Funded Groups

Big Hole River Foundation is conducting long-term water quality monitoring of the Big Hole River. This is their fifth year of funding with MMW. Thanks to MMW support in both lab analysis and technical expertise, BHRF now monitors nutrients at 10 sites along 150 miles of river.

Bitterroot Protection Association’s Mission is to protect, preserve and enhance the water quality and quantity in the Bitterroot River Watershed. As a part of that effort, they are the lead organization in a community-based water quality monitoring cooperative. Funding from MMW in 2025 is supporting the continued monitoring efforts that are part of their Sapphire Front project.

Central Montana Resource Council is a community organization of concerned citizens who are dedicated to the sustainability of water, land, and food productions for future generations. The group will continue monitoring Ross Fork Creek, a tributary of Judith River in central Montana with laboratory and gear funding from MMW.

The Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) facilitates efforts to enhance, conserve, sustain, and protect the aquatic resources of the Clearwater Valley. The 2025 field season represents CRC's 17th year of lake monitoring. Funding assistance from MMW in 2025 is supporting the analysis of multiple parameters in seven lakes and expanding to three streams in the Clearwater Basin.

Flathead Rivers Alliance was formed in 2019 to support and enhance the Three Forks of the Flathead River. In 2025, FRA will continue collecting nutrient samples from throughout the Three Forks with the support of MMW.

Little Bitterroot Lake Association received funding in 2023 for a DO/Temperature meter in order to collect more data around The Little Bitterroot Lake, and understand the effects of eutrophication on the lake.

The Missoula Valley Water Quality District works with a group of volunteers to monitor the water quality of tributaries near Missoula. Past efforts have been directed at streams that were identified as impaired. Funding from MMW in 2025 is allowing the group to gather more water quality data.

Officially formed in 2010 by local grassroots volunteers with a passion for ensuring the Stillwater Valley remain a pristine watershed, the SVWC aims to maintain the rural quality of life for those who have been lucky enough to have discovered its beauty and benefit to the soul. MMW will be providing support for Stillwater Valley Watershed Council’s year-round water quality monitoring efforts for a second season.

The Thompson Chain of Lakes Coalition is in its second summer of monitoring 3 of the 18 lakes in the Thompson Chain of Lakes thanks to funding received from MMW. The group is excited to collect baseline nutrient data for these vulnerable spring fed kettle lakes.

The Yaak Valley Forest Council has continued to be funded by MMW in 2025 to continue implementing a water quality monitoring program across 23 sites. This program addresses several threats to regional waterways: increased development, a rise in didymo and algae blooms, selenium runoff, and the overarching threats of climate change. The group’s aim is to collect baseline data on various water quality parameters in the Yaak.