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Celebrating Permanent Protection of Owen Sowerwine with the Community!
July 18, 2024
Over 100 people took respite from the heat in air-conditioned comfort to celebrate permanent protection of the Owen Sowerwine property, just east of Kalispell. After years of collaboration, the community gathered to honor this milestone event, a half-century in the making. David Sowerwine, Owen’s son, and his wife Haydi, reigned as special guests, along with […]
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Flathead Audubon Society and Montana Audubon Honored with 2024 Conservation Leadership Awards
July 18, 2024
Breaking with tradition, Flathead Land Trust presented Conservation Leadership Awards on July 10, 2024, at the Owen Sowerwine Celebration. Usually given at our winter party, we simply could not miss this opportunity to honor two of the organizations that have worked tirelessly for decades to find a conservation solution for the Owen Sowerwine property. Both […]
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Conservation Easement: Protecting Habitat and History
April 25, 2024
A 76.5-acre property near Bad Rock Canyon is now permanently protected, safeguarding a vital wildlife corridor and a historic working landscape. This week, thanks to Luci Yeats and her late husband, Dave, the “Heart Rock Ridge” family farm near Columbia Falls was protected with a donated conservation easement with Flathead Land Trust. The Yeats property […]
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Conservation Easement Protecting Mission Valley Heritage and Habitat
April 15, 2024
View of the Weaver Conservation Easements from the Bison Range. A 122-acre ranch and wildlife haven in the Mission Valley, once platted for subdivision, has been protected in perpetuity with Flathead Land Trust. John Weaver, distinguished retired conservation biologist and land steward, added this parcel along Mission Creek just east of the National Bison Range to his […]
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