by Rod Wallette, Treasurer Flathead Audubon Society (FAS) participated in the Great Fish Challenge for our second year and this has now become our primary fundraising source. Once again we raised enough funds to qualify for a percentage of the Great Fish matching funds by raising $24,430. The matching amount of $11,200 brought our total…
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by Kay Mitchell The 2022 Great Fish Community Challenge came to a close on September 16. Flathead Audubon was an active player this year. For the first year since we have been involved, it was finally possible to hold all of the Great Fish events live and in person. Seventy nonprofit organizations participated in the…
Read Moreby Kay Mitchell It’s a new season of Flathead Audubon – welcome to everyone! After a summer of scattering to the winds, now we have an opportunity to flock back together (in person and/or virtually) to enjoy all of our birds (including some newborn speckled ones), view fall migration with awe, take in a field…
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by Darcy Thomas Our Bird of the Month authors deserve a wonderful word of praise for their contributions to the newsletter this year. Once again, we had a couple of new authors including Alex Crowley who is a 12-year-old bird lover who wrote about the American Coot and even included his own drawings for the…
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by Jake Bramante If you want to know how complicated keeping track of local and national memberships, Great Fish donations, grant applications, etc have gotten, feel free to ask Mike Fanning (see article thanking the Fannings). We realized that, in order to manage all of these complexities and spread the workload amongst Flathead Audubon, we…
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by Cory Davis and Linda Winnie Flathead Audubon wanted to take a moment to appreciate the efforts of two long-time board and committee members, Mike and Jill Fanning. For over half the life of FAS, Mike and Jill have been there to support us however they could, including with their unique sense of humor. Mike…
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by Gael Bissell, Past President I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who read this newsletter for your part in sustaining Flathead Audubon through the last 2+ years. Because of your unwavering interest and support, we have improved our management work at Owen Sowerwine, maintained quality raptor surveys up at Jewel…
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by Bob Lee Each spring, FAS elects officers and Directors for their dedication and leadership. This year is no different. The past couple of years have been difficult for any and every organization; Flathead Audubon is no exception. But we have an amazing list of candidates for consideration. FAS elects officers for a two-year term,…
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by Cory Davis We’re excited to announce that our May potluck and silent auction will be back this year! Where: Room 26, East side of Gateway Mall (United Way building), along Glenwood Rd, Kalispell When: Monday, May 9, 2022 Doors Open 5:00 PM, Potluck Dinner 6:00 PM, Meeting Begins 7:00 PM. Please bring your own…
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Highlights from the February 7th, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Rod Wallette, Treasurer, reported that WCF has discontinued the Day of Giving fundraiser, he is seeking bids to renew the FAS insurance policies, and the Montana Audubon Wildlife Grant application will be submitted. Rod also initiated continuing discussion about investments/endowments at WCF, and it was…
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