Intagrvted Pro|«ct D«sign 



Park 



GOVERNOR'S 



UPPER 



YELLOWSTONE 



RIVER 



TASK FORCE 



Go>crnor \!arc Racicoi created (Ik Ippcr 

 Yellow sione Ri\erTask Force in November 

 1997 10 address problems arising from the 

 eilrrmc floods of 1996 and 1997. 



PIRPOSES: 



■ Proideafnnim for the (lisciusion 

 of issues that affect the upper 

 Vclloii stone Ri>cr basin. 



• Bring together landowners, 

 sportsmen and sportsn umcn, and 

 communit> leaders. 



• Ensurt that future projects afTecting 

 Ihc ri\er are planned and conducted 

 in a manner that nill preMr\c the 

 integrity, beauty, values, and function 

 of the upper \clIoH stone Ri^erfor 

 Montanans non and in the future. 



OVERALL GOAL: 



• Develop a set of public)} supported 

 ri\cr corridor management recom- 

 mendations that address potential 

 ad^e^iecumulali^ecf^c€ls of river 

 channel modification and floiidplain 

 development on the human community 

 and the riparian ecos>!>tcm. 



onservation District 



406-222-2899 



rppcr Yellowstone Ri%erStud> Area; Gardiner to Springdalc, Montana; 2.930 sguarr-milc basin. 



