View and download of our report, Low Flows, Hot Trout: Climate Change in the Clark Fork Watershed.   We hear about climate change on a daily basis -- but it's often from a global, overarching, far-from-home perspective.  So what does it all mean for the Clark Fork basin? This report explores what the future holds for inhabitants of this 22,000-square-mile area and the waterways that define its landscape, culture, and economy.

Low Flows, Hot Trout delivers a plain-language synthesis of key findings from years of data-gathering in our watershed blended with anecdotal observations from river basin citizens. We gathered perspectives from realtor to rancher, fishing guide to firefighter.  Our report is accessible to the public, informative to those whose livelihoods are directly tied to the river, and illuminating to policymakers looking for effective responses.

The bottom line is: things can be done in the face of climate change, and everyone can make a difference-- from simple at-home fixes that improve energy and water use to large-scale policy changes that stimulate renewable energy production and river-sensitive growth management. This report gives a snapshot of what we can do to protect our hometown creeks, our local economies, and our celebrated way of life in the changing climate of the Clark Fork watershed.

"Low Flows, Hot Trout," sparked discussion at the Headwaters Summit: "Re-visioning How We Use Water in the Changing Climate of the Northern Rockies," sponsored by the Clark Fork Coalition, National Wildlife Federation, and Western Progress.  Visit the Headwaters Summit website at www.northernheadwaters.org for a re-cap or to read the post-Summit report.

If you'd like to schedule an in-person presentation of the report and its findings for your group, please contact Brianna Randall at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .