MISSOULA — A coalition of individuals and conservation groups are asking Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to press charges against Powell County for driving an ATV for miles down the Blackfoot River.

On Monday, five Montanans and 15 representatives of conservation organizations sent a letter to FWP director Christy Clark and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Supervisor Amity Bass asking them to pursue criminal charges against a weed-removal company hired by Powell County.

In addition to driving an ATV in the Blackfoot River for almost 10 miles a week ago, the crew was filmed using backpack sprayers to spray herbicides along the riverbanks right next to the river.

The Blackfoot River is designated as critical habitat for threatened bull trout, and for the past two summers, native fish h

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