In 2011, Diamond B. Ranch owners closed on a conservation easement in December that will protect their beautiful 192-acre property along 1½ miles of the Flathead River. Located east of Church Slough, the Diamond B. Ranch provides a beautiful spot along…
National Audubon Society designated the Flathead Lake North Shore as an “Important Bird Area”. Important Bird Areas are sites that provide essential habitat for breeding, wintering, and/or migrating birds. The designated area includes most of the north shore of Flathead…
In 2009 and 2010, the extended Louden family placed conservation easements on 1,088 acres of farmland, wetlands, riparian habitat and floodplain. The properties stretch along the Flathead River to the east and west of Church Slough (3.9 miles along the…
Church Slough is a magnificent oxbow slough, a haven for wildlife and birds, along the Flathead River north of Flathead Lake. The Flathead Land Trust helped landowners Ben and Maureen Louden place a conservation easement on 300 acres of wetlands, riparian habitat,…