River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist Program
Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) is ramping up for the 2022 river season and recruiting 20-30 volunteer team members! Are you passionate about the river system that inspired a national protected Wild and Scenic River system? We’re officially launching a River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!
If you enjoy floating the river and have a desire to be an active stakeholder while doing so, this volunteer opportunity is for you. Stakeholders are trained to conduct river recreation use monitoring using a Survey 123 mobile data collection app. This tool allows trained volunteers to collect river user, wildlife, and invasive species data as they float the river. Data collected will enhance data sets that are collected by agency partner river patrols.
There are a number of ways to give your time including helping with our volunteer programs on the North, Middle and South Forks of the Flathead River. Save the below dates and RSVP HERE if you’re interested in our volunteer program training.
March 14th, 2022 6-6:30 pm Volunteer Programs Teaser (optional on Zoom)
March 17th, 2022 12-12:30 pm Volunteer Programs Teaser (optional on Zoom)
April 14th, 2022 6:00-8:00 pm River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist Training (required *Hosted at Glacier Outdoor Center, West Glacier, MT)
May 19, 2022 6:00-7:00 PM Virtual River Ambassador Part I Volunteer Training Makeup (Register HERE)
May 24, 2022 6:00-7:00 PM Virtual River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist Part I Training Makeup (Register HERE)
May 27th, 2022 River Ranger Classroom Day (optional *Hosted at Hungry Horse Ranger Station)
June Final River Training (Required, Register HERE) *You will be able to select from several river location and date options for this one-hour training.
Questions before signing up for a training? Join one of our Volunteer Program Teaser sessions hosted on Zoom or send email HERE.