The 1980’s and early 1990’s were not an easy time in the Big Hole. Several years experienced drought, grayling declining, and tensions rising. In 1994, the USFWS announced Arctic grayling as a candidate for the Endangered Species Act, with the Upper Big Hole River a critical threatened population stronghold. – Big Hole Watershed Committee

The circumstances in the Lolo watershed are beginning to mirror the same concerning issues in the Big Hole – just replace the word, “grayling” with “bull trout”. The Big Hole Watershed Committee (BHWC) was formed out of concern for water availability, the grayling listing and the consequences of doing nothing.

Hear Pedro Marques speak on the legacy of the BHWC while providing examples of how BHWC can serve as a model for future restoration, recovery and stewardship in the Lolo Watershed.

Pedro Marques, Executive Director for the Big Hole Watershed Committee will be speaking at Traveler’s Rest State Park on Tuesday, July 27th at 5pm.

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