Flathead National Forest Spring Prescribed Fire Projects
Spring 2021 prescribed burn activity in the North Fork is limited to areas close to Columbia Falls, Coram and Martin City, although the rest of the Flathead National Forest is seeing considerably more activity. From the press release… Kalispell, MT, March 18, 2021- The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct spring prescribed fire projects, when weather, fuel conditions, and… Read more →
Access to East Side of Glacier National Park Reopens
From the official press release . . . WEST GLACIER, Mont. [March 17, 2021] – Glacier National Park announces access to the east side of the park will reopened on March 18 at Two Medicine, Cut Bank and St. Mary for foot traffic, skis and snowshoes. Regular winter closures remain in place. Chief Mountain Road will remain closed at the… Read more →
Forest Service proposes expansion of Whale Gravel Pit; comment deadline is April 1
A note from Rob Davies, Hungry Horse-Glacier View District Ranger: Attached is a letter describing the proposed expansion of Whale Gravel Pit. The material from the pit will be used primarily for the North Fork FLAP project… We are accepting public comments now through April 1st. PDF attachment: Whale Pit Scoping Letter final 03152021
NFLUAC to meet at Sondreson Hall, March 9, 6pm
Greetings! You are all cordially invited to the next North Fork Land Use Advisory Committee meeting being held Tuesday March 9th at 6:00pm at Sondreson Hall. The text Amendment Sub Committee will be updating their progress. Your involvement is crucial to the success of this important endeavor to help preserve the North Fork we all know and love. Thank you…. Read more →
North Fork Patrol News
A note from Mark Heaphy . . . The North Fork Patrol is finishing up checking and/or skiing into all properties that were signed up (about 140). Last month’s windstorm blew down many trees and if damage occurred, the property owner was notified. Be prepared for downed trees across entry roads or on properties when you return in spring or… Read more →
2021 Winter Interlocal, March 4, 9am, on Zoom
The 2021 winter North Fork Interlocal Agreement meeting will be held Thursday, March 4 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting usually lasts abut three hours. Due to the the ongoing pandemic, it will be a virtual meeting using the Zoom conferencing software. The Interlocal Agreement provides for face-to-face contact (usually!) with representatives of agencies whose policies and actions affect the North… Read more →
Scoping begins for North Fork Road easement near border
As some of you may recall from last summer’s Interlocal, Flathead County discovered, after 100+ years, that the North Fork Road has no official easement through a section of state land near the border. This means they have to buy access from Montana DNRC. *And* that means DNRC has to scope out the sale, including a public comment period. (They… Read more →
COVID-19: Sondreson Hall Use Restrictions and Guidelines – max capacity now 25
The governor has tightened up the state’s pandemic-related restrictions, effective November 20, 2020. The only impact locally is to reduce Sondreson Hall’s maximum capacity from 50 to 25. Everything else remains the same. Here are the updated “Sondreson Hall Use Restrictions and Guidelines” . . . The following restrictions, guidelines and notices apply to the use of Sondreson Hall under… Read more →
Flathead National Forest seeks input on winter recreation events and guiding services
Since there was a considerable kerfuffle last spring over outfitting and guiding permits in the North Fork, I thought I’d pass along the press release I received this morning concerning permits for winter activities. As near as I can tell, the only thing planned for our part of the North Fork is a series of guided snowshoe trips up the… Read more →
Frozen Moose forest management project planning nears completion
From the official press release . . . October 15, 2020 Kalispell, MT–Flathead National Forest announced today that the Frozen Moose forest and fuels management project has moved to the next phase of its planning process with the release of the draft decision notice. The draft decision proposes 8,077 acres of vegetation treatments to reduce forest fuels, improve forest health… Read more →