Iris the osprey

Iris the Osprey is a world-famous bird who’s nested along Missoula’s Clark Fork River for most of her long life. She’s also a longtime participant in research tracking mining pollution in the river. After more than a decade, the latest data on the health of the river is expected soon.

This spring, thousands of people around the world tuned in to watch one of the world’s oldest known ospreys celebrate a long-awaited milestone in Missoula.