By Denny Olson “The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, ‘What good is it?’ … Who but a fool would discard seemingly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.” Aldo Leopold One of the things that my dad could…
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March 2024 presentation on adding native plants to your backyard now available for replay!
At our March 2024 General Meeting, longtime landscaper, Kathy Ross, along with Jessie Walthers of the Flathead Conservation District and Mackenzie Dey of the MSU Extension office discussed the importance of native plants and how you can incorporate them into your own backyards to improve habitat for our native animals and environment. The added bonus…
Read MoreDan Casey Awarded Certificate of Appreciation
by Darcy Thomas Our very own Dan Casey has been awarded a certificate of appreciation for his outstanding contribution to South Dakota State University’s (SDSU) Native Lands Inventory for 2023-2024. During Dan’s tenure as Coordinator of the Northern Great Plains Joint Venture, he helped advocate and provide funding for the SDSU effort to catalog the…
Read More2024 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival speaker announced
Montana Audubon, in partnership with Last Chance Audubon is pleased to announce Tiffany Kersten as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival! Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders Tiffany Kersten didn’t set out to do a Big Year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly…
Read More2024 Montana Audubon Citizen Science Projects
by Lauren Smith, MT Audubon Communications Specialist Help contribute valuable observations to science – and have a great time doing it! Montana Audubon is recruiting volunteers to help with four different surveys this year, including a new project surveying for Screech-owls. 2024 Montana Audubon Citizen Science Projects: Curlew training is scheduled for March 26, 6:30pm,…
Read MoreConservation Corner – March 2024
Avian Influenza on the Rise by Carole Jorgensen Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) has noted an increase in the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu and pigeon paramyxovirus, a naturally occurring virus that has also been documented in Montana recently. The National Audubon Society has previously discussed impacts of HPAI. The…
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