The Bitter Root Water Forum maintains a small supply of the following publications for the public.  Please stop by our office to pick one up, or contact us to find how to obtain one.

• Montana's Ground Water: A citizen's guide to understanding and protecting ground water.  Produced by Montana Watercourse, MT State University Extension, and MT Dept Environmental Quality.  June 2009.  http://www.mtwatercourse.org/Publications/Realtor_Wetland_Booklet.pdf

• Stream Care: A Guide for Property Owners in the Clark Fork Watershed

  A Clark Fork Coalition publication, March 2009.

• Room to Roam: Protecting Your Natural Environment. A new home builder's guide to responsible development near rivers, streams and wetlands. Produced by the Governor's Task Force for Riparian Protection.

• Representing Property with Wetlands and Riparian Areas: A Guide for Montana's Realtors. Produced by Montana Watercourse of the Montana Water Center.  http://www.mtwatercourse.org/Publications/Realtor_Wetland_Booklet.pdf

• Montana Wetlands Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Wetland and Riparian Habitats in Montana. Produced by the Montana Wetlands Legacy.

• A Landowners' Guide to Montana Wetlands. Produced by Montana Watercourse. http://www.mtwatercourse.org/Publications/LandownersGuideWetlands/StateLandownersGuide_8-27-08.pdf

• A Planning Guide for Protecting Montana's Wetlands and Riparian Areas.  Written and coordinated by Janet H. Ellis and Jim Richard. Produced by Montana Watercourse.  http://www.mtwatercourse.org/Publications/Planning%20Guide%202008.pdf

• Managing a Healthy Riparian Buffer Along Streams and Rivers: Protecting Land, Water, Fish and Wildlife with Streamside Vegetation. Prepared by Tara Comfort, Resource Conservationist, Missoula Conservation District.

• A Guidebook for Montana Ponds: What you need to know about ponds and alternatives.  Produced by Montana Watercourse. http://www.mtwatercourse.org/Publications/MTWC%20Guidebook%20revision_lo%20res.pdf 

• Successful Strategies for Grazing Cattle in Riparian Zones.  January 1998. Montana BLM Riparian Technical Bulletin No. 4, Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station.  US Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Montana State Office, Billings, Montana.

• Aquatic Weed Management: 308 Authorization, Pesticide Licensing, and Aquatic Weeds.  Produced by Montana Dept of Agriculture, Montana Dept of Environmental Quality, Montana Dept of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks.

• Riparian Weed Management. Produced by Montana State University Extension Service.

• Riparian Forest Stewardship. Produced by Montana State University Extension Service.

• Understanding the Montana TMDL Process. Water Quality Planning for Healthy Rivers, Lakes and Communities in the Bitterroot Valley. Produced by Montana Dept of Environmental Quality.

• Tips on Land & Water Management for Small Farms & Ranches in Montana. Produced by Conservation Districts Bureau, Montana Dept of Natural Resources and Conservation.