by Gail Shay Linne, Education Chair The Education Committee has had a productive year. I wish to recognize and thank our members for their expertise and commitment in meeting our education goals. They are Renee Cortes, Linda de Kort, Amy Jacobs, Kathy Ross, Rod Wallette and Pam Willison. A special thanks to Conservation Educator Denny…
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by Ben Long Richard A. Kuhl – a man with a long stride and longer vision – died on March 17. A wilderness ranger, educator and conservationist, Kuhl left his campsites and community better than he found them. Richard was born in 1938 in rural New Jersey. After college and the military, he traveled North…
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by Linda de Kort Several years ago our neighbor and I stopped by West Valley Ponds on a sunny May morning. The ponds were filled with migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. I immediately recognized two of my favorites: Ruddy Ducks with their distinctive blue bills and American Avocets with boldly patterned black and white wings and…
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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…
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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;…
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Birds of Ghana: A West African Experience presented by Dan Casey Long-time Flathead Audubon member Dan Casey will be the guest speaker at the FAS meeting on Monday, May 13 at the Whitefish Community Center, 121 Second Street. Dan joined seven other folks from Montana and Oregon on a 15-day tour of Ghana with Ashanti…
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by Denny Olson, Conservation Educator “Who has the right to decide that the supreme value is a world without insects, even though it would be a sterile world ungraced by the curving wing of a bird in flight. The decision is that of the authoritarian temporarily entrusted with power.” — Rachel Carson,…
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It’s curlew season again in the Mission Valley! Are you ready to hear the ‘currlleeee’ of the Long-billed Curlew? Well, grab your binoculars and get ready, because this charismatic shorebird needs you. Montana’s curlews will be trickling back next month and we want to keep tracking them in and around the Mission Valley! We know…
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Valley Recycling is now accepting plastics: #1 bottles (soda and water), and #2 clear only (milk jugs) at their facility at 1410 Highway 2 W, Kalispell (just west of the by-pass entrances). The two types of plastic must be separated; two outside collection bins are provided at the facility. There are no bins for plastics…
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by Bob Lee The 30th annual Family Forestry Expo will take place at Stoltze Lumber’s Ron Buntemeyer Educational Forest located north of Kalispell along Trumbull Creek on Saturday, May 11, from 9 AM-3 PM. This is a free family event that offers hands-on understanding of the role that local forests play in our everyday lives….
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