by Linda de Kort West Valley Naturalists are proud to announce that Kathy Ross will be presenting a program on native plants on May 16. Kathy, Bigfork landscaper (and longtime FAS board member!), shares her experience of 26 years working in the Flathead Valley, around and with our native plant communities. Although a native plant…
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Highlights from April 3, 2017 Board Meeting Reviewed the treasurers report. Heard about numerous grant proposals already submitted or in the works. Held discussion on what would be required of FAS to host the 2018 State Bird Festival. Heard Education Conservation Educators report including the need for a Chairperson for the Education Committee and that…
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by Denny Olson By the time you read this, Beauty of Birds Class at Flathead High School will be wrapping up, Earth Day Celebration in Whitefish will be over, the Arbor Day Education Day for area 3rd-graders with tree plantings at Kidsport may be done and we will be looking forward to Family Forestry Expo…
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My, how time doesn’t fly when you have a winter like we’ve just had! We are being rewarded for our enforced patience now with the return of our birds of every size, color and song. And after a siege like we’ve gone through, we can even begrudgingly appreciate the ones who peck holes in the…
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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—Kay Mitchell,: The nominating committee has asked me to run again for president, and I have agreed to do so. The past 2 years have gone by very fast. We have added the…
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by Linda de Kort Be looking soon for a woodland bird that weighs less than two nickels, is yellow like a canary (or the cartoon character “Tweety Bird”) and sings in a tumbling series of whistles that sounds like “ sweet sweet sweet I’m so sweet”. These Yellow Warblers are among the first of the…
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Ospreys and What They Tell Us About the Environment Presented By Erick Greene The May 8, 2017 Flathead Audubon meeting will have a special program on Ospreys presented by Erick Greene, professor in the Division of Biological Sciences and the Wildlife Biology Program. His program will provide interesting information about these amazing fishing raptors that…
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Riparian Wetlands: Birds and the River Through a grant from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, we have produced an extensive new educational trunk for educators and their students dealing with the importance of wetlands – specifically rivers and their importance to birds. The trunk has a sequential series of (fun!) activities that build on…
Read MoreThe Metamorphosis by Denny Olson This particular Northern Rockies winter demanded a bit of patience and self-reliance. Without proper clothing and an interest in snow-dependent pursuits, winters like this one can make edgy shut-ins from normally well-adjusted people. Uncommon cold and waist-deep snow established this winter near the end of the “temperate” spectrum, and turned…
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From Bat Conservation International Thousands of spinning wind turbine blades may be threatening the survival of one of North America’s most widespread migratory bats, says a study published recently in Biological Conservation. While scientists and the wind industry have known for more than a decade that wind turbines kill bats, the research is the first…
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