Flathead Wild News

Hunting and angling groups join across border to urge comprehensive impact assessment of Cline Coal project in Flathead

Montana Lieutenant-Governor endorses transborder collaboration for Flathead Valley

Flathead Coalition calls on Canada to place international duty over fear of offending British Columbia

Preliminary Results of Science Workshop on Crown of the Continent Ecosystem

State Department supports Schweitzer call for IJC referral; Canada resists

Gov. Brian Schweitzer Formally Requests IJC Study of B.C. Plans to Mine and Drill in Flathead Headwaters

Montana Legislature Adopts Resolution calling for Assessment before new Coal and CBM extraction in Canadian Flathead

Text of final resolution adopted April 7 2005 (external site)
Read why the Coalition supports SJ7 (external site)

Senator Burns Endorses Principle of "Assess First, Act Second"

In a 23 September 2004 letter to Flathead Coalition chair Richard Kuhl, Senator Conrad Burns said "I believe it is still very important to complete an environmental assessment and allow for a revie

Coalition Asks IJC to Establish Transboundary Scientific Study Panel

The Flathead Coalition has sent a letter to the US and Canadian governments, the State of Montana, the Province of British Columbia, and the International Joint Commission asking that the IJC conve

Gov. Schweitzer invites Premier Campbell to endorse study of transboundary ecosystem

New governor extends Montana's long-standing interest in transboundary consultation and cooperation on environmental stewardship.