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Up to three times each meeting season (September through May),
Flathead Audubon recognizes an individual, group, or
organization that has made significant contributions to
conservation in the Flathead Valley. Following is a list of
recipients of this recognition, to the present.
2010-2011 |
2009-2010 |
2008-2009 |
2007-2008 | 2006-2007
2005-2006 |
2004-2005
2003-2004 | 2002-2003
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2010-2011 |
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December |
Guest Services Department of the
Kalispell Target Store for providing convenient and cost
free glass recycling for the Flathead Valley. |
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February |
Bigfork High School Cave Club
for cleaning and monitoring caves in Glacier Park and local
national forests, and using GIS mapping and other techniques to
create original baseline data for use by the management agencies
responsible for protecting these caves. |
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2009-2010 |
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March |
Milt and B.J. Carlson for
their many accomplishments in the support and advocacy of
conservation and proper land use planning in the Flathead
Valley, and for being premier examples of good and generous
citizens of our community. |
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April |
Leonard Howke for many years
of volunteer service helping to study, manage and introduce
young people to Montana’s fish and wildlife resources. |
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2008-2009 |
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May |
Windflower Native Plant Nursery,
Forestoration, and Sleepingtree Native Plants for growing
and marketing exclusively native plants, which provide crucial
food, shelter and surival for native animal species, and to
Maria Mantas and Laurie Hammill for sowing the seeds of native
plant nurseries in the Flathead Valley. |
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March |
Flathead Valley Community College
Green Team for responsible environmental activities,
including: Recycling, use of non-toxic products and
resource-efficient equipment, developing Earth Day programs and
Green Symposium, and funding scholarships from recycling
proceeds. |
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January |
Foys to Blacktail Trails for
significant progress towards its goal of preserving public
access to forested lands connecting the Foys Lake area to
Blacktail Mountain. |
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2007-2008 |
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December |
Jane Lopp &
Associates for support provided to Flathead
conservation projects and non-profits by sponsoring a series of
conservation-oriented Prudential Global Volunteer Days. |
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February |
Dale Becker and
the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Wildlife Management
Program for providing a successful, positive conservation
example to others. Their numerous projects include: Wildlife
mitigation features in the reconstruction of Highway 93,
restoration of Trumpeter Swans, Peregrine Falcons, Northern
Leopard Frogs and Bighorn Sheep, Kerr Dam habitat mitigation,
Grizzly Bear conservation, and developing survey techniques. |
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May |
Dr. Glenn and
Hazel Johnston, Tom and Terry Siderius, and Chuck and Dan
Siderius for protecting over 1,300 acres of productive
agricultural and forest land, wetlands, wildlife habitat and
long stretches of undeveloped shoreline along the Flathead
River." |
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2006-2007 |
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December |
Lex Blood for outstanding contributions to conservation education and his crucial support for and participation in many local projects engaged in the preservation of the Flathead’s landscape, environment and wildlife. |
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February |
Habitat for Humanity Resale Store for keeping usable construction materials out of landfills, encouraging intelligent recycling and building a strong community atmosphere. |
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April |
Mayre
Flowers, creator and director of the Waste Not Project,
a consumer education program that promotes ways to
reduce the volume and toxicity of Flathead County's
waste stream |
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2005-2006 |
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December |
Flathead
Land Trust and Montana Land Reliance
For helping
private landowners preserve and protect open spaces
and wildlife habitat. |
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March |
Montana Coffee Traders
For its efforts to support habitat preservation for wildlife, especially for birds. |
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April |
Kalispell and Whitefish Parks and Recreation Departments
For their tree planting programs, which preserve and enhance the natural environments of these cities for the benefit of city residents who live under the urban forest canopy, and wild birds that live within the forest canopy and understory trees. |
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2004-2005 |
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November |
North Valley Recycling, Pacific Steel & Recycling, and Valley
Recycling
For contributions to the reduction of waste in the Flathead. |
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February |
Loren Kreck
For helping to save and preserve some of the Flathead’s pristine places. |
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April |
Wade Fredenberg (USFWS), Beth Gardner (USFS), and Clint
Muhlfeld (MFWP)
For Bulltrout and Westslope Cutthroat conservation efforts. |
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2003-2004 |
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October |
FarmHands
For publishing a free map of local food growers, thereby helping
preserve open space
and wildlife habitat. |
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February |
Corry Cullen
For his efforts to bring recycling of glass to the Valley. |
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March |
Jack Whitney
For a lifetime of conservation effort and stewardship. |
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2002-2003 |
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January |
Bigfork Development Company
For leadership in support of the Swan River Corridor, and
maintenance
of the Swan River Nature Trail. |
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February |
Rails-to-Trails
For leadership in developing a system of trails dedicated to
walking and non-motorized riding. |
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April |
Flathead Wildlife, Inc.
For numerous conservation activities including selling
economical bluebird houses
and using the proceeds to preserve local wildlife habitat. |
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2001-2002 |
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December |
Elna Darrow
For her work as Chair of the Flathead Basin Commission. |
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February |
Gael Bissell and Alan Wood
through advocacy
For
their work on the Thompson/Fisher conservation easement. |
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April |
The Organic Farmers of Flathead Valley
For preserving our soil, protecting ground water,
avoiding air pollution, and safeguarding environment. |
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