I want to thank University of Montana for the opportunity to celebrate 125 years of research & discovery at FLBS - Univ. MT on Flathead Lake aboard the Far West. #Montana

Very excited to share about my Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation Award in Field Biology! The award recognizes my research in freshwater ecology! FLBS - Univ. MT #science

Today the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation honored our very own FLBS Assistant Research Professor Rachel Malison with the foundation’s prestigious Award in Field Biology! For more information, visit the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation website at maxwell-hanrahan.org/programs/field…

Fair winds and following seas! While the wonderful collaboration between FLBS and Go Sail Flathead Lake has been ongoing, next week the partners will set sail on an exciting new adventure in search of answers to the age old question: Can scientists also be sailors?

“Earlier this month, our Aquatic Microbial Ecology class hit the water on McDonald Lake to collect samples in order to study the lake’s nutrient dynamics and microbial communities. Hands-on science in one of the most beautiful classrooms on Earth” ~ Marketing Intern Grace Porges

The 2025 FLBS Open House is less than three weeks away! Be sure to join us on Friday, August 8 from 11am - 3pm for this free-to-attend day of science, sunshine, and fun on the shores of Flathead Lake!

Field Day with FLBS interns on the Nyack Floodplain of the Middle Fork Flathead River! Recently, FLBS Marketing Intern Grace Porges joined FLBS River Ecology Intern Dani Colling on the Nyack Floodplain to document stream data collection in action.

A tremendous thank you to the amazing teams who organized, coordinated, and hosted this year’s Flathead Lake Run in Lakeside, MT and Flathead Cherry Festival in Polson, MT this past weekend! We had a blast joining in the fun and are deeply grateful for the continued support!

Yesterday, the FLBS team had the pleasure of setting sail with Go Sail Flathead Lake to celebrate our new partnership! We’re grateful to build strong connections with local businesses and communities around beautiful Flathead Lake. 🎥: FLBS marketing intern Grace Porges!

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In the latest FLBS eNews: FLBS Faculty Receives Prestigious Award, Education in the Field, and FLBS Sets Sail with Local Businesses and Communities! - mailchi.mp/766c6425deb7/l…

Behind the scenes on a hot July day aboard the Jessie B.! Our team was on Flathead Lake for AIS sampling, joined by the University of Montana’s media crew. Among those interviewed: 2025 Marketing Intern, Grace Porges, who shared what it’s like working at FLBS. umt.edu/news/2025/07/0… ⁠

This is your friendly reminder that the annual Open House is taking place tomorrow (8/8) from 11am to 3pm! This event is free and open to all, so come on out and enjoy a day of science, sunshine, and fun on the shores of Flathead Lake!

Snapshots from Summer 2025 at the Flathead Lake Biological Station: Another incredible summer session in the books. 🩵🔬 🎥 ‘25 FLBS Marketing Intern Grace Porges

Join for Science on Tap at The Durham in Polson, MT on Sept. 3 at 6:30pm! Janine Lichtenberg, Department Chair of Wildlife and Fisheries at Salish Kootenai College, will discuss the connection between bees, huckleberries, and Montana’s wildlife. Tickets: scienceontapflathead.org/upcoming-event…

No one puts an exclamation point on another amazing summer at FLBS like Monte… Here’s to an amazing academic year for all our FLBS students and interns as we close in on the start of fall semester on campuses throughout the US!

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With fall’s arrival just around the bend, we’re taking a look back this summer to a day of sampling with 2025 FLBS Marketing Intern Grace Porges and the FLBS Monitoring Montana Waters team!

The days are growing shorter. There’s a crispness in the air. Pumpkin season is just around the bend, which means the Owl Research Institute’s (ORI) Saw-whet Owl fall migration station is underway at FLBS!

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