The
Bitter Root Water Forum (BRWF) is a community driven non-profit
organization dedicated to supporting
the traditions of agriculture, community and recreation by protecting,
enhancing and restoring the Bitterroot Watershed through on the ground restoration projects
and watershed education.
The BRWF is the local watershed group for the Bitterroot Valley. We were established in 1993 to investigate and discuss water issues in the Bitterroot watershed, more specifically, water quality and water quantity.
The BRWF incorporated in 2004 as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit watershed group and continues today focusing upon protecting and restoring water quality and quantity in the Bitterroot Watershed.
Our Mission
The Bitter Root Water Forum helps people restore, preserve and enhance healthy waters for all users in our growing valley.
Our Vision
We look toward the day when:
■ The Bitterroot River system continues to provide for diverse uses while achieving its potential as a fishery and top-quality aquatic habitat.
■ The watershed’s residents and visitors appreciate how integral the Bitterroot River is to the Valley’s social, ecological, and economic well-being.
■ Bitterroot communities regard their river as an irreplaceable community asset, and make its care and protection a top priority.
■ Farms and ranches in the valley find reliable and stable local markets and are positioned to survive the region’s intensifying development pressures.
■ Informed and caring policy-makers work to sustain this diverse and valuable resource.
Thanks to a GSK grant, water quality sampling with school children at a
Hamilton City Park children's fishing pond - May 2010 