Jul 20 2011
For those of you who can’t wait on the mail, the North Fork Preservation Association Summer 2011 Newsletter is now available online in the Newsletters section of the website. Enjoy! Here’s a partial table of contents: Completing the “Gentleman’s Agreement” in the Trans-boundary Flathead – John Frederick U.S.-Canadian “Gentleman’s Agreement” To Protect Montana River – [...]
May 23 2011
The Flood Information page has been spruced up with some additional material. The National Weather Service listing now includes links to specific flood-related forecasts. Also, a new section includes links to the real-time river gauge data for the stations at the Canadian border and near Columbia Falls.
May 12 2011
We’ve added a link for the Flathead County Office of Emergency Services to the “Flood Information” page. In the event of major flooding, these folks will be responsible, in conjunction with federal and state agencies, for managing and coordinating the response.
May 09 2011
We did a little shuck and jive at the National Weather Service site and put together a custom, North Fork-specific page displaying current and forecast river gauge data, as well as weekly forecast flood probabilities for the North Fork of the Flathead River. It is now the first link you encounter on the Flood Information [...]
May 08 2011
According to our access logs, we are getting (ahem) inundated by searches for flood-related information. We can take a hint. Check out the navigation bar up there at the top of this page. The NFPA web site now has a dedicated Flood Information page containing links to such things as river levels, snowpack data and [...]
Mar 19 2011
We’ve added the “Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent” to the “Related Links” sidebar. John Frederick and Annemarie Harrod represented the NFPA at last year’s annual roundtable in Waterton. By all reports, it was a good experience. This year’s event is scheduled for September 22-23 in Polson, MT. The Roundtable on the Crown of [...]
Feb 05 2011
Well, I’ll be darned. We just put up the 500th post since the NFPA site was switched over to WordPress back in March 2007. That’s not much compared to the big-time weblogs, but it’s a fair bit of chatter for our humble organization. Not bad, not bad at all…
Aug 03 2010
Since the fire situation in Canada often affects the North Fork, the “Wildfire Information” page has been updated to add a collection of links to Canadian wildfire maps and information. They include national coverage, as well as links specific to British Columbia and Alberta.
Jul 21 2010
For those of you who can’t wait on the mail, the North Fork Preservation Association Summer 2010 Newsletter is now available online in the Newsletters section of the website. Enjoy!
Jun 13 2010
Sorry about the hiatus in postings, folks. As some of you know, I run a small consulting firm, specializing in computer and network support for small businesses. This makes me a canary in the coal mine when it comes to economic conditions. When things start to go pear-shaped, I notice it early-on. When conditions improve, [...]
