About 150 people gathered Saturday evening, October 6, to celebrate the completion of Flathead Land Trust’s West Valley Wetlands Conservation Project, and the Grand Opening of the Project’s new West Valley Bird Viewing Area. The Project has placed conservation easements on 400 acres in the West Valley Ponds Complex, which is a critical staging area…
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October 2018 Chirps and Squawks
The September 4 board meeting was held on Bob Lopp’s deck. Kathy Ross, Bob Lee, Mike Fanning, Bob Lopp, Gail Linne, and Gael Bissell were all approved for one year terms. Sadly, Barb Summer has resigned from the board but will continue to be involved. Currently Flathead Audubon has about 400 members. The upcoming Birds…
Read MoreOctober 2018 Program
Backyard Bird Feeder Success! Presented by Jake Bramante Join us Monday, October 8, 7-9 PM at the Gateway West Community Room, US Highway 2 West, Kalispell to hear Flathead Audubon board member Jake Bramante discuss strategies to increase your backyard birds. While getting out into nature to discover birds is extremely rewarding (and healthy), sometimes…
Read More2018 Bird Festival Success!
by Kay Mitchell The 2018 Wings Across the Big Sky Bird Festival is in our rear-view mirror – hurray! For Flathead Audubon, the festival involved a lot of work, since we were the host chapter. There were equal amounts of bird chatter, catching up with old friends and serious talk about everything from politics and…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from May 7, 2018 Board Meeting Gail Linne presented the “Trunk Ambassadors” program to the Board. Lana and Joe Batts donated a projector to FAS. The Board adopted the FAS budget for July 2018 – June 2019. West Valley Bird Viewing Area—Grand Opening Grand opening of the West Valley bird viewing area: Saturday, October…
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Applied Research in Glacier National Park presented by Tabitha Graves Join us Monday, September 10 , 7-9 PM at the Gateway West Community Room, US Highway 2 West, Kalispell, for an informative and entertaining program presented by Tabitha Graves. Tabitha will talk about how wildlife biology, landscape ecology, and statistics all come together in her…
Read MorePublic Invited to Participate in Glacier Raptor Migration Study
Training Session on August 23 In celebration of the Year of the Bird, Glacier National Park is launching a new Hawk Watch Program where park biologists will teach volunteers how to count migrating raptors. A training will be held at the Apgar Education Center in Apgar Village on Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 9 am…
Read MoreCandidates for Officers and Board Members – May 2018
7At the May meeting, FAS will elect the Treasurer, Secretary, and several Director positions. Nominees (with biographies) for these positions are: Treasurer —Joe Batts : I have served as the appointed treasurer of Flathead Audubon Society (FAS). I have enjoyed that role and I look forward to remaining the Treasurer. I have been very fortunate…
Read MoreMay 2018 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from April 2, 2018 Board Meeting The May business meeting will be short. We will elect officers and new board members and vote to revise the Constitution/Bylaws. Beauty of Birds class has been cancelled for this year. The board authorized printing 1000 revised FAS brochures. They will be available at the Montana Bird Festival…
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Montana Audubon—Birds and Beyond presented by Larry Berrin Join us Monday, May 14, 7-9 PM at the Whitefish Community Center, 121 Second Street, Whitefish for a program about Montana Audubon. Join Larry Berrin, the new Executive Director, as he shares with you what the future will look like for Montana Audubon with the launching of…
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