mtlPAc2001-65.xml Guide to the Montana Environmental Quality Council photograph collection 1968-1981 Montana Environmental Quality Council photograph collection Finding aid prepared by Matt Kruse Montana Historical Society 2013 Finding aid encoded by Matt Kruse 2013 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). Montana Historical SocietyPhotograph Archives PAc 2001-65 Montana Environmental Quality Council Montana Environmental Quality Council photograph collection 1968-1981 132 35mm slides This collection consists of slides from the Environmental Quality Council including fieldtrips, areas of proposed sub-divisions, examples of topography and of environmental degradation such as air pollution and clear cutting. A wide variety of Montana areas are pictured, including those in the Flathead Valley, near White Sulphur Springs, Roundup, Jordan, Circle, Clark Fork River, Swan Lake, Judith Basin County, Butte, Anaconda, Libby, St. Regis, Thompson Falls, West Yellowstone, and the Stillwater Complex on the Boulder River. No textual or other language materials are included in the collection. Captions are in English.

The Environmental Quality Council (EQC) is a 17-member committee created by the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA). In general, the EQC reviews and appraises state programs and activities related to the environment to ensure compliance with MEPA (Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 through 3, MCA).

The Environmental Policy Office provides staff to the EQC and is one of the offices within the Legislative Branch.

Between the state's biennial 90-day sessions, the EQC conducts studies assigned by the Legislature or on topics of interest to committee members.

This collection consists of slides from the Environmental Quality Council including fieldtrips, areas of proposed sub-divisions, examples of topography and of environmental degradation such as air pollution and clear cutting. A wide variety of Montana areas are pictured, including those in the Flathead Valley, near White Sulphur Springs, Roundup, Jordan, Circle, Clark Fork River, Swan Lake, Judith Basin County, Butte, Anaconda, Libby, St. Regis, Thompson Falls, West Yellowstone, and the Stillwater Complex on the Boulder River.

The majority of slides in this collection were produced by unknown photographers. Those listed on the slides are not completely identified: J.M. Crawley, Fletcher E. Newby, and Loren Bahls.

The slides in this collection are arranged alphabetically by location.

Collection is open for research.

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Photograph Archives collections and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Photograph Archives before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in its collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Environmental Quality Council photograph collection. PAc 2001-65. Box and folder number. Montana Historical Society Photographs Archives, Helena, Montana.

Transfer from Montana Environmental Quality Council.

This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search under these terms.

Air--Pollution--Montana. Mining –- Montana. Anaconda (Mont.) Boulder River (Mont.) Butte (Mont.) Circle (Mont.) Flathead Valley (Mont.) Helena (Mont.) Jordan (Mont.) Judith Basin County (Mont.) Libby (Mont.) Roundup (Mont.) St. Regis (Mont.) Stillwater County (Mont.) West Yellowstone (Mont.) White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Montana Mines and Mineral Resources Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

Slides 1 Anaconda smelter stack and refuse 1972 January 2 Anaconda smelter stack and refuse 1973 February Ashley Lake and Hubbert Reservoir Little Bitterroot River) 3 Brandes and Duke – Introductory dendrology 1974 September 4 Duke, Neddleton, Brandes, and Osborne – Regeneration on clear-cut 1974 September 5 Examining a core to determine growth rate 1974 September 6 White cedar rot (?) 1974 September 7 Cabin above Ashley Lake in subdivision with only access across Burlington Northern (BN) land 1974 September 8 David Whitesitt, Burlington Northern (BN) Forester at road closure 1974 September 9 Road Closure-loads to subdivision enclosed in Burlington Northern (BN) land 1974 September 10 Burlington Northern (BN) lease (lake?) 1974 September 11 New “overbuilt” forest service road 1974 September 12 Siltation – New forest service road 1974 September 13 Mistletoe 1974 September 14 Creek diversion to Hubbart Reservoir 1974 September 15 Creek diversion to Hubbart Reservoir 1974 September 16 Creek diversion to Hubbart Reservoir 1974 September 17 Hubbart Reservoir; Little Bitterroot River 1974 September 18 Big Dry Badlands (unlabeled) Undated 19 Big Dry Badlands (unlabeled) Undated 20 Big Dry Badlands (unlabeled) Undated 21 Big Dry Badlands (unlabeled) Undated 22 Big Dry Badlands topography (27 miles east of Jordan) 1971 March 23 Big Hole Basin (west from just north of Jackson) 1968 July 24 Big Mountain 1973 July 25 Big Mountain (Chalet – EQC Land use field trip) 1973 July 26 Big Mountain (EQC Land use field trip) 1973 July 27 Boulder Hill North and Bramtown Creek Undated 28 Butte, MT – Decaying downtown (corner main and mercury) 1970 August 29 Butte, MT – The flat with smog (south-east from Montana Tech) 1970 August 30 Circle – The north-east wheat-fallow and wheat farmstead 1971 March 31 Clark Fork 1970 June 4 32 Clark Fork 1970 June 4 33 Clark Fork – Cottonwood Undated 34 Clauncy Creek Acid Undated 35 Columbia Falls (North Fork Highway) – Air Pollution 1973 June 36 Columbia Falls (North Fork Highway) – Air Pollution 1973 June 37 Columbia Falls (North Fork Highway) – Air Pollution 1973 June 38 Columbia Falls (North Fork Highway) – Air Pollution 1973 June 39 Flathead (North Fork) – Developer clearing for impoundment 1973 June 40 Flathead (North Fork) – Developer gate 1973 June 41 Flathead (North Fork) – Developer road 1973 June 42 Flathead River (North Fork) 1973 July 43 Flathead Valley cherries in Bloom (Finley Point, east side of Lake) 1971 January 44 Glacier Foreland – Dearborn River 1973 August 45 Glacier Foreland – Square Butte from Ft. Shaw 1973 August 46 Helena Sewage Plant 1974 October 47 Hudson Bay Divide 1972 48 Hudson Bay Divide – Clear-cuts 1972 49 Hudson Bay Divide – Clear-cuts 1972 Judith Basin County 50 Sheepherders Monument (detail) – T. 16N, R. 10E, Sec. 10 near Stanford 1975 January 51 Sheepherders Monument – T. 16N, R. 10E, Sec. 10 near Stanford 1975 January 52 State Land – T. 16N, R. 10E, view from Sec. 10 near Stanford 1975 January 53 State Land – T. 16N, R. 10E, Sec. 9 and 10 near Stanford 1975 January 54 State Land – T. 12N, R. 14E, Sec. 26 1975 January 55 State Land – T. 12N, R. 14E, Sec. 26 1975 January 56 State Land – T. 12N, R. 14E, Sec. 26 1975 January 57 Looking toward State Land – T. 13N, R. 13E, Sec. 9, 15, 16, 22 1975 January 58 Looking toward State Land – T. 13N, R. 13E, Sec. 9, 15, 16, 22 1975 January 59 Looking toward State Land – T. 13N, R. 13E, Sec. 9, 15, 16, 22 1975 January 60 State Land – T. 14N, R. 12E, Sec. 22 and 23 1975 January 61 State Land – T. 14N, R. 12E, Sec. 22 and 23 1975 January 62 State Land looking toward – T. 15N, R. 11E, Sec. 2 and 11 1975 January 63 State Land looking away from – T. 15N, R. 11E, Sec. 2 and 11 1975 January 64 State Land looking away from – T. 15N, R. 11E, Sec. 2 and 11 1975 January 65 Libby – Bridge 1970 66 Missouri River 1970 June 4 67 Missouri River 1970 June 4 68 Ringling, MT – Burning garbage dump 1972 69 Roundup – Kuchler’s Eastern Ponderosa Forest in Pine Parklands 1971 March Saddle Mountain Estates Subdivision, Kiss Cut 70 Addie, Kiss Place – McClellan Creek 1975 August 12 71 Kiss timber cut – McClellan Creek 1975 August 12 72 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 73 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 74 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 75 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 76 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 77 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 78 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 79 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 80 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 81 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 82 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 83 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 84 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 85 Kiss Place cold cut 1975 August 12 86 Kiss Cut 1975 August 12 87 Saddle Mountain Estates subdivision sign 1975 August 12 88 Saddle Mountain – McClellan Creek Road 1975 August 12 89 Helena Valley – McClellan Creek Road 1975 August 12 90 St. Regis, MT – Transport and recreation service town 1971 March 91 Shields River – Mass failure near junction of US 89 and I 90 Undated Stillwater Complex (EQC Field Trip) 92 Big Timber Airport 1981 June 16 93 Boulder River Valley south of Big Timber 1981 June 16 94 Crazy Mountains north of Big Timber 1981 June 16 95 Boulder River Valley south-west of Big Timber 1981 June 16 96 Big Timber Airport 1981 June 16 97 Boulder Valley south of Big Timber (mine mill site in far center of photo) 1981 June 16 98 Mine company building, upper Boulder River 1981 June 16 99 Boulder River mine site 1981 June 16 100 Chopper at Boulder River mine site 1981 June 16 101 Mine entrance, upper Boulder River 1981 June 16 102 Council staff and mining company officials, upper Boulder River 1981 June 16 103 Dorthy Eck and Ward Shanahan, Boulder River 1981 June 16 104 In the Boulder River mine tunnel 1981 June 16 105 Council and mining company staff, Boulder River 1981 June 16 106 Chopper arriving at Boulder River mine site 1981 June 16 107 Upper Boulder River 1981 June 16 108 Brass Monkey mine canyon stay, Boulder River 1981 June 16 109 Anaconda mine, upper Stillwater River 1981 June 16 110 Anaconda mine site, upper Stillwater River 1981 June 16 111 Anaconda mine site, upper Stillwater River 1981 June 16 112 Old chrome slag dump, Anaconda mine site, upper Stillwater River 1981 June 16 113 Council at Anaconda offices, upper Stillwater River 1981 June 16 114 Council member Mike Halligan at Anaconda Office, Stillwater River 1981 June 16 115 Dryers at Stillwater Mine 1981 June 16 116 Entrance to Anaconda mine, upper Stillwater River 1981 June 16 117 Council and mine staff in Stillwater Tunnel 1981 June 16 118 Ore from Stillwater Mine awaiting transport to smelter 1981 June 16 119 View down Stillwater from Anaconda mine 1981 June 16 120 Viewing the Stillwater River from proposed tailings site 1981 June 16 121 Proposed tailings site for Stillwater mine ACM 1981 June 16 122 Swan Lake 1973 July 123 Swan Lake – Clear-cuts 1973 July 124 Swan Lake – Six Mile Estate 1973 July 125 Thompson Falls, MT – Lodin Company Sawmill 1971 March 126 West Yellowstone tourist service town (pop. 800) 1973 August 127 White Sulphur Springs 1972 128 White Sulphur Springs 1972 129 Whitefish Lake – upper end fill 1973 July 130 Whitefish River – Clear-cuts 1973 June 131 Unidentified Undated 132 Unidentified Undated