Thanks to the generous support from so many of our members last year, we raised the funding needed to protect 155 acres along the Flathead River, owned by Bob Danford.

The property includes key wetlands and riparian habitat important for sustaining clean water, a plethora of wildlife, and our valley’s rich farm soils.  

During 2019, the Flathead Lakers and Flathead Land Trust raised $128,000 from private funds needed to receive a federal grant of $500,000 from the Natural Resource Conservation Service. The funds allowed us to protect key wetlands, floodplain, and farmlands along the Flathead River, just upstream from the lake, that help sustain our clean water and natural heritage. The wetlands, habitat, and floodplain of the Flathead River Conservation Project are part of a larger network of protected lands along the river that help sustain the clean water that flows through our lake and watershed.

Flathead Lakers members special donations to the Flathead River Conservation project helped close the gap to successfully complete the project. Thank you for your support!