1 of 10 channels on the Bighorn River in Montana included in the Bighorn River Side Channel Reactivation Project. (3 are being completed in 2024) Visit us at www.bighornriveralliance.org to learn more about the Bighorn River Alliance and how you can help river conservation on the Bighorn.

1 of 12 channels on the Bighorn River in Montana included in the Bighorn River Side Channel Reactivation Project. (5 are being completed in 2023) Visit us at www.bighornriveralliance.org to learn more about the Bighorn River Alliance and how you can help river conservation on the Bighorn.

1 of 10 channels on the Bighorn River in Montana included in the Bighorn River Side Channel Reactivation Project. (3 are being completed in 2024) Visit us at www.bighornriveralliance.org to learn more about the Bighorn River Alliance and how you can help river conservation on the Bighorn.

1 of 10 channels on the Bighorn River in Montana included in the Bighorn River Side Channel Reactivation Project. (3 are being completed in 2024) Visit us at www.bighornriveralliance.org to learn more about the Bighorn River Alliance and how you can help river conservation on the Bighorn.

1 of 10 channels on the Bighorn River in Montana included in the Bighorn River Side Channel Reactivation Project. (3 are being completed in 2024) Visit us at www.bighornriveralliance.org to learn more about the Bighorn River Alliance and how you can help river conservation on the Bighorn.

In 2020 BHRA worked with contractor Karin Boyd (Applied Geomorphology, Inc) to identify side channel connection potential on the Bighorn. From this work, a total of 13 side channels were identified as "top tier" candidates for reconnection. Rattlesnake and Juniper were chosen to reconnect in 2021 based on their location, access, and cost/benefit ratio. This video shows before and after footage of the Rattlesnake side channel reconnection project. Learn more about the reconnecting of Rattlesnake and Juniper side channels at : www.BighornRiverAlliance.org

Take 5 minutes and join us as we take our first float through Juniper Channel, a side channel to the Bighorn River that was reconnected by the Bighorn River Alliance in 2021. Since dam construction, dozens of side channels have become disconnected from the main channel due to river channelization and vegetative encroachment, equating to loss of important habitat for trout, waterfowl and many other species. Join us as we explore this restored habitat for the first time at 5000cfs!