Coming Soon: The Clark Fork 320

By Clark Fork Coalition, 5-21-09

The 320. It’s gonna be big.

This summer, Clark Fork Coalition board member Daniel Kiely will be blogging straight from the river.  Daniel and fishing guide John Havlik are floating the length of the Clark Fork River, from its headwaters near Butte to its terminus at Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho.

It’s going to be quite a ride– and quite a blog.

Long abused and neglected, the Clark Fork River is poised to make a tremendous comeback over the coming decade, and the dream of watershed-wide restoration we’ve been working toward for years is now a little closer to reality.  We’re using this historic float to launch our Vital Rivers Initiative, the Coalition’s new stream restoration program that will repair damaged tributaries of the upper Clark Fork River.

During their month-long float, Daniel and John will be joined by Coalition members, political guests, scientists, writers, youth, and sportsmen-- and, maybe, by you.  This hard-working river is coming back to life, and the Clark Fork 320 will showcase what this restoration means for all Montanans.

Visit clarkfork.org/320 for information on how to sign up for a pledge-per-mile, enter our contest to float for a day with Daniel, and learn more about the Vital Rivers Initiative.