Sep
21
2012
We’ve added another “neighbor” organization to our “Related Links” sidebar: The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation. In their own words, the “Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the trail system and wilderness values in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.” Quite a few folks from the North Fork have taken [...]
Tags: Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Related Links, trail maintenance
Aug
05
2012
The Wildfire Information page was getting a bad case of “link rot.” Maintaining accurate links to government agencies is a bit of a chore. Anyway, the page has been updated with various corrections and some new material. Enjoy . . .
Tags: web site news, wildfire information
Jul
22
2012
For those of you who can’t wait on the mail, the North Fork Preservation Association Summer 2012 Newsletter is now available online in the Newsletters section of the website. Enjoy! Here’s a partial table of contents: Where Are We? The Year in Review Dr. John Weaver to Speak at NFPA Annual Meeting Nature Conservancy Campaigning [...]
Tags: NFPA newsletter
Jun
06
2012
Well, now. We just put up our 1000th post. Just thought you’d like to know.
Tags: web site history, web site news
Apr
28
2012
We’ve updated the “Flood Information” page. Mostly, this meant tossing the stale links and making sure the other stuff was still working properly. There’s no excitement forecast for the North Fork of the Flathead River yet. It just seemed like a good idea to get the page brushed up before the spring runoff really gets [...]
Tags: flood forecast, flooding
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 – [...]
Tags: NFPA newsletter
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.
Tags: flood forecast, flooding
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.
Tags: flooding
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 [...]
Tags: flood forecast, flooding, North Fork Flathead River, river levels
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 [...]
Tags: flood forecast, flooding, river levels