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Buffalo Creek Fish Swapping Project

Sector: Commercial • Location: Montana, United States

Source: Fairfield Sun Times

Project
Cancelled

A project planned to remove non-native rainbow trout and replace them with native Yellowstone cutthroat trout along a 45-mile stretch of waterways in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The plan involved building remote field camps, using helicopters to deliver gear and fish poison, building a radio repeater, installing fish barriers, and using rotenone poison for up to five years.

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial, Government
Location
Montana, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Fairfield Sun Times

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The project “Buffalo Creek Fish Swapping Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Montana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Fairfield Sun Times.

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cancelled

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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A project planned to remove non-native rainbow trout and replace them with native Yellowstone cutthroat trout along a 45-mile stretch of waterways in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The plan involved building remote field camps, using helicopters to deliver gear and fish poison, building a radio repeater, installing fish barriers, and using rotenone poison for up to five years.

Original sector

Environmental Conservation

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Montana

Source

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Fairfield Sun Times

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Sector

Commercial, Government

Article published date

2025-11-02

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