A Watershed Moment
-created by wall artist Thievin Stephen
In the fall of 2020, the Flathead Lakers installed a mural outside our offices that celebrates and honors the natural beauty, tribal culture, history, and wildlife of Flathead Lake and watershed. We invite you to stop by the Salish Building (110 Main St., Polson), and take in the watershed mural. Discover the little details that make our watershed so special.
We are grateful to the artist, contributors, and donors for this special gift to the watershed community.
Thank you to the Greater Polson Community Foundation, Energy Keepers, Flathead Lake BioStation, The Davidson Family Foundation, Nancy & Alan Nicholson, Roger & Libby Smith, Jeff & Susan Tuttle, Cameron Decker, Thievin Stephen, and Flathead Lakers members.
'This mural shows two views of Flathead Lake, one of the largest, cleanest natural bodies of freshwater in the populated world, and home to the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles.
The land and wildlife in this mural was chosen due to their sacred significance to these cultures. This aspect of the mural was formed in collaboration with Cameron Decker, an artist and professor at Salish Kootenai College. Big thanks to my collaborator @deckpots.
Other details in the mural arrived from conversations with the Flathead Lakers, and draw from their robust advocacy work, which includes land conservation, water purity, storm water runoff, aquatic invasive species, septic system awareness, and climate change. ... I hope this mural reminds people to cherish what they have left.' @thievinstephen
