US.N«anJ 



-1 ■■"■,-,' t,w shirir> 



Ditfhct anl H 9m« lm«aucn 

 iKoputicn of Ittar dedtcaUon N»d 

 to dTott Ml dtr aMcnhol 





Cascade County 



Tine bu*e» tollowvi] b> pnvitt vrtucin 

 (me«ikd on the lax The flna Mop «u ti 

 ThaflfMoniSjniandCirt^'d. uiusinlin the 

 nwjD tfcm of UK Stai RivT* The p«^ totvrd 

 a Ufse t<jnk tfataliMllcn profcd Uul uicd 

 ccOcnavod nmMwmI* ttyvd inlc ttic btnL The 

 Icur pm^ prcKvcdnl lo tttc hanb iif Mudily 

 Cmk. Cam < truly mxldy owk. Muddy Cnvk 

 Mpport* ■ fMhnv m r««c«ik Tchmv 



ifaj/r Crrrt frc/<\ I '■iKit-.wln .ir,l I ' Jr,-pi 

 k*Kt aii4tkefahery hai tfoi rniorr^. 



The neu Bop wm in T«on Coiaiiy CoiwervMion 



Oiilncl U M«^ Lnr'i bank pmject. Oiminui 



crto ven Nsund i>.<g<tha u Noik n 



rhti» ()uheT| iir Tetim ( ouniy (\>r 



Ihainci uUreaaeil Uie poup >hffin|{ * lunchcun 



hoflnl by pdfciiU of I^ga F-^nlcs 4-11 l-juJxnge 



C'luto II (he f-uffidd Comnuiiiy lUII 



The pT«v froccedrd lo Frn) Schora'i ranch iK4f 

 Aufinta. in (.era jnd Clirt Camty Ui Cmk u 

 «taa known « the ScuOi Rvk of Ibe Sun Rivtr 

 TV nptrurt ftcovery pmrect mvolt^ a tectMn 

 ' '• ''■tTk«d>ae«moalM]r (tetd lihtdtwcn 

 -1^) only a (c« mDnihi t<ef orr ihe tour, 

 uructcd aru. with willow* qwitf^d >nlo 

 I (.1. thmild allow thenpwian areaio tcicavcr 

 .' uxtuy for Ihia fnrftxt waa povvlrd hy gmn. 

 n- bnl cnwiNtuona From thre*' c(«wervaiMn 

 du(ncU.ar*) ut-kirki wolfed ftwnthe i'S ivrtM 

 Semcr. the M«itjn« OparinvM of Kuh. Wildlife 

 anJ i*«b. ant the I.' S NaUval ttaarta 



CHALLENGE OE CHANGE— 

 A Field Day on the Sun River 



The Cascade County Conse nation District Hoani of Supervisors worked with 

 the /-fufv and Clark Conservation District, the Teton County Conservation 

 iHMtut. and the Sun River Watershed Group to host a tour of the Sun River 



Wiiicr.shed Hroject. 



onservation District 



406-727-3603 



PRO.IKCr LOC Al ION 



Thi' Sun KImt WHtershwl K l«K-iiU'd In west-cfnirul Montumi «nd 

 covers 2.2(M» s(|uare miles ( 1 ,408.000 iicresf. as follows: 

 ' 356 siiujirv miles (22H.(Wfi acres) norlhweslern Cascade County 

 fc* 1.D8V s(|uare miles t696.960 acresi In eastern Lewis and Clark 

 Count) 



755 square miles (■Wi2.M44 acres) In southern lelon County 

 (iippni\imale figures only) 



I The project includes: 



I* I'.S. Forest Service wilderness • ran^eland 



r* critical wildlife winter habitat ■ frri[;ated cropland 



!*• several small communities 



pkojkctobjkc'Uvi s 



The project objectives of ii teal groups are as follows 

 * maintain and/or Improve a viable agricultural economy 

 ' • conlnil noxious weed Infestatloas In the Sun River Watershtil 



reduce the sediment loads Into the Sun and Missouri Rivers 

 I * improve the overall water <|uallly of the Sun Kiver 

 ■ • improve the flows In the Sun River 

 improve the fisheries of the Sun Klver 

 ensure effective sulKllvLslon planning 



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llic Sun River begins in iltc Hoh Marsti^ill Wlldcnicss area and flows for jppnvxtnuicl)' 1 10 miles as it iiK'and 

 itK* mi>un(ains ihrouiih rolling, iirass-covca'd fiHilhills :uid f:uinlanj. coiurihutin^ its water in various uses until ii mingles 

 with the nation's secoikl largest river, the iMisH>uri. at its confluence i»ear iIk historic city of Great Palls. As it nukes this 

 Inn. it also passes the communities of Aus^usia. Sinuiis. i-ort Sliaw. Sim River. Vanchn. and Sun l*rairie Villaac. 





top(k;raphy and (;koi,ogv 



The S4D1 Hi*n ti I nu|i» tnNiuty of the Mustmri Rivn located m t»crth««r»l Mcnlana. The haiin la ahcut 

 l|(i m\e% ludf u*J Vi rmln <fei<k li itraiiu l.yf} a^un inks Of the rait tlopcof Ihr Kocky Motmlain* 

 lOevxtH-na r*nve fn)m9/)iTiJ l«t to iJSOfcrt. 



I Caita4fC«aMy ^rJ i ^L ^^ "^*^^'^ 



♦^ ^^ ' '—'-^ ' V Conirryation O"'"--' V W — i^ — ^^c* ~^'^t <n»r ptvrtdrd 



' tnffTrann irrrr 

 i on hand to htn' 

 I landotmtrt and 



nfrpim ^BV- Ift ^^^^^li <^"«"< 



STAKKHOI.DKR RKPRKSKNTATION 



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 prvjed Key >le>ckiii«w anlitirriciwnarr lormiljinl ihrmc ifUfterly fn:<«4>niertinft [>ai itvilay i^wrMn 

 are <e>1 ^y Ihrrr itinKTtatK*i JiaincU. calling ^wial «i«k fftM* nvomfi (^wun are iirirpaloJ hy Ihr 

 valmhnl nvmliiuim ■) their mfKvUw hD«d mcWi g v A nancrow ivdcob ■ UMd i>> ntth m 

 afTeeiTwni with tit pimwn 



Thcreifmiive irnf rikm tf*t (onaenabomdMttKto wt«knM^«n"*^> en hchalf of (be maiar Und wen 

 who jrr agrtLuJiural Numtmo dxiaemlKvi |tri>«vw bhJ maty twmrsea ccMnKae Ibnh, limt, jmI iilra 

 lo the ircieci Mr*T than ^> IckaI. «j4e, ard (Mrral |v*«rwnrM afOKMa aciiiTly pattK^wie. («<"»>>« 

 fuidanre ant <u|;yrf«H'*» All parlKapaMa havv ■ tv<oe Work p^M" cncmaife laiuBuk ml [nmlt 

 fmeral ihrcEtHn In copfwrMiiT efTivta irnvaiJ achir^wtg the otfdcuvn «f iMa i4a« A<Iir«a Ikm* Mmw 

 p CT if are vohntay 



