Clarks Fork Yellowstone Partnership

09/01/2026

❗️Can you ID Spotted Knapweed?⁉️ Have you seen it on your property? Contact https://carbonmt.gov/invasive-plant-department/ in Carbon County!

09/01/2026

All are welcome to attend!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HlrbKvWo-FvK0pO68CXv0vP03MSCMLhp/view?usp=sharing

08/26/2026

🚨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲: 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝🚨

Aquatic invasive species don’t stop at county lines—and once they become established in a river, creek, irrigation ditch, pond, or reservoir, they can be extremely difficult to control.

The 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙕𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙙𝙨𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙡 is spreading in Montana, and Carbon County residents, landowners, anglers, irrigators, recreationists, and anyone who works around water all have a role to play in protecting the 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒀𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅

These tiny snails can easily hitch a ride in 𝐦𝐮𝐝, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐫 moved from one waterbody to another. Because they reproduce rapidly, even a very small number can create a new population.

That means prevention starts right here at home.

💧 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧. 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐃𝐫𝐲. everything that comes into contact with water.
🥾 Check boots, waders, equipment, and gear for mud and vegetation.
🚜 Be mindful when moving equipment between ditches, ponds, creeks, and rivers.
🔎 Learn what aquatic invasive species look like and how they spread.
📣 Share this information with your neighbors, employees, family, and friends.

Our local waterways are connected. What happens in one creek, ditch, pond, or stretch of river can affect water resources throughout the watershed, and beyond.

𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Please take a moment to read the information in the shared post and help us spread the word throughout Carbon County.

The eastern heath snail (Xerolenta obvia) has been detected in Gallatin County for the first time. The eastern heath snail was first detected in Montana in 2012 in Belt, Cascade County. Since then…

08/26/2026

🎉 **THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the Channel Migration Zone presentations!**

Across the 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟓𝟎 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 who came to learn more, ask questions, and engage in conversations about channel migration and our local waterways.

We’re grateful to everyone who took the time to attend and be part of the discussion. Community participation like this helps make projects like the CMZ study more meaningful and useful for the people who live, work, recreate, and own property along our rivers.

A special thank-you also goes to our project partners, Tony from DTM Consulting and Jeannette from Montana Freshwater Partners, for their expertise, collaboration, and support in helping make these presentations possible. We greatly appreciate their contributions throughout this project and for sharing this information with our community.

🗺️ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞!

Stay tuned for:

➾ ꜰɪɴᴀʟ CMZ sᴛᴜᴅʏ
➾ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴘs
➾ A ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ for anyone who couldn’t attend—or would like to watch it again

Thank you for your interest, your questions, and your continued engagement in the **Clarks Fork Yellowstone watershed!** 💧

08/19/2026

📣 REMINDER: The CMZ presentations are TOMORROW & FRIDAY!
Did you attend our May 19 presentation in Joliet? Come back and join us again! 🙌
The May presentation was a progress update—this week, we’re going much more in-depth with the completed Channel Migration Zone study and maps.

🏞️ Learn more about how our rivers move and change
🗺️ Take a closer look at the new CMZ maps
💧 Understand how the information can help evaluate river-related risks
❓ Bring your questions and talk with the people behind the project

There’s lots of new information to share, even if you joined us in May!

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with neighbors, landowners, friends, and anyone interested in our local rivers and watershed.

📅 Tomorrow & Friday — we hope to see you there!

08/19/2026

📣 REMINDER: The CMZ presentations are TOMORROW & FRIDAY!

Did you attend our May 19 presentation in Joliet? Come back and join us again! 🙌

The May presentation was a progress update—this week, we’re going much more in-depth with the completed Channel Migration Zone study and maps.

🏞️ Learn more about how our rivers move and change
🗺️ Take a closer look at the new CMZ maps
💧 Understand how the information can help evaluate river-related risks
❓ Bring your questions and talk with the people behind the project

There’s lots of new information to share, even if you joined us in May!

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with neighbors, landowners, friends, and anyone interested in our local rivers and watershed.

📅 Tomorrow & Friday — we hope to see you there!

08/13/2026

WHAT ɪs ɪᴛ﹖ WHY ᴅᴏ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ﹖

Have you seen the ads for the upcoming presentations of the recently completed CMZ study, and it has you wondering... This flier hopefully gives some insight!

For more details about our upcoming presentations, check out our page!

08/11/2026

❓Did you know that you can help by providing data on the Drought Impacts you are seeing? 👀

"Report drought-related conditions and impacts within Montana. Information gathered from this survey is used to investigate drought trends and to inform responses during drought."

This is a Montana version of a nation-wide service called Condition Monitoring Observations and Reports (CMOR), provided by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC). Reports submitted to the Montana version are automatically included in the national CMOR database. Please note that this form is....