In February, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Trust for Public Land finalized a 7,000 acre easement in the Trumbull Creek watershed above Columbia Falls - headwaters to the River to Lake Initiative focus area. The Trumbull Creek Conservation…
Between 2006 and 2016, 11 landowners landowners along the Flathead River, nearby streams, and the North Shore of Flathead Lake worked with River to Lake partners to plant over 12,000 trees and shrubs to plant riparian forest buffers that help…
R2L partners protected over 700 acres this year - over 500 acres completed with funding from the large North American Wetlands Conservation grant secured by R2L partners and managed by the Flathead Land Trust. Conservation projects included: Brenneman Slough Project…
Join River to Lake partner efforts to protect the Flathead River and North Shore of Flathead Lake with a donation to the R2L ~ North Shore Conservation Fund! Flathead River to Lake Initiative partners recently created the " R2L ~…
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) have a strong conservation and restoration program in the Flathead Watershed to protect native fish and wildlife of cultural significance for the Tribes. In 2015, CSKT programs protected over 361 acres and 1.2…
The Flathead Land Trust helped protect over 300 acres of land important for birds and other wildlife in the Smith and Mission valleys last December. The projects were funded by the North American Wetland Conservation Act grant, which Flathead River…
In 2016, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks purchased 77 acres along the north shore of Flathead Lake in February, bringing the North Shore Wildlife Management Area up to 426 acres. This conservation project helps protect water quality in Flathead Lake…
R2L News Nov 2015. Green ribbons for our rivers • Floating the river for conservation • Bike and Bird Tours a success • New permanent River Steward Program position • North Shore Wildlife Management Area proposed expansion • Proposal will…
Birds and number observed on Smith Lake Bike and Bird Tour, May 16: Canada Goose 42 Gadwall 6 Mallard 7 Cinnamon Teal 4 Northern Shoveler 15 Green-winged Teal 1 Redhead 2 Ring-necked Duck 2 Ring-necked Pheasant 2 Great Blue Heron …
This spring, Flathead River to Lake Initiative partners planted over 1,000 shrubs and trees on two properties along the Flathead River as part of an expanding restoration effort to restore riparian areas. The restored riparian areas will help improve habitat…