Creston National Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Center
Creston Fish Hatchery and Nature Trail are open to the Public
We are open 7 days a week between the hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the fish hatchery
building.
Fish and Wildlife personnel will be happy to answer questions you may have on our fish
production program.
For information please phone our main office at
406-758-6868. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Established in 1939, Creston
NFH originally provided fingerling trout for stocking waters in Glacier
National Park. Today, the hatchery has several programs, which are to provide
trout for fishery management activities on the seven Tribal Reservations
in Montana; stock fish for mitigation purposes under the Hungry Horse
Dam Mitigation Program; and produce trout for
cooperative programs with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
CRESTON INITIATES A NEW YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM
In cooperation with the National Conservation Training Center, the FWS Fisheries Program, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT); the Creston National Fish Hatchery launched an inaugural Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Program.
Recruitment and staffing assistance was provided by Salish Kootenai College (SKC) and the CSKT Natural Resources Department scheduled work projects on the Flathead Reservation. This collaborative FWS and CSKT YCC program provided employment and workplace training for two SKC student leaders and fifteen crew workers ages 15-18.
Approximately 4,000 hours of work time was logged on conservation related projects on Tribal and Service managed lands. The inaugural season for this program successfully concluded at Creston NFH on August 6th, 2010.
2011 Youth Conservation Corps Summer Program
Connecting to Great Outdoor Nature Initiative
2011 Fish Fun Fair Photos
