BEF Support

With capacity building support from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), CRC has been designated as a BEF "model watershed." To learn more about this program please review the following documents.

• Grant Proposal Announcement

• 2011 Grant Proposal

• 2016 Clearwater Model Watershed Project - Strategic Update

• 2016 Clearwater Model Watershed Project - Year 5 Report

CRC Projects

Clearwater Lakes Alliance

This project provides an overview of the state and health of the lakes in the Clearwater Valley and seeks to engage the interest of all who use those lakes.
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AQUATICS

The Clearwater Resource Council is committed to conserving and protecting the aquatic resources and ecosystems in the Clearwater Valley in a way that is representative of the Seeley Lake community's desires and is integrated with the management of terrestrial ecosystems. READ MORE »

Water Quality Source Tracking

Learn about what it is and the proposal CRC has provided to the Seeley Lake Sew District.
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FUELS

The Clearwater Resource Council is committed to protecting the Seeley Lake community from wildfire. As such, CRC is heavily involved in fuels management efforts in the Valley.
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LAND USE PLANNING

CRC has been an active partner with other community organizations addressing the issue of growth management and density, wildfire safety, and economic challenges in the Clearwater Valley. READ MORE »

Old Growth

CRC and its partners work on a variety of mitigation and landscape restoration efforts in the Clearwater Valley, a landscape of over 270,000 acres. Building upon previous work, and with a 2020 grant from the Bock Foundation, CRC was able to further the protection of the most vulnerable trees and ecosystem on this landscape. READ MORE »

Pollinator Garden

CRC is preparing to install a community pollinator garden in Seeley Lake’s rural downtown area. This pollinator garden will be filled with native flowers and shrubs, providing habitat and food sources to a variety of pollinator species including birds, bats, bees, butterflies, and moths READ MORE »

landscape restoration

The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project (CFLRP) is a U.S. Forest Service program that funds collaborative efforts to address fuel mitigation, forest restoration, fish and wildlife habitat improvement, noxious weed treatment and renewable resource management. READ MORE »

WEED MANAGEMENT

The Clearwater Resource Council is committed to eradicating invasive weeds in the Clearwater Valley. We have compiled a list of information and resources pertinent to weed management in the Valley. READ MORE »