Below is an excerpt from the Flathead Coalitions website - www.flatheadcoalition.org. As we live and work in the "crown of the continent ecosystem", we are proud to support conservation and preservation of this region.
"The North Fork of the Flathead River is one of the most protected watersheds in the U.S. The river boasts "Wild and Scenic River" protection, forms the western boundary of Glacier National Park, and provides habitat for the greatest biodiversity of aquatic insects in the lower 48 states.
Lands adjacent to the river harbor the densest population of grizzly bears in interior North America. Virtually every species of wildlife found here at the time of European settlement remains. The North Fork Flathead is truly a special place.
U.S. protections don't extend into the portion of the watershed that lies in Canada.
The Flathead Coalition is a transboundary alliance of community, tribal, business and conservation interests, founded in 1975, with the mission of protecting the natural watersheds shared by British Columbia and Montana.
We are international neighbors working for clean water, healthy habitat and thriving communities.
The coalition was re-energized in 2004 in response to proposals for open-pit coal mining and coalbed methane extraction in the Canadian headwaters area of the Flathead River.
The coalition's historic purpose is to promote zero-pollution of the transboundary waters of the Flathead River."
If you would like to join the Flathead Coalition, please send your check for $20.00 to:
Steve Thompson
Treasurer
Flathead Coaliton
P.O. Box 4485
Whitefish MT 59937
The Glacier Guides/ Montana Raft "Cabin Float/ Wilderness Adventure" will bring you up close to this wild and scenic river.
Denny Gignoux
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