Flathead Rivers Alliance and Montana Kayak Academy invites the public to join their annual river gear swap and celebration Saturday, Sept. 28th, 2024 at The Rendezvous. Anyone can bring and sell river related equipment, new and used during one-day event. Additional special guests will be on hand with pop-up information booths. Come toast to the float season!

Join us September 19th at Home Ranch Bottoms in Polebridge, MT, for a Community Benefit day/night, anytime between 9am-8pm. Home Ranch Bottoms will donate a % of total sales from the day to FRA!

Flathead Waters Cleanup is an annual Flathead Basin wide event bringing together agencies, organizations, and community members in an all-day volunteer event to clean-up trash and celebrate the region’s incredible waterways. Flathead Rivers Alliance is responsible for coordinating volunteers on the three forks of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River.

Join Flathead Rivers Alliance Thursday, July 18th, 2024 at the Columbia Falls Community Market to celebrate the Flathead Wild & Scenic River and community! We will be the spotlighted non-profit and look forward to sharing information about the river system, tips on river recreation, and opportunities for the public to join us on the river.

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 30-40 volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Ambassador program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 30-40 volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Ambassador program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 20+ volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

During River Weed Rodeo private volunteers combine with commercial rafting outfitters, government organizations, non-profits and local businesses to hand pull weeds along the beautiful Middle Fork of the Flathead river corridor.

Celebrate Glacier Guides & Montana Raft’s 27th Anniversary of R4R with trash clean up and post float event! Rafting for Refuse requires a $10 donation that will go to Leave No Trace- Center for Outdoor Ethics.

It’s return of “Guide Night". Join this river loving bash before the real start of summer float season. This event is FREE and open to the public. All are invited to join us for season kickoff. The night promises a night of games, live music and array of drink, food and river gear and supply vendors!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 30-40 volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Ambassador program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 20+ volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Spring river conditions are here! Flathead Rivers Alliance hosts Spring River Safety Workshop with industry experts Wednesday, May 29th from 6-8 PM at Sacred Waters Brewing Company.

Spotted Bear Spirits will donate a $1 per cocktail to Flathead Rivers Alliance’s river education and stewardship work on the Three Forks of the Flathead River. Join us for a good time and celebrate rivers!

2nd annual Flathead Trails Fest. The Flathead Trails Fest provides a place for outdoor nonprofits, land management agencies, and outdoor recreation adjacent businesses to connect directly with the local community and engage interested volunteers. Part of the vital work that FTA is undertaking is helping trail users learn about ways they can give back as trail stewardship volunteers. The Trails Fest will help to match volunteers with our amazing nonprofit trail partners who are grooming, brushing, maintaining, providing pack support, and building trails across the Flathead Valley.

There will be free beer, delicious food and an awesome raffle w/ tons of prizes, as well as live music! Join us at Haskill Creek Farms on May 19th 3pm - 6pm!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 30-40 volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Ambassador program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 20+ volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Join us for some fancy BINGO! Each round offers everyone a chance to win. May 7th Sacred Waters Brewing Co. is hosting Flathead Rivers Alliance and will donate $1 for each pint sold between 6 and 8pm. Join us for a good time and celebrate rivers!

Thanks to partners and local businesses we’ll be awarding door prizes ranging from rentals to outdoor gear bundles too!

Flathead Rivers Alliance seeks volunteers to help with water quality monitoring efforts on the North and Middle Forks of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River. We all seek a better understanding of impacts that an increase in river users, population, and changing climate trends will have on the river corridor.

Flathead Rivers Alliance and Montana Kayak Academy co-present the 19th annual Paddling Film Festival at O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish, MT on Thursday, April 25th 7:00-9:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

Flathead Rivers Alliance and Wild Montana’s Flathead-Kootenai Chapter are teaming up to celebrate Earth Day. Join us on Sunday, April 21, 2024 to clean up several fishing access sites along the Flathead Wild & Scenic River. Pre-registration required.

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 30-40 volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Ambassador program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2024 river season and recruiting 20+ volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re expanding our River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!

Mark your calendar for April 9th, 2024 Community Benefit Day at Backslope Brewing! Treat yourself to lunch, dinner, or just a beverage and a portion of the proceeds will go towards Flathead Rivers Alliance's upcoming community and stewardship projects and programming.

This 30-minute Zoom session is optional and provides those interested in volunteering with Flathead Rivers Alliance an opportunity to ask questions related to our programs before committing to training(s). FRA staff will provide an overview of our organization and three signature volunteer programs (Water Quality Monitoring, River Ambassador-River Access, & River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Science- Floating).

This 30-minute Zoom session is optional and provides those interested in volunteering with Flathead Rivers Alliance an opportunity to ask questions related to our programs before committing to training(s). FRA staff will provide an overview of our organization and three signature volunteer programs (Water Quality Monitoring, River Ambassador-River Access, & River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Science- Floating).

This Public Lands Day Flathead Rivers Alliance, Montana Kayak Academy, Friends of the Avalanche Center and Logan Health invites the public to join their river and winter gear swap and celebration Saturday, Sept. 23rd, 2023 2PM-7PM at Marantette Park (133 13th St. E., Columbia Falls). Enjoy an afternoon of gear swap, live music by Radio Ranch, food trucks, beer and community. Anyone can bring and sell river and winter related equipment, new and used during one-day event. Additional special guests Gateway to Glacier Trails and Flathead National Forest will be on hand with pop-up information booths. Come toast to the float season, kick-off snow season and celebrate the region’s incredible waterways and public lands!

Flathead Waters Cleanup is a Flathead Basin wide event bringing together agencies, organizations, and community members in an all-day volunteer event to clean-up trash and celebrate the region’s incredible waterways. Flathead Rivers Alliance is responsible for coordinating volunteers on the three forks of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River.