The Fall 2019 NFLA Newsletter is online
The Fall 2019 NFLA newsletter is now available for download from the website “Newsletters” page. If your newsletter arrived in damaged condition (for some reason, the postal service processing equipment was in mangle mode), contact Chris Heitz (chrisirv2@gmail.com) for a new copy — or just download it from the website. Note: The mystery photo from the 1990 Fourth of July… Read more →
October 13, 7:00pm: ‘True Adventures of our Early Pioneers’ presentation by John Fraley
Join us for a presentation by Author John Fraley on the true adventures of people who earned their livings in the wild mountains and rivers of the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Glacier Park during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Fraley is the author of “Rangers, Trappers, and Trailblazers”, “Wild River Pioneers”, and “A Woman’s Way West”, and is retired… Read more →
Bear Fair on Saturday, Aug 24 at noon!
As an answer to two Grizzly bear cubs being euthanized last fall, Polebridge is hosting a Bear Fair next Saturday, August 24th, from noon-3pm behind the Northern Lights Saloon. If persuasion of proximity to a delicious watering hole (and bakery) isn’t enough, there will be opportunities to practice your shot with inert bear spray cans, meet Karelian Bear Dogs, sample… Read more →
Scoping document released for the Comprehensive River Management Plan
I just got this note from Rob Davies, Hungry Horse/Glacier View District Ranger . . . The Proposed Action for the River Plan is out today. [In the press release below,] you will see the link to the Flathead NF web page where you can locate the July, 2019 Draft Proposed Action (50 pages). Also public meetings are now set… Read more →
Summer North Fork Interlocal meeting Wednesday, July 10
The Summer 2019 North Fork Interlocal Agreement Meeting is at 1:00pm, on Wednesday, July 10 at Sondreson Hall. This year’s sponsor is the North Fork Road Coalition for Health and Safety (NFRCHS). Interlocal meetings are held twice each year, winter and summer. These semi-annual get-togethers are intended to encourage open discussion between North Fork landowners and neighbors and local, state… Read more →
July/August/September Wildland Fire Potential Outlook
Greetings! Here is the July/August/September Wildland Fire Potential Outlook issued today. No big change here: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf While we have appreciated the moisture we received lately, we are still behind in overall precipitation for the year. And while there is probability of showers in the forecast, I’m thinking things are going to dry out – and probably quickly by late July. … Read more →
Montana Tree Farm Flathead Field Day
Join us at Sondreson Community Hall on June 28 for a forestry field day sponsored by Montana Tree Farm, hosted by Allen Chrisman and Mark Boardman. 2019 MT TF Flathead Field Day.PDF After an hour PowerPoint presentation by Allen and Mark, we’ll drive up to the Chrisman/Wiley Family Forest to view recent timber harvest, discuss management objectives, logging systems, and… Read more →
June 2019 Large Fire Potential Outlook
Northwestern Montana (including the Flathead) is forecasted for above normal large fire potential starting in mid-July and continuing through August into at least mid-September. So, it has the potential to be a busy fire season in the North Fork. Click on the link below for the report. Allen Chrisman https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf
North Fork Patrol update
The North Fork Patrol had its spring meeting on 30 May. So far this year the patrol has logged 722 miles and checked on 132 residences. Only two owners had to be notified of damages. As folks return to the North Fork for the summer, the patrol reminds them to be sure to have a plan of action incase of… Read more →
First Aid/CPR/AED Course on Friday, May 31 at Sondreson Hall
Bob Lee will be giving his well-regarded First Aid/CPR/AED class in the North Fork again this spring on Friday, May 31, at Sondreson Hall. It is an all-day course, starting at 9:00am and usually finishing up at 4:00pm or a bit earlier. Cost should be $45/person, cash or check. Bring a lunch and drinks. Course size limit is 10 people!… Read more →