Blackfoot Watershed
Stewardship Guide
Mission
To coordinate efforts to conserve and enhance the natural resources and rural way of life in the Blackfoot watershed for present and future generations.
Process
At our core, we are a process.
We bring people together, facilitate respectful conversations and the exchange of information, keep the focus on shared values, and build trust.
Outcomes
We coordinate responses to community needs and find homegrown solutions that stand the test of time. The hard work takes place in our community-led committees.
Honoring George's legacy
The Blackfoot Challenge lost a great friend with the recent passing of George Hirschenberger.
An active participant in the Challenge for more than 30 years, George brought humor, humility, passion, and an exceptional ability to collaborate with a broad spectrum of people to the Blackfoot watershed’s conservation efforts. His legacy will serve as an enduring example of how to be successful in community-based conservation and stewardship.
Weekly irrigation reports
Headgates are open and pivots are running in the Blackfoot, which means our weekly Irrigation, Crops & Soils Reports are back.
Every Friday, our Soil and Irrigation Consultant Barry Dutton compiles rainfall, crop water use, forecast, streamflow, and water supply data into one report to help Blackfoot irrigators make the most out of their irrigation approach.
Click below to read the latest report.
Our Programs
DROUGHT RESPONSE
Recurring drought and uncertainty about future water supply have inspired community actions centered around coordinated water stewardship…
LAND STEWARDSHIP
Every private property in the watershed is unique, with its own characteristics, history, and resource concerns. Similarly, every landowner is unique…
EDUCATION
In the Blackfoot, we believe that the best place to learn about the watershed is in the watershed, and that our best teachers are those who have experience here…
BLACKFOOT COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA
The BCCA is an innovative effort involving community ownership and cooperative management across 41,000 acres…
