by Bob Lee With all the uncertainty concerning gatherings last spring, Flathead Audubon postponed their annual meeting, the May potluck, to be rescheduled at an appropriate time this fall. However, gatherings are still limited. But we need to conduct some business, including elections. Per state statute and our ByLaws, we can hold a business meeting…
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President’s Column – May 2020
FAS President Gael Bissell CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS. As we continue coping with this unfortunate pandemic, our non-profit organization, like many others, will be following CDC and state/local regulations to minimize people-to-people exposure for a bit longer. As such, we are cancelling our May Annual Meeting and Potluck at the Whitefish Community Center. The annual business…
Read MoreTreasurer Changes
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…
Read MoreAnyone Can Become A Birder
by Will Beyer How a person becomes interested enough to want to recognize each bird species by sight or sound and then make this a hobby is anybody’s guess. For me this happened years ago while working a summer job irrigating and cutting hay on a ranch in Central Montana. Never having spent so much…
Read MoreFinancial Reports Available on Our Website
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…
Read MoreBoard vs Members Challenge 2019
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…
Read MorePresident’s Column – September 2019
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…
Read MorePresident’s Column – May 2019
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…
Read MoreCandidates for Officers and Board of Directors – 2019-2020
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;…
Read More“For The Birds Challenge” – We All Won!
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…
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