Michael Fiebig
Montana Campaign Coordinator, Wyss Fellow
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Mike works to protect and restore Montana's headwaters rivers and streams by working with local citizens, businesses, elected officials, governmental agencies, and conservation organizations in the region.
Background: Mike joined American Rivers in 2011. Prior to that he worked for the Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee (GYCC) as a Climate Change Specialist. He has worked on conservation issues in the Northern Rockies and internationally since 2001. As a former river guide and Senior Field Instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Mike has paddled over 11,000 miles of rivers in the West.
Education: M.S. in Natural Resources Policy and Conflict Resolution from the University of Montana (2008); B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in Philosophy from Michigan State University (1997)
Favorite River: The Dolores River (CO)
Blog Posts By This Author
Celebrating a Special Stream, Montana Style
July 17, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Blue skies and a light breeze accompanied the aroma of grilling sausages at the inaugural “Celebrate East Rosebud” event held at East Rosebud Lake late last month. While most of the 240 local residents in attendance brought dishes to share – delicious homemade foods piled high on tables in the historic East Rosebud Lake Lodge - all brought a passion for protecting one of Montana’s most beloved streams.
Read more »Watching Montana's Clark Fork River Come Back to Life
March 28, 2012 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal
The Clark Fork, flowing through Missoula, Montana, is no longer the same river that it was when I lived near its banks during graduate school. Back then paddlers, swimmers, and fishermen had to contend with long green plumes of “rock snot” that blanketed the river bottom and made for difficult, slippery wading in river sandals. Today one instead finds ever shifting gravel bars composed of clean, multi-colored rocks. It’s as if the Clark Fork River recently received a scrub.
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