Partnerships to clean up abandoned mines in Montana

The Musselshell Watershed Coalition is made up of residents from five counties, Water User Associations, Conservation Districts, and various agencies. Collectively, they work together on restoration projects and methods of water use that benefit the entirety of the Musselshell River ecosystem. Much of their work focuses on restoring the natural floodplain and meander of the river, which has several benefits including improved water quality and quantity, improved wildlife habitat, and flood impact prevention.
Bill Milton, a rancher from Roundup, Montana, and facilitator of the Musselshell Watershed Coalition shares here about a project the Coalition was involved in, which was spearheaded by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality's Abandoned Mine Lands Program. deq.mt.gov/cle...
This segment is from the Central Montana Plains film episode of the Life in the Land project. Find the full film, and three other episodes, at www.lifeinthel.... The full podcast episode of Bill's interview can be found on the Stories for Action series on Apple, Spotify, and Google podcasts. Apple: podcasts.apple...
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