Yellowstone River

Workers will target any visible asphalt downstream of last year's Montana Rail Link derailment in Stillwater County.

Cleanup will kick off again months after a train derailment in Stillwater County released thousands of pounds of oil material into the Yellowstone River.

State regulators say fish sampled upstream and downstream of a June train derailment showed the presence of contaminants and prompted an advisory along the river from Stillwater County to Yellowstone County

Agencies advise members of the public not to eat mountain whitefish caught along the Yellowstone River from Twin Bridges Road railroad bridge to Laurel.

Agencies are at the beginning of their investigations.

A bar in Reed Point, Montana, population 200, became the hub for cleanup crews after a train derailed into the Yellowstone River near there about two weeks ago.YPR talked with locals who are doing their part in the effort.

All railcars are out of the Yellowstone River. At least one oiled and dead bird has shown up along the river bank.

Around 20 fishing access sites on the Yellowstone River in Southwest Montana temporarily closed after the floods last June. Most of these sites required repairs and debris cleanup.

After the Yellowstone River flooded last June some anglers were worried that fish populations would be decimated. While biologists are still trying to get a full picture of how the fish were impacted, early indicators are not showing catastrophic losses.

The conservation-focused investment firm Beartooth Group initially bought the two island parcels as part of a larger ranch purchase. The firm's founder says selling the island properties to the state helps ensure they continue to be wildlife habitat and maintain river health.