By Linda Winnie, Photos by Devvi Morgan.                10 volunteer workers gathered at 9 am on the cold Saturday morning of March 9 in the Montessori Elementary School parking lot to prepare for a morning of weed work at the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area. After Denny Olson, FAS Conservation Educator gave them a quick lesson…

The Dynamic Relationship of Native Plants, Insects, and Birds presented byKathy Ross Kathy Ross will be the guest speaker at the Flathead Audubon meeting on Monday, April 8 from 7-9 PM at the Gateway West Community Room in Kalispell. Did you know that over 90% of all terrestrial birds need insects, not seeds, to raise…

Interpretation of Birds what they can tell us about the natural world presented byJim Robbins The Flathead Audubon Society will present Helena author Jim Robbins on March 11, 2019. His book, The Wonder of Birds, was the Montana Book Award winner for 2018. He’ll talk about the bird-human relationship and how we can creatively interpret…

Highlights from January 7, 2019 Board Meeting  Jake Bramante attended the Business of Outdoor Recreation Summit, which is coordinated by the Governor’s Office of Outdoor Recreation. He reported on several ways in which we might assist people in becoming more aware of Flathead Audubon, and our programs and activities. Kathy Ross is coordinating a committee…

Return of the Wolf to Montana presented byDianne Boyd UPDATE – Meeting has been rescheduled due to the weather. (See details below) Renowned wolf biologist Diane Boyd will present a program on the status of the wolf recovery program at the February 11, 2019 Flathead Audubon program on Thursday, March 7th from 7-9 PM at the Gateway Center,…

Highlights from December 3rd, 2018 Board Meeting Kay Mitchell reported that a group of 4th-6th grade girls named “Girls Who Code” are working on a project to make the bird call CD’s downloadable for mobile use. Denny Olson and the Education Committee will start some preliminary work on creating a mentoring program between older and…

by Amy Seaman, Conservation Program Manager, Montana Audubon In less than a month, the 66th Montana Legislature will convene, launching Montana Audubon into a four-month frenzy of researching, strategizing, testifying, and lobbying on bills that affect Montana’s wildlife, wildlife habitat, and bedrock environmental laws. With a federal backdrop of attacks on the Endangered Species Act,…

Prairie Bandits: The Story of Montana’s Black-footed Ferrets Presented by John Ashley John Ashley will present Flathead Audubon’s evening program on Monday, 14 January at 7 PM in the Gateway Community Room in Kalispell. The program is free and open to the public. Black-footed ferrets are Montana’s rarest native mammal. John will begin the program…