Butte Natural Resource Council

The Butte Natural Resource Damage Restoration Council (BNRC) will provide recommendations to the Governor on how to spend the 28 million dedicated to restoration of the Butte Area One Site through the 2008 Consent Decree.

Council Members

The Council consists of nine members, with six appointed by the Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive and three appointed by the Governor.

Elizabeth Erickson, Chairperson
Bill Callaghan
Mary Jo McDonald
John McKee
Emmett Riordan
Jon Sesso
Courtney Young
Suzzann Nordwick

BNRC Meeting Notice

The Butte Natural Resource Damage Council meets on an as-needed basis. Meeting date, time, and location will be posted on our public notices – council meetings page.

BNRC Meeting Minutes/Recordings:

Note: recordings are considered draft until approved by the Council at subsequent meetings. Additional meeting recordings or minutes are available upon request.

Past BNRC Meeting Recordings 

• August 6, 2020, BNRC BAO Parrot Performance Monitoring Program Report, Basin Creek Letter, BAO Restoration Plan Update, and BPSOU CD Update Meeting: 08/06/2020 BNRC BAO Updates and BPSOU CD Update Public Meeting Recording
• August 27, 2020, BNRC Basin Creek Recreation, Financial Update and Restoration Plan Meeting: 08/27/2020 BNRC Basin Creek Recreation, Financial Update and Restoration Plan Status Public Meeting Recording
• September 3, 2020, BNRC Potential 2020 Amendment to BAO Meeting: 09/03/2020 BNRC potential 2020 Amendment to BAO Public Meeting Recording
• October 1, 2020, BNRC 2020 Proposed Amendment for public comment Meeting: 10/01/2020 BNRC 2020 Proposed BAO Amendment Public Meeting Recording
• November 19, 2020, BNRC 2020 Amendment to BAO Restoration Plan and Draft Response to Comment: 11/19/2020 2020 Amendment to BAO Restoration Plan/Response to Comment Meeting Recording
• January 27, 2021, BNRC Parrot Phase II Update Meeting: 01/27/2021 BNRC Parrot Phase II Update Public Meeting Recording
• April 1, 2021, BNRC Butte Hill Revegetation Updates and 2021 Workplan Meeting: 04/01/2021 BNRC Butte Hill Revegetation Updates and 2021 Workplan Public Meeting Recording
• May 20, 2021, BNRC Basin Hill Reservoir Proposal and Updates on Butte Area Recreation Projects Meeting: 05/20/2021 BNRC Basin Creek Reservoir Proposal and Updates Public Meeting Recording
• June 30, 2022, BNRC Small Project Final Presentation, Blacktail and Basin Creek Watershed Resiliency, BPSOU CD Para. 96 Overview, 2022 Butte Hill Native Tree/Plant Proposal Meeting: 06/30/2022 BNRC Meeting Recording
• October 6, 2022, BNRC Small Project Final Presentation, BAO Restoration and Parrot Tailings Fund Financials, Parrot Waste Removal Project Update, NRDP Comment on EPA decisions, Blacktail Creek Remedial Design Review, SSTOU Excess Funds Transfer Update Meeting: 10/06/2022 BNRC Public Meeting Recording
• November 16, 2022, BNRC BPSOU CD Corridor Remedial Elements, Blacktail Creek Project, Parrot End Land Use Meeting: 11/16/2022 BNRC Public Meeting Recording
• April 27, 2023, BNRC Update on BMFOU Water Treatment, Increased Treated Berkeley Pit Water Discharge Impacts Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability in a Restored Ecosystem, Where are all the fish? Fifty Years of Clark Fork Fisheries Investigations, Silver Bow Creek Fisheries Meeting: 04/27/2023 BNRC Public Meeting Recording
• January 18, 2024, BNRC Blacktail Creek Riparian Actions Update, $5 Million SSTOU Funding Status, Parrot Groundwater Monitoring Update, BSB Shop Replacement Fuel Tanks Meeting: 01.18.2024 BNRC Informational Update Meeting Part 1, 01.18.2024 BNRC Informational Update Meeting Part 2