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Oregon Creek Stream Restoration Since 2014, the Big Hole Watershed Committee (BHWC) and a dozen funding partners have invested significant time and energy into improving conditions of the French Creek drainage, a major tributary to the Big Hole River. Restoration projects in adjacent tributaries, and a nearbySuperfund site, have worked toward reducing sediment, improving hydrology and function, and supporting native fish refugia. The latest project is in the lower reach of Oregon Creek. Oregon Creek was damaged by historic placer mining activities and as a result, is listed on Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) List of Impaired Waters for its sedimentation/siltation problems. Morrison-Maierle’s solutionRead More →

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Does Your Residential Property Have Environmental Issues? By Mike Gray, PG Several weeks ago, my colleague and Environmental Scientist Extraordinaire Breanne Carr wrote an article about some ways to know if your commercial property needs a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment. She highlighted some of the key considerations that might determine whether an environmental assessment might be necessary before purchasing commercial property. In addition to being very informative, her piece got me thinking about environmental issues associated with residential, or non-commercial properties. What if you’re not buying a business, but you’re buying a house or vacant property? Should you be concerned about whether the propertyRead More →

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