What is special about the Blackfoot Valley?
The Blackfoot River headwaters atop the Continental Divide at Roger’s Pass and empties into the Clark Fork River east of Missoula, Montana. In its 132 mile journey, the river runs through some of the most productive fish and wildlife habitat in the Northern Rocky Mountains. The valley floor contains glaciated wetland complexes, native scrub/shrub riparian areas and blue ribbon trout streams. Mountain ranges, National Forests, and the Bob Marshall and Scapegoat Wilderness Areas surround the valley. The valley’s unique habitat diversity supports a wide variety of fish and wildlife species. Prairie wetland complexes attract a number of breeding and migrating birds, including sandhill cranes and black terns. The tributary streams to the Blackfoot River provide crucial spawning and rearing habitat for the federally listed bull trout and the westslope cutthroat trout. The valley is at the southern edge of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem which supports the largest population of griz
