MMW-Photo Gallery

MMW Photographs

Water sample in plastic bottle with temperature reading of 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit
FLOW swimmers Swim Guide temperature measurement of Flathead Lake during 2021 sampling season
Group of people viewing mining maps
Big Hole Watershed Committee’s restoration project of Elkhorn Mine and Mill: FS Project leads and folks from the Montana Technical University and Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology looking at old maps of the mine during 2021 sampling season
Man by stream documenting data on field form after collection
Big Hole River Foundation water quality data collection at one of the ten sites on the upper Big Hole River during 2021 sampling season
Stream with view of trees and blue sky
Missoula Valley Water Quality District water quality monitoring site on Lolo Creek by Highway 93 N during 2021 sampling season
Two people keeling by creek. One person filtering water into sample container and other person is holding the sampling container.
Yaak Valley Forest Council water quality sampling demo during 2021 season
Sun poking through clouds on smoky day with view of field and mountains
Bitterroot Valley during MMW 2021 Road Trip to visit funded groups
Person wading in stream with tape measure and flow meter trees and shrubbery in foreground
Big Hole Watershed Committee member using 2000 March Mcbirney Flow Mate flow meter to monitor stream flow at sampling site
Two people working together to collect samples in boat
Clearwater Resource Council BSWC member Alicia Dixon and the summer intern Kristijan Johnson collecting deep water TP/TN samples from Big Sky Lake using a Kemmerer
Three coolers (two red and one white), flow meter, monitoring bottles, tape, and book of standard operating procedures
Big Hole River Foundation’s SOP and sampling materials for 2021 season
Cloudy sky with mountain, river, and bank
North Fork of Flathead River 2021
Person on dock putting samples into red cooler
FLOW Swimmers: Swim Guide sample storage in cooler on Flathead Lake site during 2021 season
Person in stream with tape measure
Yaak Valley Forest Council member measuring stream flow at sampling site during 2021 season
cloudy sunset over lake
Lake Koocanusa Reservoir during 2021 trip for future sampling sites along Kootenai River and Tributaries
person near mine entrance next to stream
Big Hole Watershed Committee Executive Director, Pedro Marques and contractor Pat Hurley (Windenwater) collecting surface water samples from 1000 Adit
Stream with trees surrounding it
Yaak Valley Forest Council sampling site: West Fork of Yaak River
Big Hole River Foundation using snow mobiles to access the headwater sampling site in early April
Big Hole River Foundation using snow mobiles to access the headwater sampling site in early April
Survey Flight of Big Hole River where spawning redds can be seen.
Survey Flight of Big Hole River where spawning redds can be seen.
Bad algae bloom at Mudd Creek Site 2022
Bad algae bloom at Mudd Creek Site 2022
Research team and volunteers gathering stoneflies for study 2022
Research team and volunteers gathering stoneflies for study 2022
Missoula Valley Water Quality District collecting nutrient grab samples as part of their Missoula Valley tributary monitoring project
Missoula Valley Water Quality District collecting nutrient grab samples
Central Montana Resource Council at Ross Fork Creek Garneill
Central Montana Resource Council at Ross Fork Creek Garneill site
Big Hole River Foundation - Maidenrock sampling site in October
Maidenrock sampling site in October
Travis Ross, MVWQD volunteer collecting samples
Missoula Valley Water Quality District volunteer water quality monitoring
BSWC member, Claire Kirk leads MMW training
Rock Creek Watershed Group 2022 training
BSWC member, Claire Kirk leads MMW training
Filtered Water Sample Demonstration
RCWG and CCRC volunteers standing streamside
Rock Creek Watershed Group and Carbon County Resource Council
Skinner Lake
Skinner Lake - Big Hole source
Big Hole River near Jackson, WY
View of the upper Big Hole River near Jackson
YVFC training in 2022
Yaak Valley Forest Council 2022 Training
Yaak Valley Forest Council filtering a nutrient sample
Yaak Valley Forest Council filtering a nutrient sample
Clearwater resource Council volunteer on Lake Alva
Clearwater resource Council volunteer on Lake Alva
MMW volunteer collecting streamflow data
MMW volunteer collecting streamflow data
MMW volunteer taking notes in the field
MMW volunteer taking notes in the field
Big Hole River Foundation sample site
Big Hole River Foundation sample site
MMW volunteer collecting streamflow data
MMW volunteers collecting and recording streamflow data
MT DEQ Water Quality Standards Section Supervisor Katie Makarowski give instruction to BRPA volunteers on grabbing water samples from a stream in the Bitterroot.
MT DEQ Water Quality Standards Section Supervisor Katie Makarowski give instruction to BRPA volunteers on grabbing water samples from a stream in the Bitterroot
Bitterroot River Protection Association volunteers taking flow measurements on Lost Horse Creek
Bitterroot River Protection Association volunteers taking flow measurements on Lost Horse Creek
Dr. Rachel Malison, Assistant Research Professor at the Flathead Lake Biological Station gives instructions on water sampling protocols to BRPA volunteers
Dr. Rachel Malison, Assistant Research Professor at the Flathead Lake Biological Station gives instructions on water sampling protocols to BRPA volunteers
BRPA volunteers filtering samples at Three Mile Creek
BRPA volunteers filtering samples at Three Mile Creek
Ross Fork Creek near Tongetti Road
Ross Fork Creek near Tongetti Road
Central Montana Resource Council training in June of 2024
Central Montana Resource Council training in June of 2024
Central Montana Resource Council volunteers learning about gear calibration
Central Montana Resource Council volunteers learning about gear calibration
Thompson Chain of Lakes Stewardship Coalition training in spring 2024
Thompson Chain of Lakes Stewardship Coalition training in spring 2024
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