Informing Avian Conservation Through Local Research, Landscape-scale Conservation, and Embracing New Technologies

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

Dr. Victoria Dreitz, Director of the Avian Science Center and Professor in Wildlife Biology, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, April 10 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. Her presentation will cover herresearch using adaptive management processes to meet avian management objectives in Montana. She will also discuss birds as...

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Potluck and Program – Tracking Montana’s Osprey

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

Rob Domenech, executive director of Raptor View Research Institute (RVRI), will be the featured speaker at the Monday, May 8 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. (There won’t be a virtual component to this meeting). His presentation will include a brief history of the Montana Osprey Project (when it started and why),...

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A Father-Son Big Year of Birding

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

Presented By Sneed Collard III Sneed B. Collard III, acclaimed author of more than 90 books for young people, will be the featured speaker at the Monday, Sept. 11 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7 p.m. (There won’t be a virtual component to this meeting). Sneed is a popular award-winning speaker and has...

Birding the Seven Continents

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

Gary Swant will be the featured speaker at the Monday, Oct. 9 meeting of the Flathead Audubon Society at 7pm. In 1993, Gary set a goal of birding all seven continents. In 2022, he achieved that goal while visiting 37 countries and territories. His presentation features his favorite birds on each continent, and his favorite...

Step into the World of Owls

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

Presented By Denver Holt Founded by Denver Holt in 1987, the Owl Research Institute (ORI) stands as one of the most active owl research groups in the world. For over 35 years, ORI has been dedicated to the pursuit of in-depth and lasting studies that illuminate the enigmatic world of owls and their intricate ecology....

A Decade of Rare Forest Carnivore Monitoring: Lessons Learned

Room 26 of the Gateway Mall (United Way building)

Presented by Sarah Lamar The Southwestern Crown of the Continent (SW Crown) is a 1.5 million acre, mostly forested landscape in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana. Swan Valley Connections (SVC) has been collaborating annually with various partners to monitor rare carnivores. This monitoring project was designed to provide a baseline of the current distribution...

A Naturalist’s Journey to Antarctica

Room 26 of the Gateway Mall (United Way building)

Presented by Lou Bruno Join Lou Bruno on an incredible epic journey aboard the National Geographic Explorer to the Antarctic, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. This is the world of snow-capped peaks, icebergs, pristine endless seas, and an unbelievable diversity of marine mammals and pelagic birds. He will offer a naturalist’s perspective on the...

Natives Rule! Converting your space into a bird sanctuary

Room 26 of the Gateway Mall (United Way building)

Join three native landscaping experts and view a Flathead Audubon produced video about how plants and animals become “native”, and how intricately woven the millions of relationships between natives form the balance of nature – especially those relationships between plants, insects, and birds. Popcorn optional! Learn how to create a native plant garden and protect...

The Life and Science Behind Arctic Shorebird Nest Monitoring

Gateway West Community Room 26 1203 U.S. Rte 2, Kalispell, MT

 The Arctic takes up a massive part of our globe yet remains an area that seems foreign and mysterious, with a landscape that is hard to comprehend. Unless from a place in the Arctic, most people will not get a chance to visit it, especially in a way that allows us to interact intimately with...