On November 9, the Flathead Land Trust, with its partners Flathead Lakers and Flathead Audubon Society, hosted the “Flathead River in Paint” auction event at Montana Modern Fine Art on Main Street in Kalispell. The event featured outstanding original “plein air” paintings by 14 local artists of iconic river, farm, and wetland landscapes of the…

presented by Denny Olson In Denny’s checkered past, he has performed alter-egos Critterman, Doc Wild, Professor Avian Guano, The Lost Voyageur, Dr. Loonacy and the Mad Herbalist well over 3000 times in 49 states, has trained hundreds of teachers and nature interpreters in storytelling, published 5 books on the relationships between humans and the rest…

At our October 2022 General Meeting, Joshua Covill gave us a virtual tour of Costa Rica discussing the various ecotypes around the country and what birds to expect in each one. While only scratching the surface of what the country has to offer both in habitats and birds, he made everyone want to book a…

presented by Joshua Covill From lush lowland rainforests to high misty mountains, Costa Rica is home to over 800 bird species, making it a birder’s paradise! Josh Covill’s presentation will take us through what birding in Costa Rica is like, touching on the amazing biodiversity, where to go, what to look for, and how to…

At our September 2022 General Meeting, our very own David Manuwal regaled his adventures as a young scientist studying birds in the virtually unexplored and very wild Noatak River drainage in northern Alaska in the early ’70s. His research, as well as that of other scientists on the expedition from a variety of disciplines, helped…

Highlights from the May 5, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting and Elections May 2022 BOD Meeting 5/2/22 Tom Roberts presented the newly revised Education Strategic Plan, which added both formative and pre/post assessments and better tracking of participant numbers.  In addition, Cindy Roberts rewrote several sections to make them easier to understand and to reflect our…

presented by Dr. David Manuwal Dr. David Manuwal, who has studied birds in the western US for over 60 years, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, September 12 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 PM. (See below on how to join the Zoom meeting.) His presentation will cover his research on…

At our May 2022 General Meeting, we had special guest Asher Stanfield, a bright seventh grader, come in and give a presentation on his science fair project. His science fair project caught the eye of our education committee as well as those at the state science fair level where he won the first-place Grand Award…