ellison
4171 Eastside Highway
Stevensville,
MT
59870-6693 click here for map
Additional information contact:
Heather Whiteley Project Manager Trout Unlimited 111 N. Higgins Suite 500 Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 531-8657 heather.whiteley@tu.org
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