At our February 2022 General Meeting, Dan Casey discussed his work on grasslands preservation primarily with ranchers to help grassland birds and their preferred habitats. His work entailed going from town to town, meeting with ranchers and landowners to discuss ways to help them achieve goals of feeding cattle (and keeping their lands as grazing…
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Conservation Educator’s Niche – February 2022
by Denny Olson It was such a relief, after seemingly endless COVID variants, cancellations, sequesterings and quarantines, to see real people in front of me at the January “hybrid” meeting. I almost felt that I recognized some of the well-spaced upper halves of faces in the audience — but it’s been a while, you know…
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Getting to Know Owen Sowerwine Natural Area – Part 1
by Pam Willison and Linda Winnie BRIEF HISTORY Over the past twenty-five years Flathead Audubon and Montana Audubon have assumed the management roles for the Owen Sowerwine Natural Area (OSNA). Many FAS and community members have volunteered time to assist in this management, and to help keep OSNA available as a valuable community resource for…
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Bad Rock Canyon Conservation Project Completed with Bedrock of Hard Work and Community Support
by Gael Bissell The close of 2021 can be marked by the completion of one of the most important Flathead River To Lake Initiative’s*1 conservation projects, the Bad Rock Canyon Project. In December 2021, Montana’s Fish, Wildlife & Parks (MFWP) closed on the purchase of 772 contiguous acres of Columbia Falls Aluminum Company’s (CFAC) riparian/wetlands…
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February 2022 Chirps and Squawks
Highlights from the January 3, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Plans were initiated for holding a raffle of larger donated items, in addition to continuing the silent auction held during the annual meeting. Rod Wallette, Treasurer, confirmed that the insurance policies have been renewed, and per guidance from our investment manager, will provide information for the…
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