“If there was an oil spill on the Middle Fork of the Flathead, there would be irreversible consequences for the ecological and socioeconomic integrity of the entire system, from the Middle Fork all the way down to Flathead Lake.
Those impacts would essentially be realized for thousands of years.”
— Dr. Clint Muhfeld, Research Aquatic Ecologist for the U.S. Geological Survey
Education and Advocacy
Oil Safe Flathead is a coalition of conservation groups and local stakeholders around the Flathead Watershed concerned about the risks of transporting oil by rail in northwest Montana.
We advocate for oil train safety and derailment prevention measures to protect our waters, natural heritage, and communities from an oil train disaster.
Oil and Water Don’t Mix
A short video about the oil train threat to the Flathead watershed. Produced by Flathead Lakers with additional funding from American Rivers, Headwaters Montana, Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited and the National Parks Conservation Association.
