As stewards of one of America’s most treasured waterways, the citizens and partners of Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) are stepping up once again in 2025—engaging volunteers, strengthening partnerships, and safeguarding the pristine health of the Three Forks of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River.

Volunteers with Flathead Rivers Alliance teamed up with Flathead National Forest to help protect the Middle Fork of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River by releasing Knapweed Root Weevils along the river corridor.

Thanks to the dedication of over 170 volunteers during the 2025 Flathead Waters Cleanup, we hauled 3,050+ pounds of trash out of our rivers and lakeshores and improved more than 100 miles of waterways across the Flathead Basin. Every bag filled and every piece of trash removed represents cleaner water, healthier habitat, and a stronger community connection to the wild and scenic places we love.

The Summer 2025 RMS Journal is here! Learn about river management efforts across the Northwest, from planning for recreation in hydropower decommissioning to celebrating five years of collaboration on the Flathead River. You'll also find stories of community partnerships, poetic reflections on rivers, and a spotlight on the evolving Bighorn Blueway.

June 27, 2025, marked another successful gathering of community for the annual River Weed Pull Rodeo! What started as an unseasonably cool, wet start eventually offered up blue skies as 160 participants took to the river to pull noxious weeds, along the Middle Fork of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River.

Flathead Rivers Alliance staff have been making waves with a series of engaging river education presentations in West Glacier and Greater Flathead Valley. From professional river guides to visiting university faculty, we’ve been busy sharing what makes the Flathead Wild & Scenic River system so unique—and how we can all protect it.

This spring, Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) teamed up with West Glacier Elementary School for an immersive, outdoor learning adventure: the 2025 Stream Ecology Program. Bringing curiosity, education, and conservation together, the program reached K-6th grade levels and left an unforgettable impact on both students and educators.

As the snowmelt pushes rivers into peak flow, Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) welcomed the community to its Spring River Safety Workshop, hosted at Sacred Waters Brewing Company to help river-goers start their float season safely and confidently.

Come join us to kick off the season with 20th Annual Paddling Film Fest May 2, 2025! Proceeds from film and raffle tickets go to support Flathead Rivers Alliance and Montana Kayak Academy's education, stewardship and science non-profit work on local rivers. Our partners have gone big and we have $5,000+ worth of raffle prizes up for grabs ranging from flight into Schafer Meadow with Red Eagle Aviation, YETI gear, whitewater and scenic float packages, fishing and paddling bundles, Under the Big Sky Tickets, packraft and boat rentals and so much more.

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) announces 2025 River Ambassador and Citizen Scientist volunteer program trainings ahead of float season to enhance river safety, stewardship and citizen science, on the Three Forks of the Flathead River. It’s more important than ever for the river community to become active stewards through volunteerism. Join Team River and help safeguard the future of the Flathead River system together!

Spring is here on the Three Forks of the Flathead Wild & Scenic River and on cue the first day of season was marked with snow and rain showers. Spring is a perfect time to start trip planning, join or sign-up for river volunteer trainings and river cleanup events, attend our 2025 Spring River Safety Workshop and/or participate in a Flathead-based or local to you river skills trainings. We’ve pulled together a quick reference guide to get you started!

How are we weathering recent federal funding freeze and mass agency staff terminations on the river system? Flathead Rivers Alliance was established to be the lead non-profit organization to serve as a nexus of stakeholders, resources, education and stewardship surrounding the river system that inspired that the creation of the National Wild & Scenic River Act & System.

Together we can work towards the collective vision of a resilient and healthy river ecosystem with people interacting respectfully and responsibly. Flathead National Forest is inviting public input on proposed action updates to the Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP) for the Flathead Wild & Scenic River. Forest Service has asked for feedback on the desired conditions, user capacity, and proposed management actions included in the Proposed Action. Comments are due Friday, February 7th, 2025 11:59:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time).

Formed in 2019, Flathead Rivers Alliance has established itself in a short time as the standard bearer for conservation and stewardship of the three forks of the Flathead River. We understand the magnitude and privilege it is to boost stewardship, education and community surrounding the river system that inspired the passage of the National Wild & Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. Our ability to bring a diverse group of individuals, agencies, local businesses and conservation organizations has resulted in several significant accomplishments.

Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) and partners have moved forward with Phase II of improving American Disability Act (ADA) accessibility on the Three Forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River.

Thanks to a Flathead Electric Coop Roundup for Safety Grant, Flathead Rivers Alliance (FRA) was able to partner with Great Northern Whitewater Rafting to host a private Women's Specific River Rescue Course Aug. 17-18, 2024, out of West Glacier, MT.

2024 marked the 4th Annual Flathead Waters Cleanup event. The event 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.