ONLINE AUCTION TO BENEFIT CONSERVATION PROJECT
A beautiful wooden boat restored by Greg McCormick, a Polson resident and Lakers member, is for sale through an online auction to benefit the Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Project. The 1953 Century Resorter, an 18' boat, is ready to float…
Goodrich Bayou conservation easement protects important wildlife values and farm soils along the Flathead River corridor
Goodrich Bayou is a back channel to the Flathead River frequented by numerous waterfowl, otters, bears, coyotes and herons. In September, Chrysta Bourne donated a conservation easement on her 37 acres bordering the Bayou to be held by the Flathead…
R2L News Fall 2020
Welcome to the quarterly River to Lake newsletter. Issue 40 | Fall 2020. A decades long conservation dream along the Flathead River | New conservation easement along Goodrich Bayou | Flathead Rain Gardens Initiative Planting assistance programs for landowners
Virtual Bike and Bird Tour of the Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area
In lieu of the popular Bike and Bird tour around Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area this spring - led by Flathead Land Trust, Flathead Audubon, and other Flathead River to Lake Initiative partners - join us in a quick virtual…
Somers Beach Project proposal moves forward
The Sliters family is working with the Flathead Land Trust, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and other Flathead River to Lake Initiative partners to create a state park and public access site on their Somers' property, on the North Shore…
The Flathead River Conservation Project is Completed!
A special thanks to so many community members, groups, and foundations who helped bring this project to fruition! The Flathead River Conservation Project protects 155 acres along a third of a mile of the Flathead River owned by Bob Danford.…
R2L News Spring 2020
Welcome to the quarterly River to Lake newsletter. Issue 39 | Spring 2020. New conservation easement protects Wiley Slough | Flathead Rain Gardens Initiative | Strong public support for proposed Somers Beach |
Land near Somers donated for conservation easement
Dean Robbins, a 4th generation descendant from settlers living along Wiley Slough, donated a conservation easement to the Flathead Land Trust of 26 acres, stretching over 982 feet of shoreline, to "pass the legacy of open space for wildlife and…
The Blanchet siblings’ gift that keeps on giving
Over 50 years of farming in the Flathead, Richard and Grace Blanchet witnessed the rapid loss of farmland in the Flathead Valley. In 2005 and 2006, the siblings donated conservation easements on their adjacent farms, a total of 320 acres…