Highlights from the December 4, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting
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January 2024 Program – Avian Predators in Glacier National Park
Co-presented by Jami Belt and Jess Garby Glacier National Park (GNP) hosts a large diversity of birds, and few are as charismatic as two of our top level predators – the Common Loon and Golden Eagle. While these birds inhabit very different haunts, both come to GNP as summer breeding residents and exist in very…
Read MoreDecember 2023 presentation on the monitoring of Canada Lynx and Wolverines now available for replay!
At our December 2023 General Meeting, Sara Lamar, Education Director of Swan Valley Connections, shared lessons learned from over a decade of monitoring elusive forest carnivores such as the Canada Lynx and Wolverine. Using bait stations to collect hair and tracking, they have learned a lot more on these species where little was known before….
Read MoreDecember 2023 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the November 6, 2023, Board of Directors Meeting Great Fish Community Challenge Donor Thank You It’s cold outside, but inside, we’re feeling warmth toward all of you who donated so generously to Flathead Audubon through the Great Fish Community Challenge! These gifts allow us to provide the Flathead with field trips, programs, this…
Read MoreDecember 2023 Program – A Decade of Rare Forest Carnivore Monitoring: Lessons Learned
Presented By Sara Lamar The Southwestern Crown of the Continent (SW Crown) is a 1.5 million acre, mostly forested landscape in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana. Swan Valley Connections (SVC) has been collaborating annually with various partners to monitor rare carnivores. This monitoring project was designed to provide a baseline of the current distribution…
Read MoreNovember 2023 presentation on the world of owls now available for replay!
At our November 2023 General Meeting, Denver Holt, Founder and President of Owl Research Institute, shared the amazing work that they are doing. They pride themselves on boots-on-the-ground field work and long term studies to get as accurate a picture as they possibly can of the health and trends of a population as well as…
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November 2023 Program – Step into the World of Owls
with an overview of the Owl Research Institute (ORI) Presented by Denver Holt Founded by Denver Holt in 1987, the Owl Research Institute (ORI) stands as one of the most active owl research groups in the world. For over 35 years, ORI has been dedicated to the pursuit of in-depth and lasting studies that illuminate…
Read MoreConservation License Now Required for State Lands Use
by Margaret Parodi Effective July 1, 2023, everyone ages 12 and older needs 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 sites…
Read MoreOctober 2023 presentation on birding the seven continents now available for replay!
At our October 2023 General Meeting, Gary Swant, author and owner of GoBird Montana took us on a whirlwind tour of our varied planet, visiting all seven continents. His travels over many years have taken him from icy worlds in Antarctica to the remote corners of Madagascar. Gary shares photos of his favorite birds and…
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