What does it take? 2016

A CLEAN HEALTHY CLARK FORK What does it take? Clean, plentiful water. Healthy habitat.

Restored tributaries. No new contamination. People who care.

Your support of the Clark Fork Coalition in 2016 provided all of this and more to the hard-

working waters of the Clark Fork River basin.

Your generosity helped revive native trout fisheries, remove tons of trash from the river,

clean up toxic mine waste, and restore floodplains. You helped keep water flowing in depleted creeks, and spoke up when threats

loomed. And you ensured the next generation

of river stewards has the smarts, tools, and

inspiration to write the next chapter of this

amazing restoration story.

Thank you for being a friend of the river.

Take a look at what you made possible over the

last year, and please get in touch to learn more,

volunteer, or increase your investment.

A lot goes into ensuring a clean and healthy

Clark Fork—but none of it is possible without you.

2016

IMPACT REPORT

Learn how you helped the river last year

Photo: Sprout Films

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u 2,000 comments submitted to stop new mines from harming wilderness waters

u 4 more miles of river prepped for Superfund cleanup and toxic waste removal

u A Supreme Court victory on exempt wells, stopping an unfair water-grab and reckless use of groundwater

u 1,000 students engaged in river science with hands-on, service-based curricula

u 9.2 tons of trash pulled from the Clark Fork River and its banks

u 3,700 hours of service provided by 1,300 community members and Volunteer River Corps members

u 21 miles of headwaters opened up for spawning and refuge from hot summer water temperatures

u 19 resoration projects underway on streams in the Blackfoot, Bitterroot, and Upper Clark Fork

u 13 miles of logging roads and 19 problem culverts removed, improving critical habitat for native bull trout

u 4.3 billion gallons of water restored to de-watered streams

u 20 streams and 33 water rights managed and monitored to track vital signs

A CLEAN ANd HEALTHY CLARk FORk REQuIRES:

HIgHLIgHTS OF WHAT YOu MAdE POSSIbLE IN 2016:

2016 Finances

Clark Fork CoalitionPO Box 7593Missoula, MT 59807

[email protected]

To learn more, get involved, or contribute, visit: clarkfork.org

A Gr8 Year for Native TroutYour generous support of the Eight Gr8Trout Streams Campaign in 2016 got usfrom wish list to reality on native troutstreams in the Upper Clark Fork. Thosedollars are now removing fish passage barriers, re-watering creeks, replacing antiquated irrigation structures, and improving water quality on high-prioritystreams. With your help this “sleeping giant”of a fishery is coming to life. Thank you!

Revenue:

Events and other (2%)

Consulting

Contributions

Grants

Private Foundations

Federal and State Grants

Expenses

Program Support

Education & Outreach

Water Protection

Cleanup & Restoration

Complete financials availableon request.

Credits, clockwise from top left: Sprout Films; Off Route Photography; Paul Queneau; Sprout Films; Zangs Films

CLEAN WATER PEOPLE (YOU!) RESILIENCY

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62%28%

8%

$1,387,016

26%

36%

21%

49%16%

14%

$1,434,139