1. The Milltown Dam

2. Milltown Dam: Tying it All Together

3. What is a Watershed? A drainage basin funneling all its water into a network of streams that all flow to a larger body of water. The Upper Clark Fork drainage is a sub-drainage to the Columbia River, which eventually ends up in the Pacific Ocean.

4. RECALL: What Happened in Our Watershed?

9. Clark Fork Basin Superfund Area

10. Remediation Cleaning up impacted areas to a certain legal standard to protect public health and the environment.

11. Restoration Returning impacted ecosystems to a healthy baseline condition.

12. Before During Construction Four Years After How long does restoration take?

13. Connecting “Where we live” with “How we live”

14. Education Insert your school mascot here!

15. Research: Using Science to Quantify and Understand Change ParameterBlackfoot River at the Weigh Station FAS CFR at Tower Street Access SC (uS/cm) 183263 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 16.08.0 Turbidity (NTU) Below Detection <10 Macroinvertebrate Population

16. Sediments: Clark Fork vs. Blackfoot Pebble Size (mm) Blackfoot River @Weigh Station Clark Fork @ Tower Street Sand to 4 mm1444 >90mm7314 Dominant Size60-90 mm32-45 mm

17. Restoration - It’s not just a word, it’s a Mission

18. Silver Bow Watershed Restoration Mission Statement “In the 21st Century, the Silver Bow Creek Watershed is a vibrant place to live, work and recreate. The watershed is protected from adverse impacts of mining contamination. The restored watershed supports viable, self-sustaining communities of fish, wildlife and vegetation and high- quality water resources. Native species are maintained and restored where practicable. The watershed’s healthy ecosystem provides for quality education and balanced recreation, contributing to a diverse and sustainable economy, improved aesthetics and community well-being. Stable and healthy local communities of informed citizens actively protect the watershed’s resources.”

19. Whose Mission is it?

20. Lesson 2: What Happened to Our Watershed? YOURS, MINE…OURS

21. What can I do to help? Make scientific observations and record them Do a science project – help spread scientific literacy! Stay informed about what is being done – read newspapers, visit restoration sites Talk to people about the watershed and about what you observe there Go to public meetings, listen, and eventually speak up WE MUST BE SCIENTIFICALLY LITERATE AND EDUCATED ABOUT OUR PLACE.

23. Credits CFWEP curriculum materials developed by the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program (CFWEP), with support from the Montana Natural Resource Damages Program (NRDP); Montana Tech of the University of Montana; the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI); the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Butte-Silver Bow County; Powell County; the School Districts of Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Powell, Granite, Lewis and Clark and Missoula counties; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). CFWEP Director: Matt Vincent CFWEP Curriculum Coordinator: Rayelynn Connole CFWEP Program Specialist: Arlene Alvarado CFWEP Field Coordinator: Jen Titus CFWEP Communications Coordinator: Justin Ringsak CFWEP Administrative Associate: Theresa Seccomb Milltown Contributing Authors: University of Montana Environmental Studies graduate students Amy Edgerton, Kathryn Makarowski and Kelley Garrison; University of Montana History undergraduate student Charles Larson; and Montana NRDP’s Doug Martin, who provided valuable expertise and feedback on draft curriculum documents. Thanks to: Amy Verlanic, Bernice Phelps, Dick Gibson, Chad Okrusch, Pam Roberts, Edwin Dobb, the CFWEP Advisory Board, all the public and private schools/school districts in the target communities of Butte, Ramsay, Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Drummond, Hall, Philipsburg, Powell County (Garrison, Gold Creek, Avon, Elliston, Helmville and Ovando), Clinton, Bonner, Lincoln and Potomac; Working Waters Consortium; About PLACE!; World Museum of Mining; Montana Mind Expansion (MoMEx); Butte Chamber of Commerce; Berkeley Pit Education Advisory Committee; Butte Restoration Alliance; Citizens Technical Advisory Committee; George Grant Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Greenway Service District; Butte-Silver Bow Arts Foundation; Butte Chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); Silver Bow and Sunrise Kiwanis; Butte Rotary Club; Butte Exchange Club; Anaconda-Deer Lodge City-County; Opportunity Citizens Protection Association (OCPA); Anaconda Hearst Free Library; Browns Gulch Watershed Committee; Watershed Restoration Coalition; City of Deer Lodge; Powell County; City of Drummond; Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Blackfoot Challenge; Garnet Ghost Town Preservation Society; Clark Fork Coalition; Clark Fork River Technical Assistance Committee (CFRTAC); Westslope Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Pat Barnes Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Watershed Education Network (WEN); Missoula County Health Department; Missoula Natural History Center; Western Montana Professional Educational Resources (WMPER); Natural Resource Damage Program; Department of Environmental Quality; Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Office of the Governor; Department of Transportation; Office of Public Instruction; Montana Trout Unlimited; University of Montana; UM-Center for Riverine Science and Stream Renaturalization; UM-Avian Science Center; University of Montana-Western; Montana State University; MSU-Reclamation Research Unit; MSU-Billings; Confederated Salish- Kootenai Tribes; Salish-Kootenai College; Montana Watercourse, Project WET; Montana Environmental Education Association; Montana Educators Association; Montana Small Schools Alliance; Montana Trout; Montana Wilderness Association; U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Department of the Interior- National Park Service (Grant-Kohrs Ranch); NRCS; National Science Foundation; ARCO-BP; Bob Ward and Sons, Fran Johnson’s, Great Harvest, Town Pump; Montana Resources; Pioneer Technical; Water and Environmental Technologies; MSE/MERDI; Project Green; HKM; TREC; Gibson Consulting; Northwestern Energy; PPL; Montana Standard; Ueland Ranches; Bighorn Environmental; Kirk Environmental; CDM; Rarus Railway; Rock Creek Cattle Company; Go Bird Montana; Rhithron & Associates; Bill Ohrmann Museum; Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; World Federation of Flyfishers; River Network; Ducks Unlimited; Planting Science; Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS); Ocean Conservancy; Mike Bader; Foundation for North American Wild Sheep (FNAWS);Sierra Club. and to the many, many volunteers, teachers, students and contributors who make this project possible. Photos/Graphics produced by CFWEP unless otherwise noted. www.cfwep.org