Stillwater Mining Aids River Weed Project

Not Palladium news, not jewelry industry news, not even mining... but Stillwater Mining Co., the Sierra Club-approved green mine in Billings, Montana, that supports Palladium Alliance International, was written up in the Billings Gazette today for their support of a cooperative weed control project on the upper Stillwater River.

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Weed effort shows signs of progress
By LINDA HALSTEAD-ACHARYA
Of The Gazette Staff

NYE - What a difference a year makes. That was the report from Noel Keogh, the Nye rancher who along with several others has spearheaded a cooperative weed control project on the upper Stillwater River.

Last summer marked the first year of a three-year grant aimed at controlling noxious weeds from the Woodbine Campground to the Nye School. This summer marked a noticeable difference.

"We covered the same land," Keogh said. "Only this year, there was only about 5 percent of the weeds."

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