Trout, Water and the West

In the West, ranchers often say, "Whiskey's for drinkin' and water's for fightin'." The competition for water in the arid West has long been a fact of life for ranchers and farmers. But as the population of the West has grown, it is no longer just irrigators competing between themselves for scarce water. Growing towns and cities, sustained drought, the quest for national energy independence, and climate change are all putting new pressures on dwindling water supplies. In the face of such water demand, fish and wildlife are often left out. And there is one simple fact: fish need water, everyday.

"Against the Current" underscores the importance of healthy rivers and streams in the arid West. Told through the wisdom of four people: two ranchers, a biologist, and an environmental lawyer, this film tells the story of a rancher who, after 70 years, restored water to the stream that feeds his ranch.

For the full film, please see www.MetamorphFilms.com

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• fish
• trout
• cutthroat
• arctic
• grayling
• fishing
• agriculture
• water
• drought
• rivers
• montana
• mountains

[4844847]

to bad so sad. There are other rivers in MT to fish

[EcoRover]

TU and other conservation groups have failed Big Hole River grayling (fluvial Arctic grayling) in Montana. Year after year, TU etc have been sucked into collaborating (shades of the Quislings) with irrigators, and year after year the river has been too low to support fish, and year after year our endangered fish has moved ever closer to extinction.