Wild Montana Dinner and Jamboree
The Second annual Wild Montana Dinner & Jamboree, and we want you to join us for a hootin' and hollerin' good time! Guests will enjoy a welcome reception with hosted beer, wine, and games, followed by trivia, storytelling, and a live auction of rewarding experiences. Missoula's Bravo Catering will provide appetizers, dinner and dessert. Seating is limited and tickets are sure to go fast. Get yours today!
If you can't make it to the event, you can still support our work with a donation.
Have questions? Contact Grant Alban at galban@wildmontana.org.
FAMB Fundamentals 1 Women's Clinic
Flathead Area Mountain Bikers is hosting a Women’s Clinics that is focusing on getting out and RIDING! We will give some quick tips on specific skills for you to work on before the ride. We’ll spend about 15 minutes going through those tips, then we'll head out on a ride. During the ride you will get to practice those skills and ask the instructors any questions that you have, and our instructors will watch you ride during certain portions of the clinic and provide you with feedback/advice. We will focus on a different skill at each clinic, but mainly we just want to make sure that you get some good time in on the trail. Come ride with us!
Sign up here! https://www.flatheadamb.org/womens-skills-clinics.html
Great Place Raffle Party with Citizens for a Better Flathead
This event will be at Flathead Valley Community College. Come party, with friends and those working to keep the Flathead a great place to live, work, or play! There will be a delicious catered dinner by the House of S & M. Enjoy wine and hard cider from a no-host bar provided by Waters Edge Winery. There will also be door prize drawings from Wheaton’s Sportsman Ski Haus, Lower Valley Processing Co, and more. This is the time to catch up and visit with friends, old and new.
See here for more information! https://www.flatheadcitizens.org/2023-great-place-raffle-party-and-event/
FTA Trails Fest
We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual Flathead Trails Fest. The Flathead Trails Fest provides a place for outdoor nonprofits, land management agencies, and outdoor recreation adjacent businesses to connect directly with the local community and engage interested volunteers. Part of the vital work that FTA is undertaking is helping trail users learn about ways they can give back as trail stewardship volunteers. The Trails Fest will help to match volunteers with our amazing nonprofit trail partners who are grooming, brushing, maintaining, providing pack support, and building trails across the Flathead Valley.
There will be free beer, delicious food and an awesome raffle w/ tons of prizes, as well as live music! Join us at Haskill Creek Farms on May 19th 3pm - 6pm!
Foy's to Blacktail Volunteer for National Trails Day
National Trails Day. Come on out to work on the trails at Herron Park and Lone Pine State Park. Email info@foystoblacktailtrails.org if interested.
FAMB Youth Skills Clinic
Flathead Area Mountain Bikers provides free Youth Mountain Bike Skills Clinics, open to kids aged 8-16 of all skill levels. Our Youth Clinics are designed to be fun group rides that focus on skill development, safety, and responsible trail use.
Find more information here: https://www.flatheadamb.org/youth-skills-clinics.html
Herron Half
Come join us on June 9th, 2024 for our 11th annual fun run on the great Herron Park trail system!
Geology Tour of Harrell Forrest
Join Flathead Land Trust’s Executive Director, Paul Travis, for a Guided Geology Tour of the Harrell Forest Trails in Bigfork, Montana. Learn more here: https://www.flatheadlandtrust.org/event/geology-tour-harrell-forest/
Tally Mountain Trail Work Day with Wild Montana
This spring and summer, Wild Montana’s Flathead Kootenai Chapter will be maintaining the Tally Mountain Trail. We hope you’ll join us in giving back to our trail system and helping us to educate our trail users by joining a Tally trail workday in May or June. No prior experience is necessary.
The Tally Mountain trail is one of the quieter in our Tally Lake area system. We began to take care of this trail last summer, and we can’t wait to return to clean the new drains we installed, clear brush, and get it ready for a summer of quiet use. We’ll provide all tools and training, plus a carpool to the trailhead from Kalispell.
If you’re interested in joining us or have questions about what the workday will look like send an email to flathead-kootenai@wildmontana.org.
Owen Sowerwine Celebration w/ Flathead Land Trust
After years of collaboration, we are thrilled to have finally placed a conservation easement on the 405-acre oasis just east of Kalispell! Together with our partners, Flathead Audubon, Flathead Lakers and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, we will celebrate this milestone event, a half-century in the making. Please join us! Stay tuned for details. Learn more details here: https://www.flatheadlandtrust.org/event/owen-sowerwine-celebration/
Whitefish Trail Hootenanny
The Whitefish Trail Hootenanny is BACK for 2024! Presented by Title Sponsor First Interstate Bank, the Whitefish Trail Hootenanny will be held again on August 23 in Depot Park in downtown Whitefish! Ticket sales will open in April 2024.
See more information here: https://www.whitefishlegacy.org/event-details-registration/whitefish-trail-hootenanny-1-1
National Public Lands Day
National Public Lands Day, help maintain trails in the FTBT system. Thanks goes out to Lone Pine staff, Americorps, Montana Conservation Corps, and Kalispell Daybreak Rotary for providing workers, tools and food to keep our trails in great shape!
THE WHITEFISH TRAIL BLAZER
The Whitefish Trail Blazer is Whitefish Legacy Partner's annual community racing and open lands celebration. If you've raced in the Whitefish Trail Legacy Run in the past 10+ years, come join us this year as we celebrate open spaces and blaze a trail forward for conservation and recreation in Whitefish.
Sign up here! https://www.whitefishlegacy.org/whitefish-trail-blazer
The BobFest
The great Bob get-together! Gather with fellow wilderness enthusiasts and help us celebrate an unforgettable summer season in the Bob. Our annual gala includes live music, food, drinks, family friendly activities and special guests – plus incredible silent and live auctions filled with art, outdoor gear, adventures and getaways, gifts, and so much more!
More details to come: https://www.bmwf.org/bobfest
Wildflower Walk at Harrell Forrest
Join Flathead Land Trust’s Jen Guse on a guided wildflower walk through the beautiful new Harrell Forest Trails in Bigfork, Montana (1017 Bigfork Stage Road). This event takes place on Thursday, May 9th, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. See more information here: https://www.flatheadlandtrust.org/event/wildflower-walk-harrell-forest/
Tally Mountain Trail Work Day with Wild Montana
This spring and summer, Wild Montana’s Flathead Kootenai Chapter will be maintaining the Tally Mountain Trail. We hope you’ll join us in giving back to our trail system and helping us to educate our trail users by joining a Tally trail workday in May or June. No prior experience is necessary.
The Tally Mountain trail is one of the quieter in our Tally Lake area system. We began to take care of this trail last summer, and we can’t wait to return to clean the new drains we installed, clear brush, and get it ready for a summer of quiet use. We’ll provide all tools and training, plus a carpool to the trailhead from Kalispell.
Register to join us at https://wildmontana.org/event/tally-mountain-trail-maintenance-day-i/
We’ll have a second workday on this trail on Saturday, June 29. If you’re interested in joining us in June or have questions about what either workday will look like send an email to flathead-kootenai@wildmontana.org.
Hit the Trail Challenge ON THE WHITEFISH TRAIL - May 1 through 31
The 5th Annual Hit the Trail Challenge returns this May! For every mile logged on the Whitefish Trail during the month of May, $1 will be donated in support of the Whitefish Trail and our local protected lands. Participate as an individual for free or participate as a Workplace Team for a small fee. School groups, community groups, and non-profits can participate as Workplace Teams for free.
Log your miles HERE! or View Current Workplace Team Standings HERE
2024 Paddling Film Fest
Flathead River Alliance is hosting the 2024 Paddling Film Festival! It is an international adventure film tour presenting the world’s best paddling films of the year - whitewater, sea kayaking, canoeing, rafting, SUP, action and lifestyle around the world. Audiences will see expert whitewater showcases, motivating environmental documentaries, epic standup paddle boarding quests and grueling kayak fishing battles.
Sign up here: https://www.flatheadrivers.org/events/2024-paddling-film-fest
Stories from the Backcountry: River Edition
Circle 'round to hear stories straight from the Wild and Scenic South Fork of the Flathead River! As part of Sacred Waters Brewing Co.'s Stories from the Backcountry series, we're hosting a campfire chat featuring Spotted Bear River Ranger Fischer Gangemi and his tales from a lifetime of recreating and working on this world-class river. Free and open to all!