Communities Working Together | The Fish Between the Falls

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Communities Working Together | The Fish Between the Falls

The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho was one of the first organizations to respond to the startling decline of White Sturgeon. While historically the Tribe and other communities have had different interests in the Kootenai River valley, they must now work together to save the sturgeon from extinction.

For more information watch the full version of The Fish Between the Falls at our Montana PBS website.

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