At our May 2022 General Meeting, Tom Bansak of the Flathead Lake Biological Station discussed the role of the biological station in monitoring Flathead Lake as well as the history of native and non-native species in the Flathead, how that’s changed over time, and what they see as the biggest challenges moving forward. Click on…

Highlights from the April 4, 2022 Board of Directors Meeting Pam Willison and Denny Olson completed a grant application to Flathead Conservation District to be used to purchase a classroom set of binoculars for use during school field trips. Flathead Audubon will participate in the planning process for the State Park at Somers, the FWP Church…

presented by Tom Bansak Tom Bansak will talk about Flathead Lake ecology in the context of the dramatic changes to Flathead Lake’s food web due to introduced and invasive species, and the role that fisheries management has played. Tom is a freshwater ecologist at the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station who currently serves…

At our April 2022 General Meeting, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Park’s Dillon Tabish shared statistics and impacts of increased outdoor recreation in our valley and nearby areas. He also shared what FWP is doing and how we can all help. For any of us who like to get outside and get into our wild places,…

Highlights from the March 7, 2022  Board of Directors Meeting In prior months, the Board had received information, and had a chance to ask questions, about establishing an endowment account with Whitefish Community Foundation. The decision was made to proceed with creating a WCF endowment using $50,000 of investment funds. Jake Bramante was approved to…

presented by Dillon Tabish At the April 11 meeting Dillon Tabish will talk about the spike in recreation interest in recent years and what Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is doing to try and expand outdoor opportunities while promoting sustainable behavior, such as Recreate Responsibly.  Dillon was born and raised in Missoula. He worked as…

At our March 2022 General Meeting, our very own Denny Olson challenged our perception of what intelligence is and how ours might not be so much more superior than that of our avian neighbors. Drawing upon new research and his skills as an educator and storyteller, Denny sheds new light and depth on the birds…

by Mike Fanning Barbara and Jim Rychwalski richly deserve the Volunteer of the Year award for their devoted efforts preparing and mailing the monthly Pileated Post. They have spent countless hours over the past six years performing this onerous task. Each month except the summer months they have accomplished the following for about 250 newsletters:…

presented by Denny Olson Birds have often been described in disparaging terms as “dodos” — incapable of anything but instinctive behaviors, and having tiny brains with limited learning capacity. After all they’re just reptiles with feathers, right? Bird brains are smaller, to be sure, but mostly because of the weight limit demands of flight. Even…