Calendar update…
Understanding the new Property Tax Laws
Presentation by our state representative Debo Powers
Sondreson Hall
Thursday, August 28 at 7:00-8:00pm
In the 2025 legislative session, residential property tax rates were changed significantly. If you want to better understand how the tax structure will work for 2025 and 2026, please attend this PowerPoint presentation by Representative Debo Powers.
These changes will affect all North Fork landowners.
Posted a few days to Facebook by Justine Vallieres, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bear Manager, Region 1 . . .
Hey everyone, sorry it’s taken me so long to reach out, but I wanted to apologize for not being at the interlocal meeting as I had some things come up that week. I also was out of the state recently for a bit so I am finally getting around to reaching out.
I am currently research and augmentation trapping. I have traps up the Deadhorse and Coal drainage, and I am also trapping up Hay Creek. The road that connects Hay to Red Meadow is currently closed for research and augmentation trapping. The roads are signed, but wanted to give a heads up. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause!
As far as updates go for the interlocal meeting…we really did not have any conflicts up the North Fork this spring. It was just the normal reports of bears eating grass in yards. We know of at least one female with two yearlings and one female with three yearlings, and lots of individuals (to state the obvious), and also have one collared female for research up there.
There were no relocations of conflict bears up there this spring until last week. On July 25 there was an adult female relocated up whale Creek while I was away. She was caught on the east front near a cattle depredation, and was not the target bear. She is collared and has not been around homes.
That’s all I got for now! Thank you!
Images courtesy of Suzanne Hildner . . .
The historic North Fork Auction returns to the Hall
on Friday, July 18, at 5.00 pm.
Richard Hildner, Auctioneer.
Here’s the official flyer . . .
EVERYTHING you need to start tying your own flies!
Only at the NFLA AUCTION
July 18, 5:00 pm, Sondreson Hall
Cross-posted from the North Fork Trails website . . .
Several folks have voiced alarm that a lot of larch are turning brown in the Red Meadow and Moose creek drainages. Elliott Meyer, Silviculture Forester for the Flathead National Forest’s Hungry Horse/Glacier View and Spotted Bear Ranger Districts, offered this explanation: Continue reading Larch that are turning brown should recover
Bob Lee will once again be giving his well-regarded First Aid/CPR/AED class in the North Fork this summer. It is an all-day course, starting at 9:00am and wrapping up by 4:00pm. The date is Tuesday, July 22. The course will be held at Sondreson Hall. Cost is $45/person. Bring your own lunch and drinks. Class size is limited to 10 people.
This class offers two-year American Heart Association (AHA) certification in First Aid, CPR and AED usage. If your job requires certified First Aid training, your current certification is expiring or if you just want to get up to speed on such things, this is an excellent way to get it done.
Contact Bill Walker, 406-407-2764 or wkwalker@nvdi.com to sign up for the course.
On Tuesday, June 24th, 7:00pm at Sondreson Hall we welcome back North Fork neighbor, author, and world-renowned wildlife biologist, Diane Boyd. She will discuss wildlife-human challenges through the parallel lenses of Montana-Nepal-Human carnivore coexistence. A presentation of photos and videos will complement the conversation.
A short reading from A Woman Among Wolves and book signing will follow.
Snacks will be provided at both presentations and Q&As will follow!
The Unstrung String Band is coming back this Saturday at 7.00 pm at at Sondreson Hall. Debo will lead the contra and square dancing suitable for all ages and abilities. The hat will be passed for donations to cover the band. Forget the weather and come and have fun!