@ Crane Mountain

We typically work rain or shine, but stay tuned to our Facebook page for any day-of changes due to weather.
The basics: We'll have tools, but if you have a favorite rake or shovel, feel free to bring it. BYO gloves, eye protection, sturdy shoes, a daypack with any water/snacks/layers you may need, and any post-dig refreshments you might want. FAMB membership is not required for trail days but is greatly appreciated.

The mountains of Glacier National Park tell an incredible story of the geological events that created the park’s majestic scenery. Teagan will share an overview of the forces and processes that built and shaped the landscape of Glacier National Park.

Teagan Tomlin first came to Montana in 2008 for an internship at Glacier National Park through the Geological Society of America’s Geocorps program. At that time, she was finishing her master’s degree in geology at Brigham Young University, where her research focused on teaching stratigraphy and sedimentology concepts, geological data interpretation, and problem-solving and student-centered instructional design. In 2009, she was hired as a park ranger at Glacier National Park and worked seasonally from 2009 through 2016 working in interpretation and education. In the fall of 2016, she was hired to her first permanent position in the National Park Service as a visitor services assistant. In 2019, she was hired in her current role as the executive assistant in the Office of the Superintendent.

https://www.bmwf.org/wss

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. BMWF is bringing the tour to five different cities around the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex to celebrate the power of wild places and gear up for another terrific summer in the backcountry!

Join us for an evening of short films from around the world full of breathtaking scenery and indomitable spirit that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Plus, grab your raffle tickets for a phenomenal selection of outdoor gear, adventure trips, and handcrafted goods in the lobby! All proceeds will benefit our trail maintenance and habitat restoration projects in The Bob.

Doors will open at 6:00 PM for refreshments and mingling in the lobby. Stop by the Bob Booth to pick up merch and learn more about our 2025 Volunteer Adventures, and grab your raffle tickets to win big! The films will start at 7:00 PM.

https://www.bmwf.org/mountainfilm

Learn how to make outdoor recreation more accessible and inclusive for everyone in your community. Our speakers will share practical strategies that helped them break down barriers and create welcoming spaces for all. Click here to sign up!

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. BMWF is bringing the tour to five different cities around the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex to celebrate the power of wild places and gear up for another terrific summer in the backcountry!

Join us for an evening of short films from around the world full of breathtaking scenery and indomitable spirit that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.

Plus, grab your raffle tickets for a phenomenal selection of outdoor gear, adventure trips, and handcrafted goods in the lobby! All proceeds will benefit our trail maintenance and habitat restoration projects in The Bob.

Doors will open at 6:00 PM for refreshments and mingling in the lobby. Stop by the Bob Booth to pick up merch and learn more about our 2025 Volunteer Adventures, and grab your raffle tickets to win big! The films will start at 7:00 PM.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
$20 in advance / $25 at the door

https://www.bmwf.org/mountainfilm

Strap on your XC skis as we head out for a ski among the trees at Round Meadows. We’ll start on the wooded Round Meadows Loop trail and then make our around the full tour. Then, we’ll head back on the and finish where we started. A hot cocoa thermos will be waiting for us in the parking lot. This will be a moderately paced ski with some short hills, so pack some snacks and get ready to shed some layers.

https://wildmontana.org/event/round-meadows-xc-ski/

As the boundaries between human activity and wildlife habitats continue to overlap, finding practical and sustainable solutions for mitigating conflicts becomes paramount. Join us to hear from groups leading the charge, sharing effective strategies and solutions for resolving these challenges. Register here!

Walking, particularly walking in nature, has been shown by decades of research to improve all aspects of human health, from cardiovascular function and bone strength to depression and risk of Alzheimer's disease. Human and non-human flourishing cannot be separated from our access to nature, and the health of land and water. Explore how wilderness and intact ecosystems like the Bob Marshall – and the public's access to both – play a vital role in our individual physical and mental well-being, but also in ensuring fundamental human liberties. 

Antonia Malchik has written essays and articles for The Atlantic, Orion, High Country News, the Los Angeles Times, and a variety of other publications. Her first book, A Walking Life, is about the past and future of walking’s role in our shared humanity. She currently writes On the Commons, a newsletter about ownership, private property, and the loss of the commons, and is a scholar of the history and ongoing consequences of private land ownership. A descendant of eastern Montana homesteading ranchers and wilderness advocates, and an enthusiastic volunteer for BMWF trail crews, she lives in northwest Montana.

https://www.bmwf.org/wss

Denver Holt, world-renowned owl and bird of prey expert and founder of the Owl Research Institute, and Laura Katzman of Flathead Land Trust will lead a tour of the wintering birds of prey in the Mission Valley on Saturday, February 1. The Owl Research Institute monitors raptors each winter in the Mission Valley with monthly surveys. The tour route will be based on those surveys and will include lands that are important to wintering birds of prey that are in the process of being conserved. Last year on a similar tour participants saw rough-legged hawks, red-tailed hawks, northern harrier, bald eagles, and American kestrel as well as other birds. Group size is limited and carpooling will be required. To sign up please e-mail: lkatzman@www.flatheadlandtrust.org.

Celebrate Winter Trails!  This is a chance to try out cross country skiing on groomed trails!

January 19th, 2025:

Where: Glacier Nordic Center at Whitefish Lake Golf Course
Hours: 10am – 3pm

• Free trail pass for cross-country skiing.

• Free one-hour rental and demo for classic skis; limited skate skis available.

• Free classic ski lessons. Learn the basics to get you going.

• Free cookies, hot chocolate, and coffee.

Some Details

Lessons:

– Group Lessons are first come first serve!

– All lessons are Classic Only

– 12pm and 2pm Lessons are for people with their own ski gear ONLY

– Each group lesson is capped at 20 (2 groups of 10)

– 11am and 1pm are for those who want to use Rentals

Rentals: Arrive 30 minutes prior to the lesson to get outfitted with skis, boots, and poles.

Gain valuable insights from Indigenous leaders as they discuss the importance of cultural relationships in successful collaborative outdoor recreation projects. Learn firsthand how integrating cultural heritage and traditional knowledge with recreation and conservation efforts can create more inclusive, respectful, and meaningful experiences for all. Click here to register!

How can data storytelling make a difference? Join Montana Outdoor Recreation Summit to hear from data experts and community organizers as they share practical strategies for turning data into engaging stories and why it matters. Learn how to leverage insights to boost support and secure funding to create a lasting impact in your community. To register click here!

Join Montana Outdoor Recreation Summit as they feature how "Get Grant Ready and Pitchfest" turned a small-town Montana dream into an outdoor recreation success story. Learn how they leveraged the workshop’s process and template to gain crucial community backing and secure funding for their project. Click here to register!

The great Bob get-together! Gather with fellow wilderness enthusiasts and help us celebrate an unforgettable summer season in the Bob. Our annual gala includes live music, food, drinks, family friendly activities and special guests – plus incredible silent and live auctions filled with art, outdoor gear, adventures and getaways, gifts, and so much more!

More details to come: https://www.bmwf.org/bobfest

Join the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation celebrating their dedicated volunteers —

We want to say THANK YOU to all of you who volunteered with us this summer! All are invited to join the party and raise a glass to the hardworking folks who gave their time and sweat equity to keep the trails in tip top shape. Bring your friends and family for a fun night of catching up with old friends plus some Wilderness-themed games and activities for all ages.

If you volunteered this year, keep an eye on your email next week for a coupon for your first round on us! We'd love to buy you a beer (or N/A drink) to celebrate another successful season in the Bob.

DREAM is so excited to offer a paved path cycling program. This program is open to any individuals with a permanent disability who’d like to get out and ride with others. DREAM will offers two organized Paved Path Group Bike Rides during the summer of ’24.

If you are new to biking, need a refresher, or are new to the DREAM Adaptive Cycling Program you must sign up for a private ride session to determine if a group ride is an appropriate fit.

• Helmets are required for all DREAM rides.

  • If you need to borrow a helmet, please communicate that to DREAM staff in your program confirmation.

• If riding a personal bike, it is required that you bring a spare tube(s), and appropriate tools for your bike when joining DREAM for a ride.

  • If using a DREAM bike, these items will be provided with the bike.

• We will do our best to accommodate all riders each week. DREAM bikes *are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.

  • If you need to use one of DREAM’s bike for any of these rides please communicate your needs with our Program Team at least 1 week prior to the ride.

**Please note the DREAM Fleet of adaptive bikes doesn’t include bikes for kids at this time or two wheel bikes, however we will do our best to accommodate each rider.

Pre-Registration is required; this program fills quickly and bikes will be assigned on a first come first serve basis.

Paved Path Group Bike Ride Details:

When:

• Monday, August 5th

• Monday, September 16th

Time: 4:30pm – 6pm

Where: Smith Fields, Whitefish

Join us September 12th at Home Ranch Bottoms in Polebridge, MT, for a Community Benefit day/night, anytime between 9am-9pm.  Home Ranch Bottoms will contribute a percentage of total sales for the day- so come on out and taste their legendary pies, and enjoy food and drinks all while supporting FRA.  There will be live music, and camping is available for those of us who get to the North Fork and never want to leave.  

As Home Ranch Bottoms puts it.... Come by for some pie and beer (and to support Flathead Rivers Alliance!), and stay for the live music, the old friends you'll run into, and the new friends you'll make.

Tuesday, September 3rd, 6 to 8 PM at Flathead Valley Community College AT-139

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, Backcountry Horsemen of the Flathead and Flathead Valley Community College are partnering to present an evening of campfire storytelling on the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Join Smoke Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi as they share tales from their book, Hush of the Land, that chronicles the six-decade quest of packer and outfitter Arnold “Smoke” Elser to protect wild lands by bringing thousands of people deep into the mountains of Montana on horseback.

This year, the local Flathead-Kootenai Chapter of Wild Montana will host several trail ambassadors events at the Camp Misery trailhead in the Jewel Basin. Trail ambassadors are public lands advocates who educate trail users on Wilderness values and responsible recreation. In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, we work to ensure hikers are prepared for the day ahead and educate trail users on best practices. This is an all-ability levels volunteer opportunity.

#5 Trail Ambassador Service Day - Jewel Basin - Saturday, August 24th

The Whitefish Trail Hootenanny is BACK for 2024! Presented by Title Sponsor First Interstate Bank, the Whitefish Trail Hootenanny will be held again on August 23 in Depot Park in downtown Whitefish! Ticket sales will open in April 2024.

See more information here: https://www.whitefishlegacy.org/event-details-registration/whitefish-trail-hootenanny-1-1

Monday, August 12th, 11 AM to 1 PM at Whitefish Credit Union in Whitefish.

The mules are taking a break from the trails to say hi and raise awareness for the Great Fish Community Challenge! Join the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation for this family-friendly lunchtime gathering outside of Whitefish Credit Union to meet some of our favorite co-workers – the mules who help pack our crews in and out of the Bob. Learn more at www.facebook.com/share/NqrTDSApbpwYGuzT/

This year, the local Flathead-Kootenai Chapter of Wild Montana will host several trail ambassadors events at the Camp Misery trailhead in the Jewel Basin. Trail ambassadors are public lands advocates who educate trail users on Wilderness values and responsible recreation. In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, we work to ensure hikers are prepared for the day ahead and educate trail users on best practices. This is an all-ability levels volunteer opportunity.

#4 Trail Ambassador Service Day - Jewel Basin - Thursday, August 8th