What's up with the sick fish in SW Montana?

Read about 2023 monitoring efforts on the Madison River and Ennis and Hebgen Reservoirs.

Summary of 2023 macroinvertebrate survey on the Upper Madison river.

Strange findings in the water below Hebgen prompt questions about water quality.

A summary of current conditions and long term trends for macroinvertebrates on the Upper Madison River.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks in partnership with the Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit at Montana State University is seeking...

Prior to the 1880's, Montana rivers and lakes were all filled with native fish. If we could teleport with our drift boats back to the...

For a river as famous as the Madison, we fall far short I think in collaborating together our efforts to monitor water quality and...

Pteronarcys californica The greatest event of the natural world on the Madison River annually is the emergence of the king of all aquatic...

Most of you reading this, including myself, have taken a few hero shots with trout over the years. Since the dawn of the smartphone, it...

Conservation Projects Carry On In 2021 Northwestern Energies (NE) operates nine hydro developments in Montana under Project License 2188...

On angling pressure, water temperatures, monitoring, and stewardship. 2020 was a tumultuous year, for a variety of reasons...

Once upon a time, I was a research scientist. Specifically, toothy critters like wolves and bears. I’ve spent countless hours in the...