About – Upper Clark Fork Working Group

What is the Upper Clark Fork Working Group?

The Upper Clark Fork Working Group (UCFWG) represents a coalition of experts from the CREWS project, representatives of key federal & state agencies, and personnel from NGOs and private industry, with a joint commitment to fostering collaboration and generating fundamental knowledge needed for informed decision-making. Sustainable pathways for the UCFR will rely on the judicious and coordinated use of available resources through awareness and cross-fertilization promoted by the UCFWG’s activities. The UCFWG advances solutions for current and future research and monitoring challenges consistent with the State of Montana’s extant restoration plans.

UCFWG Activities

Currently the UCFWG promotes the following collaborations and activities to fulfill its mission of facilitating, producing, analyze and sharing science-based knowledge among key participants involved in the remediation, restoration, research, and monitoring of the Upper Clark Fork River and its tributaries. Some of those activities include:

Monthly Topic Discussion Meetings: The UCFWG meets the second Thursday of every month from 12pm – 1pm MST to discuss ongoing and new projects on the Upper Clark Fork River.
Workshops: The UCFWG hosts multiple workshops throughout the year which allow participants to interact in greater detail with a chosen topic. Workshops generally consist of smaller groups of participants with strong research interests related to that chosen topic and often involve more personal networking.
Involvement in Annual Professional Meetings regarding the Clark Fork Basin and River
Distribution of a Tri-annual Newsletter: see content below
Regular posting to an Informative YouTube Channel
Promoted Research Collaboration and Fieldwork

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Newsletters

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

UCFWG Executive Committee

Name	Email	Affiliation	Position
Martin, Doug	dougmartin@mt.gov	MT NRDP	Restoration Program Chief
Valett, Maury	maury.valett@umontana.edu	UM, MT IoE	Professor of Systems Ecology, CREWS Science Lead

UCFWG Charter Members

Name	Email	Affiliation	Position
Apfelbeck, Randy	rapfelbeck@mt.gov	MT DEQ	Water Quality Monitoring Specialist
Bartkowiak, Brian	Brian.Bartkowiak@mt.gov	MT NRDP	Environmental Science Specialist
Cook, Nathan	Nathan.Cook@mt.gov	MT FWP	Fisheries Biologist 2
Cross, Wyatt	wyatt.cross@montana.edu	MSU, MT Water Center	Assoc. Professor of Ecology, Director of Water Center
DeArment, John	john@clarkfork.org	Clark Fork Coalition	Science Director
Downing, Beau	beaudowning@mt.gov	MT NRDP	Environmental Science Specialist
Kron, Darrin	DKron@mt.gov	MT DEQ	Monitoring and Assessment; Section Supervisor
Martin, Doug	dougmartin@mt.gov	MT NRDP	Restoration Program Chief
Parker, Tom	tparker@geumconsulting.com	Geum Env. Consulting, Inc	Principle Ecologist
Sowles, Marisa	msowles@geumconsulting.com	Geum Env. Consulting, Inc	Water Resource Specialist
Valett, Maury	maury.valett@umontana.edu	UM, MT IoE	Professor of Systems Ecology, CREWS Science Lead