A new conservation easement project this spring helped protect 45 wetland acres on the North Shore of Flathead Lake! Linda and David Kurfess, in partnership with Flathead Land Trust, placed a conservation easement on 45-acres of their property along the…
The Flathead Lakers and Flathead Land Trust are partnering to offer a boat tour on the Far West on Thursday, June 28 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Spend an evening celebrating the incredible conservation of the North Shore of Flathead…
Join River Steward partners to plant native trees along the Flathead River. Learn about riparian planting and river restoration, and enjoy some spring air.
Keeping Family Forests and Farms in the Family This is a tremendous opportunity for landowners to learn how to effectively plan your legacy with your family’s goals and values in mind. Many landowners want to preserve their family lands but…
The Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana is offering cost-share funding for ranchers through their Ranching for Rivers program to support landowners who wish to improve riparian grazing and pastures and protect water quality in streams and rivers. The…
R2L News Spring 2018: West Valley Wetlands Conservation Project • Volunteers needed to monitor Owen Sowerwine Natural Area • Ranching for Rivers Funding Opportunity • New Flathead River to Lake Initiative website • NRCS District Conservationist Angel Rosario retires •…
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffet said it, and we are doing it. River Steward Program partners work with landowners to plant native trees and shrubs along the…
These majestic birds are coming back to northwest Montana and even nesting in Mission and Flathead Valley wetlands thanks to the persistent efforts of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. The Tribes started reintroducing swans on the Flathead Reservation 20…
A secret discovered – pothole wetlands hidden northwest of Kalispell come alive at sunset in October as hundreds of sandhill cranes roost at a key feeding and resting site on their migration route. The Flathead Land Trust approached the landowners…
