But the headwaters of this rapid river is threatened by old logging roads and unmanageable motorized vehicle use in forests upstream.

Click here to help protect the Big Blackfoot River

The Forest Service's lack of governance has ignited a ticking time bomb, which is due in time to detonate on wildlife, trout fishing and wilderness. It’s time to defuse things before they get more out of hand. 

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Illegal motorized vehicle routes are fragmenting and degrading wildlife habitat and wilderness in the headwaters of the Big Blackfoot River. Some of these roads even run through the nation’s Continental Divide Trail, which is congressionally designated for quiet recreation. Hundreds of miles of old logging roads are also causing sediment pollution to leak into the tributaries of the Big Blackfoot River, endangering the beloved native trout.

The Wilderness Society is working to address the aging road network in Helena National Forest in order to protect the legendary Upper Blackfoot River watershed. We support balancing recreational use and protection of wild lands and rivers. We need your support to advocate for conserving special places like the Blackfoot so they can continue to be cherished by all Americans now and in the future.  You can help too by sending our quick note to the Forest Service below. 

Help protect the Blackfoot – tell the Forest Service to turn this situation around

See also:

• Roads, Vehicles and Access
• A push for improving trails and roads in Montana