Join us on the Flathead River this summer!
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 expanding our River Ambassador program and officially launching a River Recreation Monitoring/Citizen Scientist program – join us to make a difference and give back to the river you love!
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 one or both of our volunteer program trainings.
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 12th, 2022 6:00-8:00 pm River Ambassador Training (required *Hosted at Glacier Outdoor Center- Ridgetop Retreat (Ground Level), 12400 U.S. 2, West Glacier)
April 14th, 2022 6:00-8:00 pm River Recreation Monitoring Training (required *Hosted at Glacier Outdoor Center- Ridgetop Retreat (Ground Level), 12400 U.S. 2, West Glacier)
May 27th, 2022 River Ranger Classroom Day (optional *Hosted at Hungry Horse Ranger Station)
June Final River Training (required) *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 Programs Teaser sessions hosted on Zoom or send email HERE. Check out volunteer program descriptions below.
River Ambassador Program
Do you love connecting with people and spending time at the river? Join our River Ambassador team and serve as liaisons with the public at popular river access sites along the Three Forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River. This summer volunteers will help:
celebrate outstanding remarkable values of the river system;
provide safety, ethics, and etiquette tips;
offer information on river rules and regulations;
reference maps to suggest floats;
collect access site user related information;
offer loaner life jackets through our partnership with MT FWP;
and more!
River Monitoring Survey Program
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.
We can’t thank our river community, partners, donors, and sponsors enough for showing us so much support. Flathead National Forest, Glacier National Park and MT FWP have and continue to be instrumental in assisting with training and providing education materials for our volunteer programs.
FRA’s Watershed Coordinator, Big Sky Watershed Corps member, and volunteer programs are being supported by funding from the Flathead Resource Advisory Committee, National Park Foundation, Whitefish Community Foundation, and donors.
