by Michell De Leon Tyler Oh, how I love Spring! Not only because warmer weather and sunshine are coming, but also because Spring brings migratory birds back to the Flathead Valley. Every year, I wait in anticipation for the Ospreys to return. Ospreys migrate from South America to North America to breed. On April 7,…
Read More
by Shirley Folkwein, Coalition for a Clean CFAC Thank you, Flathead Audubon, for your support by joining the efforts of the Coalition for a Clean CFAC requesting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pause in their decision-making process to evaluate the cost benefits of removing (not leaving) the toxic waste fully and fairly at the CFAC…
Read More
by Denny Olson Brecken Thorn wins Best Wildlife Conservation Science Project award from Flathead Audubon for his project at the 2024 Flathead County Science Fair. Brecken did an amazing study about fire resistance in the barks of local trees. Black-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers, Nuthatches and Lewis’ Woodpeckers will appreciate Brecken educating us about these important…
Read More
by Gael Bissell and Linda Winnie The Flathead Lakers will be presented with the Flathead Audubon Society’s 2024 partnership Conservation Achievement Recognition at the May 13 general meeting. Based in Polson, Montana, the Flathead Lakers have been hard at work for the last 65 years helping protect water quality, floodplains, and critical habitats in the…
Read More
“Uniting Nature and Technology”, sponsored by Citizen’s Climate Lobby Saturday, April 20, 9am-4pm, Arts and Technology building, FVCC Kids’ Activities (including birding!), panel discussions, workshops and 25 booths representing local organizations. Don’t miss Flathead Audubon’s workshop, “Canaries in the Coal Mine: Birds & Climate” presented by Denny Olson, Flathead Audubon Conservation Educator. Watch a 28-minute…
Read More
by Margaret Parodi Effective July 1, 2023, everyone ages 12 and older will need a Montana Conservation License to access most State Lands (does not include State Parks). Since there are numerous Audubon field trips that do use State lands, we encourage all Audubon members and field trip participants to get this license. Fishing access…
Read More