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The State Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously Tuesday to release the remainder of the $2 million available for the further development of Somers Beach State Park, which opened last year.
Development of a new 4.5 mile trail system is in progress called Harrell Forest Community Trails off Bigfork Stage Road.
The Bigfork Harrell Forest Trails project, which at its completion will consist of 4.5 miles of single track trail alongside an existing two track road system, is expected to wrap up in September. The Flathead Land Trust, who owns the property, is spearheading the effort alongside other conservation groups.
Since 1992, Flathead Audubon Society has managed the 442-acre Owen Sowerwine natural area, a section of Montana School Trust Land east of Kalispell.
The organizations represent projects and programs in Bigfork, Browning, Columbia Falls, Eureka, Evergreen, Hungry Horse, Kalispell and Whitefish.