The international potluck is coming up on Sunday, April 19 at 6 PM at the community hall. If you would like, it would be great to bring some pictures of a travel adventure to share with everyone. Curtis will be sharing a presentation of what he learned about Greek and Roman history from our recent trip. We will have a laptop and projector. You can bring photos on your own computer or a memory card, or send them to me. Bring a family favorite or international dish to share. Please bring food items hot and ready to serve. Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Inside North Fork Road is open from Camas to Fish Creek. The rest is closed, including at the Polebridge ranger station. You will not be surprised to know that there are is tremendous amout of trees down along the road towards Logging and Kintla Lakes. I think it will take the Park many weeks to clear them since they have such a small crew. We tried to ride our bikes towards Kintla. We spent a couple of hours trying to walk our bikes around trees, haul them over, under, etc. We finally gave up. It’s a mess.
Winter North Fork Interlocal Agreement Meeting, Feb 11, 2026 – W. K. Walker
Here is the slide deck used for the presentation by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) at the Winter 2026 North Fork Interlocal Agreement Meeting. It was held on February 11, 2026 at FWP headquarters in Kalispell. This material is available courtesy of Region 1 Wildlife Biologist Ethan Lula. Thanks, Ethan!
The area’s December 2025 windstorm caused a lot of damage. All that downed wood will attract beetle activity as soon as things warm up a bit. Although she wasn’t able to attend the meeting, Holly McKenzie, the local Service Forester for the Montana Department of Resources and Conservation (DNRC), put together a set of cleanup recommendations, along with supporting materials, which were made available at the Interlocal meeting on February 11.
NOTE! We hope to get Holly to make a presentation to the community at Sondreson Hall in late spring.
North Fork of the Flathead River, May 28, 2023 – W. K. Walker
After years of efforts and false starts, the Flathead National Forest has released a draft Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP). Here are the high points of immediate concern . . .
Two public information sessions will be held at Flathead Valley Community College on February 17 and 18, from 6 to 8pm at the Arts and Technology building, room 139 (AT-139). Both sessions will be open-house format, with information stations staffed by members of the project team.
Bob Dunkley explains Park plans for the Polebridge Ranger Station, post Red Bench Fire, at the 1989 Interlocal at Sondreson Hall.
A quick reminder . .
This year’s Winter 2026 Interlocal Agreement Meeting is on Wednesday, February 11, from 10:00am to 1:00pm, hosted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP).
It will be held at the Kalispell FWP Headquarters Public Meeting Room, 490 North Meridian Road. There is also a virtual attendance option — click here for information.
2025 Winter North Fork Interlocal Agreement Meeting – W. K Walker
In case some of you are North Fork residents/landowners, but are not on the Interlocal mailing list, Here’s a copy of a recent email about submitting local issues and concerns for discussion at the meeting…
Hi, folks.
This year’s Winter 2026 Interlocal Agreement Meeting is hosted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on February 11, at 10:00am. It will be held at the Kalispell FWP Headquarters Public Meeting Room, 490 North Meridian Road. (Click here for information on virtual attendance.)
For those of you new to this, Interlocal meetings are held twice each year, winter and summer. These semi-annual get-togethers are intended to encourage open discussion between North Fork landowners and neighbors, and local, state and federal agencies. In other words, it’s a big deal if you have an interest in the North Fork.
As a convenience (it’s not required), I’m serving as a central point of contact for issues that North Fork organizations and individuals would like to see addressed by the various government agencies represented at the meeting. If you’ll send me your issues via email to wkwalker@nvdi.com by the afternoon of Tuesday, January 27, I’ll see to it that they get passed on to the various organizations in enough time for them to prepare their presentations.
Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
Mark Heaphy has pointed out that property owners should be keeping track of hours spent sawing, stacking, burning and removing downed trees that resulted from the recent windstorm. A big THANK YOU to all who are also helping neighbors in this regard. Happy Sawing ….
International Potluck Dinner, April 19, 6:00 PM
