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Editor,
The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act is a piece of legislation that needs immediate attention. This legislation would help secure the peace of the Blackfoot River by permanently protecting its most crucial tributaries. This bill will not only provide a protection of important ecosystems, but it will please a large diverse group of stakeholders that care about protecting the Blackfoot. The stakeholders that will benefit include fly fishermen, hunter/anglers, backpackers, local business owners, environmentalist, biologists, ranch/farm owners, and many more. Not often you find a bill that has the potential to please all people from all walks of life regardless of background and this is one of those bills.
This bill will secure the tranquility and protection of the large amount of life that utilize this area. From bears to fish and deer to songbirds this area is an extremely rich ecosystem teeming with life and it needs to be protected from any possible oil/gas development. Specifically, wildlife biologists have discovered that the Bull Trout are especially dependent on this river system being protected. In the shallow undisturbed tributaries is where Bull Trout carry out their reproduction which is critical for the survival of their species. This species is proving to be even more crucial to protect because their survival rate is an important indicator for if the ecosystem as a whole is healthy or not. All in all, The Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act will protect some of the most glorious waterways in all of the Western continental United States. Passing this bill will bring Montanans together in rejoice for their beloved lands being protected. To help make an impact you can go to http://blackfootclearwater.org/ to interact with different stakeholder views and you can also go to https://secure.everyaction.com/bdR3vjY3eESo1aKjm3oJwg2 to comment on the bill.
Sierra Franklin
Missoula
