Stream Access on Trial
Floating the Ruby for a Cause
By Jonathan Weber, 7-07-05
For nearly a decade now landowners and sportsmen have been fighting over access to the Ruby River in Southwestern Montana - a dispute that came to the fore recently following an ill-advised letter from media mogul (and Ruby Valley ranch owner) James C. Kennedy to the University of Montana Foundation. Now Tony Schoonen, a long-time stream access advocate, and Jackie Corr, a Butte writer and political activist, are organizing "Montana Public Stream Access Float Day" on the Ruby for July 17. Floaters will put in at one of two disputed access points on the Ruby and float to Jesson Park in Twin Bridges. It promises to be an interesting day; for more information contact Corr at jcorr@bigskyhsd.com, or Schoonen at 406-782-1560.
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