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1 River to Lake Initiative Water, Wildlife, Way of Life

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6 Shallow Groundwater Depth to groundwater in this area is generally less than 50 feet U of M Flathead Lake Biological Station Flathead Lakers

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17 Prime Agricultural Soils American Bird Conservancy MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks

18 Flathead River Channel Migration Zone Flathead Lakers MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks MT Dept. of Environmental Quality

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20 Egan Slough – Flathead River Montana Land Reliance The Nature Conservancy

21 Karen Nichols River to Lake Project Successes

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23 “It’s time to build conservation partnerships between the federal government and state governments, local communities and private landowners….. The demands of development have sometimes been harsh on the natural world and its inhabitants. But it need not be so—if we bring to conservation the same vision and ingenuity we bring to development.”

24 “Stop the careless sale of food producing land for subdivision” “Put dollars back to work in the hands of the family farmers and ranchers so they can preserve their food producing ag land heritage which everyone enjoys” Henry Ficken Weaver Slough landowner

25 “We need all the options we can get in the economy we’re dealing with right now. It just adds choice to those who haven’t had a choice for a long period of time” Ron DeYong Montana Farmers’ Union

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27 Karen Nichols McWenneger Slough

28 Celebration Weaver & McWenneger Sloughs and Foys Bend projects

29 Partners honor conservation easement landowners

30 Foys Bend

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32 River to Lake Initiative partners thank Bonnie and Cap Ingham for adding their Foys Bend property to the network of conservation along the Flathead River

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39 Johnston Flathead River project Conservation easement donation

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42 Louden family projects

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51 Egan Slough restoration project Natural Resources Conservation Service MT Fish Wildlife and Parks Intermountain West Joint Venture Flathead Lakers

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60 River to Lake Initiative Partners Flathead River to Lake Initiative Partners Flathead Land Trust Flathead Lakers MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Flathead Audubon American Bird Conservancy Montana Land Reliance Flathead Conservation District Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Conservation Service US Fish, Wildlife and Parks All the generous landowners who protected wetlands and other critical lands, and funders who have supported conservation and restoration projects.

61 Funders and Information Providers Ducks Unlimited The Nature Conservancy U of M Flathead Lake Biological Station Montana Natural Heritage Trout Unlimited Montana Wetlands Legacy Montana Conservation Fund Bonneville Power Administration NRCS Farm & Ranchland Protection Program U.S.F.W.S North American Wetland Conservation Act Flathead County Planning and Zoning Department of Environmental Quality Intermountain West Joint Venture Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Protection Agency Montana Department of Transportation Media Resources


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