A blue-ribbon community's cherished tradition of honoring its blue-ribbon river

The 21st Annual Blackfoot River Cleanup invites all families and fishing and boating enthusiasts of Northwest Montana to Johnsrud Park to float, wade, fish and feast — while helping to purge our regional treasure of trash — on July 27, 2024.

As one of Montana’s most storied blue ribbon streams, the Blackfoot is beautiful and wild, yet easily accessible for recreational use. To maintain the Blackfoot’s pristine condition, our community relies on an annual grassroots cleanup effort. Started in 2004 by the Pfister family of Potomac, Montana, the annual Blackfoot River Cleanup — held every year si...