by Dan Kotter I have lived in the Flathead / Glacier area for roughly 10 years while working for the NPS, USGS, Glacier Park Boat Co, and Univ. of Montana. Most of my work is related to Ecology, especially the abiotic role in ecosystem processes. I value avian ecology through the lens of the migratory…

Highlights from the September 7, 2021 Board of Directors Meeting The Board decided to hold the September and October general meetings virtually, and will evaluate the situation each month to decide how the following meeting will be done. Gael Bissell is working with Linda Hunt to create a fact sheet which offers information for new…

by Cory Davis, President You and the Flathead community donated an amazing $24,508 by the Sept. 17th deadline; soon the Whitefish Community Foundation will add a considerable match to these contributions. This is our big fundraiser of the year that helps fund our education programs such as our Birds Rock!! videos and conservation efforts such…

by Kay Mitchell It’s a new season of Flathead Audubon – welcome to everyone! After a summer of scattering to the winds, now we have an opportunity to come back together (in person and/or virtually) to enjoy all of our birds (including some newborn speckled ones), view fall migration in awe, take in a field…

Dogs and Lemonade…Now Go Out and Plant Those Natives! by Gael Bissell If you were to describe our board’s demographic and computer skills last January, it would have been: mostly retired, over 60, slow in adopting new FAS email addresses, and isn’t Zoom a board game? We were your typical old dogs, reluctant to learn…

Gael Bissell, Flathead Audubon President BIRDS ROCK! and BIRD TROUBLE! and BIRD HELP! As 2020 closes out, it is my sincerest hope that the new Covid-19 vaccines gradually take the vise grips off society and we get back to some type of normalcy…like in-person Flathead Audubon meetings, field trips, and many other group birding activities!…

by Rod Wallette A couple of changes occurred in FAS’s financial department this past fiscal year (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020). Joe Batts needed to step down from the Treasurer position and I was asked to fill-in for the rest of his term. The first agenda to complete was the transition of our accounting program…

by Bob Lee As you all know by now, Flathead Audubon postponed their annual meeting and FAS opted to hold elections and other business via a proxy vote. Ballots were mailed in and counted at a specially-called Board Meeting held at Lone Pine State Park. Officers and Directors in attendance were Gael Bissell, Rod Wallette…