Flathead River Alliance now recruiting volunteers

Flathead Rivers Alliance announces 2024 River Ambassador volunteer program trainings ahead of float season to enhance river safety, stewardship and citizen science, on the Three Forks of the Flathead River.

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 and want to be an active stakeholder or citizen scientist? In anticipation of another record river user year for the 219-mile federally designated Flathead Wild and Scenic River, FRA is expanding their River Ambassador and other volunteer programs. River Ambassador training is April 18th 6-8 p.m. at Glacier Raft Company’s Glacier Outdoor Center in West Glacier and Water Quality Monitoring training May 6th 12:30-2:30 p.m., on Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Trainings are conducted in partnership with FRA, Glacier National Park, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Flathead National Forest, and FLBS-Monitoring Montana Waters.  These partners are invested in river users having an enjoyable and safe experience, while ensuring the river system’s outstanding remarkable values are protected.

FRA’s River Ambassador program heads into its fourth year of educating recreationists at popular river access sites on the three forks with maps and information about rules, ethics and etiquette. Volunteers additionally boost efforts to eliminate preventable river fatalities through roving and permanent life jacket loaner stations on the Middle and North Forks. For those who enjoy floating the river and have a desire to be an active stakeholder while doing so. Citizen Scientist program trains volunteers to use a data collection app to collect river user, wildlife and invasive species data as they float the river. Additionally, one-day stewardship events are offered: April 21 Spring River Access Cleanup, June 21 River Weed Rodeo, and Aug. 10 Flathead Waters Cleanup.

If you are interested in joining Flathead Rivers Alliance’s team and improving stewardship and safety on the Three Forks of the Flathead River contact FRA at info@flatheadrivers.org or visit www.flatheadrivers.org to learn more about volunteer opportunities and upcoming events.