NorthWestern Energy Biologist Jon Hanson teaches Good Thymes campers about fish tracking.
Good Thymes campers learn about conservation at O’Dell Creek In July, about 20 young campers wandered along the banks of O’Dell Creek, looking for birds, fish, plants and aquatic insects. The young students were part of the Good Thymes Camp organized by Farm to Fork, an Ennis-based nonprofit whose mission is to develop and nurture a sustainable local food system. NorthWestern Energy is donating all proceeds from the sale of Monte Dolack’s painting “Restoring Our Waters” to Farm to Fork to help the organization expand its conservation programming. Thanks to that funding, Farm to Fork’s summer camps added a focus on habitat and environment. That included spending a day with NorthWestern Energy biologists. Campers got a close-up look at the macroinvertebrates found in O’Dell Creek and learned to identify these small creatures. They learned how biologists track fish movements and gained an understanding of habitat restoration.
How to purchase a print Prints of Monte Dolack’s “Restoring Our Waters” are 30 inches by 25 inches. • $25 for an unsigned print. • $75 for a signed and numbered print. To order a print, please mail a check, money order or cashier’s check to: NorthWestern Energy Attn: Creative Services 11 E. Park St. Butte, MT 59701 All proceeds go to youth conservation programs at Madison Farm to Fork. Learn more at madisonfarmtofork.org. Scan this QR code with your phone’s camera to learn more about prints of Monte Dolack’s “Restoring Our Waters,” or visit NorthWesternEnergy.com/odell. BRIGHT MAGAZINE Environment Edition | 29
