Through 2023 Montana Waters Clearly Connected- Flathead Basin Reusable Water Cleanup Bag Stations and Leave No Trace Messaging we were able to distribute approximately 5,000 reusable cleanup bags across the Flathead Valley creating new and strengthening existing partnerships including (15) businesses and agencies, including Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes. The stations drastically increased our partnership program exposure and Leave No Trace outreach capacity. Stations included Leave No Trace messaging, rack cards on additional information on how to be active stewards and grab and go free reusable cleanup bags.

2023 Flathead Waters Cleanup Bag Station Locations (Stations displayed July-September Included:

• CSKT (Natural Resource Rec., Fish & Wildlife, Main NRD, Ronan- Westland Seed

• Westland Seed went through them quickly *On main route to river

• Sportsman Ski Haus (Whitefish + Kalispell)

• REI

• Bigfork Basecamp

• Lary’s Fly & Supply

• Glacier Outdoor Center

• Polebridge Mercantile *double-check on stand

• Home Ranch Bottoms

• Sacred Waters Brewing

• Event Roving Station: Flathead Waters Cleanup, Great Fish Fun Run & Community Celebration, Flow to Snow, Columbia Falls Community Market Non-Profit Spotlight

Funding for the 2023 project was provided by:

• Whitefish Community Foundation Community Grant

• Flathead Conservation District

• Flathead Basin Commission

• National Parks Foundation

• River Network

• Flathead National Forest

• Flathead Resource Advisory Committee Agreement

• Flathead Rivers Alliance