by Joe Batts The role of the Treasurer has expanded over the last 5 years that I have served as FAS Treasurer. Duties that were once spread among other board members are now more consolidated under the Treasurer. In addition, as the organization grows, greater accountability and reporting is needed. The Treasurer has always maintained…

Each year, Flathead Audubon completes and discloses to our membership our Chapter’s financial reports for the previous fiscal year (July 1-June 30). This is not only an IRS requirement for non-profit 501 (c) 3 organizations, but also a good thing to do. We ask our membership to give a significant amount of money to FAS…

by Gael Bissell, President Gosh, it’s already that time of year where you receive innumerable end of year appeals from dozens of worthy non-profit organizations. It can be a struggle to decide if and how much to give and to which organization. What it comes down to for me, what motivates me, is seeing those…

by Gael Bissell, President Welcome to our next Flathead Audubon season! I am excited if not bit nervous taking the helm after one incredible Kay Mitchell. Wasn’t she amazing? So organized, knew all your names, served on every committee, and led our Chapter through historic growth and successes such as helping develop our first website, establishing…

by Kay Mitchell, President THIS FLOCK JUST WON’T FLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE Nature is messy. It thrives on principles, not order. Sometimes we try to impose order, by lists, field guides, and occasionally cages. That doesn’t make anything more orderly except us. You have to agree that humans are pretty ridiculous in trying to…

At the May meeting, FAS will elect the President, Vice-President, and several Director positions. Nominees (with biographies) for these positions are: President —Gael Bissell : Four years ago, when Kay Mitchell was selected as President, Flathead Audubon was a very productive Chapter delivering outstanding monthly public programming, field trips, and newsletters; overseeing our Conservation/Education Program;…

by Kay Mitchell, President Speaking for our Board of Directors – WE CONCEDE! Flathead Audubon’s members won our end-of-the-year fundraising challenge. But only by a small feather. If you have been checking the bird feeders on the home page of our website, you really saw a race to the finish. Our goal was $6,000 which…

by Linda Winnie Lois Drobish, long time hostess of Flathead Audubon’s monthly meetings, passed away the evening of November 19, 2018, peacefully, with her family by her side.  Lois served for 20 years on the Flathead Audubon Hospitality Committee, 16 of those as Chair. She was a valued participant in our monthly Board meetings over…

by Kay Mitchell, President December brings financial appeals from almost every organization under the sun. Your mailbox is probably as packed with them as mine is. Sometimes I’m not even a member of the organization wanting my money. And once in a while, I haven’t even heard of the organization. I’m always tempted to “save the…