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 MONTANA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
The goals of the Montana Native Plant Society are to preserve,
conserve, and study the native plants and plant communities of
Montana, and to educate the public about the values of our
native flora.
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 MONTANA'S
SWAN RANGE
The northern Swan Range - home to Jewel Basin Hiking Area and
Alpine Trail No. 7, - is the rugged backyard and scenic backdrop
of the Flathead Valley.
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 FLATHEAD
VALUES
The Flathead Valley is a special place to call home. Natural
beauty. Friendly communities. Unmatched opportunities to hike,
boat, ski, hunt, fish and enjoy our quiet, open land and
sparkling lakes and rivers. This website is a place for folks to
learn about opportunities to enjoy the Flathead Valley to its
fullest.
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 THE
MONTANA AUDUBON site provides good,
science based information, and is a particularly
good source of information on issues involving
Riparian Areas and Wetlands. Links to other
Montana Audubon chapters may also be found at the Montana
Audubon site.
Pictures
of rare birds that have been sighted in
Montana can be found on the Montana Audubon
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 THE
NATIONAL AUDUBON site covers topics
ranging over the entire globe, including
conservation issues related to aquatic life.
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AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY site is
particularly rich in information on problems
faced by migratory birds, and on attempts being
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 THE
AVIAN SCIENCE CENTER (University of
Montana) site gives access to results of
research and monitoring on birds and bird
habitat, and to comprehensive scientific reports
on natural history topics, that provide the
basis for understanding current conservation
issues.
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 THE
MONTANA BIRD DISTRIBUTION DATABASE is
very useful for understanding when and where you
can expect to see any of the various bird
species that occur in the Flathead. For every
bird species ever observed in the state, this
database provides wintering, breeding, and
migration information, and level of occurrence
according to season. This database is housed at
the Montana Natural Heritage Program and is
maintained by Montana Audubon. >
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 You
can keep up-to-date on sightings of
new arrivals and unusual or rare birds around the Flathead
-- and around Montana, by subscribing to the
e-list "Observations and discussions of birds in Montana", or
"mob". As a subscriber to the list you will also get information
about upcoming bird events in the state, and will have the
opportunity to contribute to the dissemination of information
about state-wide bird activity and participate in discussions
about bird species distribution in Montana, arrival and
departure times of Montana's migrating species, and other
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 GLACIER
ADVENTURE.COM is a site providing a variety of
information on Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
Dining, lodging, attractions and activities are just a few of
the topics covered at this comprehensive site.. >
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Many web sites provide good information to
assist in the identification of birds by sight and sound, and
also information on the natural history of birds. Here are some
of the best:
Cornell Lab of
Ornithology
American Birding
Association
Surf Birds
American Bird
Center
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