Living in a Watershed
We all live in and impact a watershed.
Our Living in a Watershed education program focuses on appreciating and learning about our watershed; understanding that our actions can pollute our streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater; and recognizing that everyone can help protect our precious clean water.
Living in Flathead Guide
Whether you are a new resident, a long-time landowner, or a visitor, this Guide is an introduction and an invitation to responsible land and water stewardship. The 20+ contributors to Living in the Flathead compiled this Guide to help you navigate the realities of living here and offer ways we can embrace to live in harmony with wildlife, recreate safely and responsibly, and support local communities. Learn more.
Clean Water Practices Site Visit
Contact the Flathead Lakers for a site visit from our friendly, knowledgeable staff. You will receive personalized suggestions on how to make your ‘little piece of heaven’ more lake and watershed-friendly. Learn more.
Schedule a clean water practices site visit by contacting us at lakers@flatheadlakers.org or 406-883-1341.
Community Education and Outreach
The Flathead Lakers board and staff regularly give educational talks about lake issues, out in the community and in our offices, to youth groups, schools, home associations, neighborhood coffee groups, etc. We are eager to share our knowledge and passion with our community.
Science on Tap-Flathead
Great beer and fun, accessible science brought to you by the Flathead Lakers, Flathead Lake Biological Station, and the Flathead Lake Brewing Co. Learn more.
Flathead Lakers’ Library and Education Room
We invite you to stop by our offices on the bottom of the Salish Building. We have a library and education room to share with our community, along with a beautiful wall art mural outside. We can host classes, small groups, and meetings.
Clean Water Practices Fact Sheets
Feel free to print and share. Contact us for more information, or to answer any questions.
Top Ten Things YOU Can Do To Protect Our Watershed
Nonpoint Source Pollution Basics
Winter Maintenance and Deicing
Lakers Educational Videos
Be a Montana Superhero
Spread the message, not the mussel!
Oil and Water Don’t Mix
Learn about the threat of an oil train derailment and spill for the clean waters and unique landscapes of the Flathead Watershed in northwest Montana.
Planting Buffers for Clean Water
Meet a landowner and the partners working with landowners to improve stewardship of lands along our rivers.