North Fork Preservation Association

They did it. In the promised follow-up to last week’s announcement that British Columbia was halting all resource extraction activities in the Canadian Flathead, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer met today in Vancouver, B. C. to sign an agreement banning mining and energy development throughout the transboundary Flathead Valley.
The Missoulian [...]

Tags: Brian Schweitzer, British Columbia, energy development, Flathead Basin, Gordon Campbell, mining

From today’s Missoulian comes a must-read discussion of what’s not being said about the recent announcement of a mining ban in the Canadian Flathead watershed . . .
To sense the delicacy of an international mining ban along the North Fork of the Flathead River, it helps to hear what isn’t being said.
Read the full article [...]

Tags: British Columbia, Canadian Flathead, mining

Not to be outdone by the folks north of the 49th parallel, U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester will introduce legislation banning mining and energy development on federal lands in the North Fork Flathead drainage.
The Missoulian has the story . . .
Two days after British Columbia placed the area north of Glacier National Park [...]

Tags: energy development, Jon Tester, Max Baucus, mining, North Fork Flathead River

The government of British Columbia has signed an order that apparently bans mining and other resource extraction activity in the Canadian Flathead watershed. The Missoulian has a good write-up, including a map . . .
British Columbia’s government has formalized its promise to protect wildlands north of Glacier National Park, signing a legislative order that effectively [...]

Tags: British Columbia, Canadian Flathead, Max Resource Corporation, mining

The folks at Flathead Wild posted a good summary of the high points of the UNESCO World Heritage report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park, along with links to major press coverage — both print and video.
Here’s the lead-in . . .
Great news for Friends of the Flathead! A UNESCO World Heritage report is recommending a [...]

Tags: Canadian Flathead, coal mining, Flathead Valley, mining, UNESCO World Heritage Committee

This week’s Hungry Horse News has a decent write-up on the UN World Heritage Committee scientific mission report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park . . .
Scientists from the United Nations are calling for a moratorium on mining in the Canadian Flathead, just north of Glacier National Park.
Last fall Paul Dingwall, a New Zealand scientist with [...]

Tags: Canadian Flathead, Flathead Valley, mining, UN World Heritage Committee, UNESCO, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

From yesterday’s Missoulian . . .
University of Montana professor Ric Hauer will discuss threats to the water quality of Flathead Lake and the Flathead River at the next program sponsored by the Mission Mountain Audubon Society.
“Pristine waters and biodiversity threatened in the North Fork Flathead River” will be the subject of Hauer’s talk Tuesday, Feb. [...]

Tags: mining, North Fork Flathead River, water quality

Canadian press coverage of the World Heritage scientific mission report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park is a bit more thorough than the articles posted in local papers. Not surprising, since the report primarily targets proposed resource extraction activities in the Canadian Flathead.
Here are a couple examples. Both are recommended reading for anyone interested in this [...]

Tags: Canadian Flathead, Flathead Valley, mining, UN World Heritage Committee, UNESCO, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park