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…

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2024 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,…

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mallard duck and brown duck standing on the stone during daytime

Conservation 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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2024 Flathead County Science Fair Judges Needed!

We’re looking for a few good judges, for the Flathead County Science Fair on Thursday, March 7, from 8:30am to approximately 1pm, Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building (south side). Complimentary continental breakfast and lunch. Register online at: https://www.flatheadcountysciencefair.org/judges, or visit the website, https://www.flatheadcountysciencefair.org, and click on “More,” “Judges” and “Sign Up“. The registration page allows you to choose grades…

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