Tuesday, December 16, 2025

ARTICLES BY CHRIS SCHUSTROM

OPINION: Clean waters deserve entire delegation's support

Clean water in Montana survived an under-the-radar attack in the U.S. Senate in April. And it’s a good thing, too, for it jeopardized Montana’s famed fish and wildlife populations, as well as our drinking water and irrigation supplies.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Clean water in Montana deserves delegation's support

Clean water in Montana survived an under-the-radar attack in the U.S. Senate last month. And it’s a good thing, too, for it jeopardized Montana’s famed fish and wildlife populations, as well as our drinking water and irrigation supplies.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Protect clean water; protect our economy

The recent Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Rule affirming that headwater streams and tributaries feeding Montana’s rivers merit protection from pollution is critical because it helps put money in the pockets of Montanans and strengthens our economy. Unfortunately this common-sense rule is under attack in Congress and elsewhere, and Montanans …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

OPINION: Protect clean water; protect our economy

The recent Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Rule affirming that headwater streams and tributaries feeding Montana’s rivers merit protection from pollution is critical because it helps put money in the pockets of Montanans and strengthens our economy. Unfortunately this common-sense rule is under attack in Congress and elsewhere, and Montanans …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Separating the wheat from the chaff

Each year farmers in Montana harvest their crops and separate the valuable wheat from the worthless chaff. So too must Whitefish voters separate the valuable facts surrounding recent City Council decisions like the one to move forward with a much needed parking structure with an attached City Hall from worthless …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Lake fish facts are stubborn things

President John Adams famously said, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lake fish facts are stubborn things

President John Adams famously said, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Lake fish facts are stubborn things

President John Adams famously said, “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

The true cost of non-native trout

This spring, native westslope cutthroat and bull trout will stage for their epic journeys from Flathead Lake to spawning streams in the Middle and North Forks Flathead River. Once quite common, their numbers are significantly diminished from the recent past because many cannot navigate the gauntlet of predacious non-native lake …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The true cost of non-native trout

This spring, native westslope cutthroat and bull trout will stage for their epic journeys from Flathead Lake to spawning streams in the Middle and North Forks Flathead River. Once quite common, their numbers are significantly diminished from the recent past because many cannot navigate the gauntlet of predacious non-native lake …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

The true cost of non-native trout

This spring, native westslope cutthroat and bull trout will stage for their epic journeys from Flathead Lake to spawning streams in the Middle and North Forks Flathead River. Once quite common, their numbers are significantly diminished from the recent past because many cannot navigate the gauntlet of predacious non-native lake …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Now's the time to save our native trout

Now is the time to conserve, protect and restore our native bull trout and westslope cutthroat. In the Flathead and Swan valleys the single largest immediate threat to these highly-prized fish is the non-native lake trout that prey upon and compete with our native species.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Now's the time to save our native trout

Now is the time to conserve, protect and restore our native bull trout and westslope cutthroat. In the Flathead and Swan valleys the single largest immediate threat to these highly-prized fish is the non-native lake trout that prey upon and compete with our native species.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Now's the time to save fish

President, Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Now's the time to save fish

President, Flathead Valley Chapter Trout Unlimited
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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