The local Forest Service office is still doing their Flathead Forest Friday meetings every couple of months. With the big push for the development of a new forest plan, the focus of the upcoming meeting is on partnerships. Here’s the press release . . .

It has been a year since we started our casual breakfast chats known as Flathead Forest Fridays. We’ve talked with people about our recreation program, avalanche center, work on our four ranger districts, plan revision and whatever else was on our guest’s minds. We believe these chats are a great way to have an open dialog and stay connected to the forest users, protectors, and champions. Thank you for the support.

This month we want to talk about partnerships. Everyone is invited to join us for the July Flathead Forest Friday breakfast with Flathead National Forest Staff Officer Gary Danczyk and others at the Perkins Restaurant (1390 U.S. 2, Evergreen, Montana) starting at 7:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013.

This is an opportunity to discuss how partnerships allow us to do work we could not otherwise accomplish; give us an opportunity to be a good neighbor and part of the community; and create opportunities to improve programs where we may have the knowledge and desire but not the resources. We also want to hear your ideas about possible opportunities to create new partnerships.

Every other month, the Forest Service will coordinate these no-host breakfast meetings at a local restaurant with the goal of sharing good food, great company, and a little information about what’s happening on our National Forest. We hope the event will be a great way to discuss public land management opportunities and challenges that are important to us all.

If you plan to attend or have any questions, please notify Public Affairs Officer Wade Muehlhof at ewmuehlhof@fs.fed.us or (406) 758-5252. Your response allows us to plan accordingly with the restaurant.