![]() ![]() This is an important discussion that the community needs to push forward. Any oil spill in this steep canyon would be quickly beyond any cleanup effort. The railroad along the Middle Fork has a long history of derailments due to the unstable terrain and poor track maintenance. Each week 10-18 trains carrying more than 100 tank cars, each containing up to 30,000 gallons of Bakken crude oil from North Dakota traverse this steep, dangerous canyon. The corridor is a designated Wild and Scenic area surrounded by Glacier National Park, The Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, protected National Forest and Montana State Lands. The Middle Fork of the Flathead River and the entire drainage is under imminent threat due to Bakken oil train traffic. Get the facts from Montana Trout Unlimited and join us in pressing our elected officials to join in an effort to defend the clean water in the Kootenai River and Lake Koocanusa from cross-border pollution. It’s far better to prevent pollution than try to clean it up later. Selenium builds up in the river ecosystem – and is nearly impossible to remove. Even small levels of Selenium can be toxic to fish and other water life. Heavy metal pollution – particularly Selenium – leaches from the waste rock dumps near those mines. Get the facts on Canadian mining pollution in the Kootenai Riverīritish Columbia’s Elk River Drainage upstream from Lake Koocanusa is a major coal mining area. “Our results highlight the utility of otolith geochemistry as a forensic tool, which has led to another study of a suspected illegal Northern Pike introduction in Lake Mary Ronan,” Bourret said. They found that the nonnative fish came from Lake Helena and they determined that no reproduction has likely occurred. He and a team of biologists used forensic geochemistry on fish otoliths (ear bones) from around the state to determine the origin of two illegal walleye found in Swan Lake. Sam is a fisheries biologist based out of FWP’s Region 1 office in Kalispell and was the lead author of the dry-sounding manuscript titled, “ Using forensic geochemistry via fish otoliths to investigate an illegal fish introduction.” He is on the front lines in fighting illegal introduction of nonnative fish into our waters using state-of-the-art forensic techniques. Welcome to FVTU MFWP Personality Sam Bourret – Fish Detective ![]()
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