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Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements between a land owner and a land trust that permanently limit development on a parcel of land in an effort to protect its conservation values.

Organizations dedicated to protecting Northwest Montana’s land and water legacy through conservation recently received a major victory.

Owen Sowerwine is comprised of over 400 acres of habitat along the Flathead River just east of Kalispell. The accomplishment is the work of the Flathead Land Trust, the Flathead Audubon Society and the Flathead Lakers.

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined the other four members of the Board of Land Commissioners in approving a significant conservation easement in Flathead County on

Letters to the editor Oct. 30

Letters to the editor Oct. 29

The Daily Inter Lake reached out to Kalispell City Council candidates running in the Nov. 7 municipal election. The information below was provided by the candidates and edited for spelling, punctuation and space.

The Harrell Forest Community Trail system, a 238-acre recreational area outside of Bigfork, is now open to the public.

Whether someone attracts them with a feeder or just sees them occasionally through a window, birds are a part of life on Earth, according the newly elected president of the Flathead Audubon Society.

The Flathead Land Trust now owns and manages the land, allowing public access for generations to come.