FVAS is excited to host the Town Bound Birding Series. Once a month from April to September, we will host a bird watching event at a local hotspot. Our goal is to have a good time exploring the wildlife at … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how to have a beautiful lawn without using pesticides and chemical fertilizers that harm birds and other wildlife? The non-profit Grow Safe: Non-Toxic Missoula has just published a guide that shows you how. Grow Safe is … Continue reading
Montana Summary 26 April 2022 from Rosemary H. Leach Total Counts Run and Total Species Found In spite of Covid restrictions again this year, our data generally compared favorably withpast years. This year we tallied data from 30 count circles … Continue reading
Many concerned community members have recently asked if they should continue to feed birds, given that we now have an avian flu outbreak in the area. We recommend that folks do not feed birds during the Spring and Summer, because … Continue reading
By Amy Seaman, Director of Policy & Science Are you ready to hear the ‘currlleeee’ of the Long-billed Curlew? Well, grab your binoculars and get ready, because curlew season is just around the corner! These charismatic shorebirds will be trickling … Continue reading
Group 1, Larry Weeks: Saturday, January 29th: The January field trip to the Mission Valley ended up being very complicated. When the group assembled at the Cenex in Ronan, there were 25 people and 13 cars. So, I split up … Continue reading
By Edward Monnig Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina begins with the lines “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In Tolstoy’s novel, Anna acts with fierce independence against the strictures of her society … Continue reading