River 2 Lake

2013 News & Events

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Flathead River to Lake News

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Flathead Land Trust awarded NAWCA grant for River to Lake Conservation Project

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Small North American Wetlands Act (NAWCA) grant will partially help fund a conservation project on the north shore of Flathead Lake. Click here to read more...

 Birding Guide for the Flathead Valley

Find out more about birding in the Flathead Valley in this new guide produced by Flathead Audubon Society and others. The guide includes a map highlighting local hot spots for bird watching, as well as information about their habitat and driving directions.

 Flathead Land Trust receives the Wildlife Conservation Award for 27 years of “outstanding conservation achievements and demonstrated conservation leadership that benefits the wildlife resources” – said Alan Wood, Wildlife Program Officer for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.  The award was also in recognition of the land trust’s work with the River to Lake Initiative. Click here to read the Flathead Land Trust’s press release, or the Bigfork Eagle’s Article.

 Welcome new Flathead River Steward

Kirstin Gruver is joining the River to Lake Initiative as our new Flathead River Steward. Kirstin is a Big Sky Watershed Corps (associated with AmeriCorps) member who will be working on education projects and helping interested landowners restore critical riparian areas and wetlands along the Flathead River and the north shore of Flathead Lake. Click here to read more…

Measuring Migratory Waterfowl Use of the Flathead & Smith Valleys through Citizen-based Science

Read how local people and students are helping MT Fish Wildlife and Parks understand how migratory waterfowl use farms and other critical lands in the Flathead and Smith valleys during their spring migration. To read the article published by the Intermountain West Joint Venture click here.

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