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Big Hole River Foundation
P.O. Box 3894
Butte, Montana 59702
phone: 1-866-533-BHRF
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24 August
Leading fly fishing manufacturers support the Big Hole River Foundation Wildlife artist James Prosek and Abel fly reels one of the world’s leading producers of quality fly reels have combined their creativity to produce a limited-edition fly reel to help support the conservation efforts of the Big Hole River Foundation.
A new for 2010 model Abel Super 4N large arbor reel - for 4- and 5-weight flylines - will be done in a hand painted and anodized Arctic grayling finish inspired by Prosek. Abel will produce a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered reels to be accompanied by an Arctic grayling giclee print with corresponding number. Reels and giclee prints numbers 1 and 2 are being donated by Abel to the Big Hole River Foundation for the organization's conservation fund raising.
Sweetgrass Rods, a leading producer of fine quality bamboo fly rods located in Twin Bridges, Montana, agreed to donate a bamboo fly rod to match the Abel reel. The Sweetgrass rod is a 7'9", 2-piece 4 or 5 weight hexagonal and retails for $2,500.
Together the rod, reel and print is the grand prize in the 2010 Big Hole River Foundation Raffle. First prize is a beautifully framed shadow box featuring George Grant flies tied by Tom Harman surrounding a George Grant signed fishing license from Bob Gibson. Tickets are just $20 each and are available on-line at www.bhrf.org or flyshops and sporting good stores throughout the area. Drawing will take place at the Foundation's annual fundraising dinner on September 9, 2010.
The Big Hole River Foundation cordially invites you to attend that banquet on Thursday, September 9, 2010 beginning at 6 PM. Please bring a guest who shares your passion and support for the Big Hole River. Dinner tickets are $40 each. Please RSVP to Corky Logan at 866-533-2473, on-line at www.bhrf.org or by mail to: BHRF, PO Box 3894, Butte, MT 59702 no later than September 6, 2010.
The Big Hole River Foundation's mission is to conserve, enhance and protect the free-flowing character of the Big Hole River, its unique culture, fish and wildlife. The Foundation's Restoration Program identifies landowners willing to restore and enhance the aquatic and associated habitats on their property in the Big Hole valley. Their research efforts include a study of the aquatic insects to assess if aquatic insect communities are correlated with seasonal grayling distributions in the Big Hole River and important tributaries; and a fish tagging study to help assess movement and growth of rainbow and brown trout in the Big Hole River and their effect on fluvial Arctic grayling populations. Their Watershed Education Program seeks to address educational advancement throughout the communities and public schools of the Big Hole River basin. And, their Outreach Program includes the River Ambassador Program, which uses local guides & outfitters as outreach personnel to educate and promote conservation management practices to the public. They also produce a Technical Guidance Series which consist of 4-8 page individual publications that focus on different aspects of private land management.
14 June 2010
The Big Hole River Foundation recently published the first issue of its Technical Guidance Series entitled, Wildlife-Friendly Fences: Tools For Healthy Riparian Areas. Through the Mini-grant Program of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, the Big Hole River Foundation was able to compile and distribute the first issue of the Technical Guidance Series. The Big Hole River Foundation's Technical Guidance Series is a land and water management series of publications for private landowners along the Big Hole River published and disseminated as part their Outreach Program. The Foundation's Outreach Program provides the unique technical and conservation expertise of the Foundation to private landowners through individual site visits, participation in meetings, collaboration on grants and projects, critical membership on committees and forums, and the publication and dissemination of important land and water management literature.
A copy of Wildlife-Friendly Fences: Tools For Healthy Riparian Areas is available to you by contacting the Big Hole River Foundation or downloading one from their website at www.BHRF.org.
The Foundation's mission is to conserve, enhance and protect the free-flowing character of the Big Hole River, its unique culture, fish and wildlife. The Big Hole River in southwest Montana is one of the few free-flowing rivers left in the west. It is a world-renowned trout fishery that runs 156 miles and drains a watershed of over 2,500 square miles. The Big Hole hosts the only remaining native population of fluvial Arctic grayling fish in the lower 48 states.
