New conservation easement adds 497 acres of protected land near Creston
Nearly 500 acres near Creston are now permanently protected to remain farmland with some of the richest topsoil in the Flathead.
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Nearly 500 acres near Creston are now permanently protected to remain farmland with some of the richest topsoil in the Flathead.
Longtime community leader, Shelly Fyant, launches her campaign for House District 91 this week. The district includes urban and rural communities in Lake, Sanders and Missoula counties
The Creston area stands as a testament to the Flathead Valley’s multigenerational farmers, where acres of farmland with productive soils have mostly withstood recent change.
The year 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, a world-renowned research facility. The station, as an administrative unit within the University of Montana system, conducts college courses and research focused on the Crown of the Continent ecosystem.
From its inception in 1899, the Flathead Lake Biological Station was known as the “Sentinel,” or guardian, of the lake. For researchers working in the facility today, that sentiment still holds true.