by Denny Olson It’s that time of year again, to invite you to bring your families and friends to the 2018 Birds of Prey Festival! We’ll be at our co-sponsors, Lone Pine State Park, again on Saturday September 15th, with the family hours from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Fancy Face Design will be turning…

Flathead Audubon Society gives two awards for the best Conservation-themed Science projects presented at the Flathead County Schools Science Fair. This year, Conservation Educator Denny Olson presented the awards to (a) 6th-grader Keanu Ng of Kalispell Middle School, for “Ocean Acidification, a project on the effects of ocean acidification on climate change, and (b) 8th-grader…

The Never-ending Summer by Denny Olson The prospect of a coming summer has been very seductive, especially this year, with snow, rain and seasonal affective disorder every other day it seems. Like all good denizens of the northern forests, I’ve learned not to trust either the “when” or the “if” of its arrival, duration and…

by Gail Shay Linne, Education Chair The FAS Education Committee has been busy these past two months evaluating the “Education Program Strategic Plan, 2015-2019” and planning for the next steps for the Chapter’s education program. The document is comprehensive and directly reflects FAS’s education programs. A copy of the Strategic Plan will be available on…

by Gail Shay Linne, Education Chair The FAS Education Committee welcomes Flathead High School science teacher Renee Cordes to serve on our committee. Renee’s expertise and contact with educators along with her commitment to educating youth will enrich our committee’s work. Thanks, Renee for joining us. Our committee met March 5 to evaluate the 2017-18…

The Value of Solitude by Denny Olson “Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” – Paul Tillich We are a social species, and for…

by Denny Olson I didn’t know it at the time, but I had a very lucky childhood. Actually, like most testosterone-riddled boys, I’m probably lucky to have survived it. I grew up in a tiny Minnesota town, about two blocks from what turned out to be the state’s first “wild and scenic” river. North on…

Adopt-a-School Trunk Program and Call for Ambassadors by Gail Shay Linne, Education Chair The Education Committee formed a sub-committee to update our trunk program. We now have permanent storage for the trunks at Montana Fish and Game’s Lone Pine State Park facility, the trunks have been inventoried and items cleaned and organized, and formed the…