Tag Archives: North Fork Flathead

Border patrol at Saturday NFLA meeting

September 3, 2010Newsborder patrol, David Abegglen, NFLA, North Fork Flathead, Sondreson Hallnfpa

Richard Wackrow sent out this reminder today. For background information, see the article “Border Patrol agents on North Fork to increase from four to 50-plus” published in this summer’s newsletter . . .

Just a reminder that David Abegglen, agent in charge of the Whitefish office of the Border Patrol (out of which the North Fork is patrolled), will be at the Saturday North Fork Landowners’ Association meeting. That’s 8 p.m. at Sondreson Hall.

This might be our last best chance before the February or July 2011 Inter Local Agreement meeting to ask him questions about Border Patrol operations on the North Fork.

Mining ban on North Fork federal lands clears Senate committee

August 6, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsFlathead Valley, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, mining ban, mining leases, North Fork Flathead, North Fork Protection Act, oil leases, water qualitynfpa

Posted early this morning to the Missoulian’s website . . .

A measure that would ban federal-land mining along Glacier National Park’s western edge has passed a major Senate hurdle, and has been expanded to provide water-quality protections for nearby communities…

…the bill banning future federal mine leases has been expanded from its original to include the watershed upstream of Whitefish Lake, the nearby Haskill Basin drainage, and the wild and scenic Middle Fork Flathead corridor.

Read the full article . . .

Montana senators’ North Fork bill passes committee

August 6, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsFlathead Valley, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, mining ban, mining leases, North Fork Flathead, North Fork Protection Act, oil leasesnfpa

From the Associated Press . . .

Montana’s U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced today that their federal legislation to protect the Upper Flathead Valley has cleared a major hurdle.

Read the full article . . .

Protecting the North Fork must be a team effort

July 17, 2010Commentary, Environmental IssuesBrian Schweitzer, Dave Hadden, Headwaters Montana, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, North Fork Flathead, Trans-boundary Flatheadnfpa

Dave Hadden, Executive Director of Headwaters Montana, had a letter to the editor published in today’s Flathead Beacon . . .

The North Fork of the Flathead River (a.k.a. the Transboundary Flathead) continues to play in the news of late. The news media report that Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester are at odds over how to best protect our river, Glacier Park and Flathead Lake from upstream industrial activity. While a bit confusing to the reader, we think it’s important to keep the North Fork in the news for one simple reason: Our fabulous North Fork ain’t protected yet.

Read the complete letter . . .

Flathead Lakers to present Stewardship Award to Gov. Schweitzer and BC Premier Campbell

July 7, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsBrian Schweitzer, Canadian Flathead, coal mining, energy development, Flathead Lakers, Gordon Campbell, North Fork Flathead, Stewardship Award, Trans-boundary Flatheadnfpa

From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . .

The Flathead Lakers will present their annual Stewardship Award to Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell at their annual meeting on July 15.

The award will recognize the landmark agreement the two leaders signed in February banning mining and oil-and-gas development in the North Fork Flathead watershed, headwaters to Flathead Lake.

Read the entire article . . .

Head-butting over differences on North Fork protection

July 4, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsBrian Schweitzer, Canadian Flathead, Gordon Campbell, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, memorandum of understanding, MOU, North Fork Flathead, Trans-boundary Flatheadnfpa

Wow! This is getting interesting, if not downright entertaining. Gov. Schweitzer and Sens. Baucus and Tester are really starting to butt heads over implementation of the memorandum of understanding Schweitzer negotiated with British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell regarding protection of the trans-boundary Flathead. Today’s Flathead Beacon has a good write-up on the issue . . .

Despite a common goal of securing permanent environmental protection for the North Fork of the Flathead River, Montana’s governor and senators don’t appear to be on the same page. The differences between the positions of Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester extend from the binding strength of the memorandum of understanding between Montana and British Columbia to the necessity of an international treaty to protect the transboundary Flathead region. And these policy differences are becoming increasingly glaring.

Read the entire article (recommended) . . .

North Fork protection may come as a treaty

July 1, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsBrian Schweitzer, Canadian Flathead, energy development, Flathead River Valley, Gordon Campbell, mining, North Fork Flathead, Trans-boundary Flatheadnfpa

From this week’s Hungry Horse News . . .

A deal to permanently protect the North Fork of the Flathead from mining and energy exploration could ultimately be resolved in a treaty between the two countries.

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday that they were directing their federal agencies to look at ways of solidifying a deal struck between Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and British Columbia Prime Minister Gordon Campbell in February.

Read the full article . . .

Coalition slowly planning way to pay for protecting North Fork of Flathead

June 29, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsBrian Schweitzer, British Columbia, Canadian Flathead, Columbia River Restoration Act of 2010, Flathead River Valley, Gordon Campbell, mining leases, North Fork Flathead, Trans-boundary Flathead, western governors conferencenfpa

Here’s an insightful follow-up article on last weekend’s Western governors meeting, written by Michael Jamison and posted to the Missoulian’s website early this morning . . .

A plan to forever protect Canadian wildlands north of Glacier National Park — and to pay for those protections — is slowly taking shape, cobbled together by an international coalition that includes local, state and federal partners.

Read the full article . . .

Schweitzer pushes to secure North Fork protection deal with British Columbia

June 29, 2010Environmental Issues, NewsBrian Schweitzer, British Columbia, Canadian Flathead, Flathead River Valley, mining leases, North Fork Flathead, Trans-boundary Flathead, western governors conference, Whitefishnfpa

Here’s the Associated Press take on last weekend’s Western governors meeting in Whitefish. This story is getting some national coverage. From yesterday’s Billings Gazette . . .

Gov. Brian Schweitzer isn’t done jousting with federal officials over a deal with Canada to protect the area surrounding Glacier National Park.

Montana’s governor used the bully pulpit over the weekend as chairman of the Western governors to again criticize his federal partners in the deal — even as the Obama administration was talking with the Canada about moving the state-level pact along.

Read the full article . . .

Governor suggests Columbia Basin bill could help protect North Fork

Coverage of last weekend’s western governor’s conference in Whitefish from the Flathead Beacon . . .

Gov. Brian Schweitzer called on Montana’s federal delegation Sunday to support legislation by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, dedicated to restoring the Columbia River Basin, as a way to fund commitments in the agreement between Montana and British Columbia to protect the North Fork from mining and drilling in Canada.

“Don’t be running after the bus, get on the bus and sit beside the driver,” Schweitzer said. “And this bill is the vehicle.”

Read the full article . . .

North Fork Preservation Association

News and information about NFPA and the North Fork of the Flathead River

Tag Archives: North Fork Flathead

Border patrol at Saturday NFLA meeting

Mining ban on North Fork federal lands clears Senate committee

Montana senators’ North Fork bill passes committee

Protecting the North Fork must be a team effort

Flathead Lakers to present Stewardship Award to Gov. Schweitzer and BC Premier Campbell

Head-butting over differences on North Fork protection

North Fork protection may come as a treaty

Coalition slowly planning way to pay for protecting North Fork of Flathead

Schweitzer pushes to secure North Fork protection deal with British Columbia

Governor suggests Columbia Basin bill could help protect North Fork