It was a dark and stormy afternoon…but that didn’t stop our scientists and staff from hitting the road and taking out the trash! Sure, it might not sound like the best way to spend a Friday. But for our money, it was well worth the effort. The area's combination of high winds, heavy precipitation, and steep terrain make it all too easy for road-side garbage to find its way into Flathead Lake, where it can have devastating impacts on lake quality and ecology.
In a little over an hour, we harvested more than a dozen bags of garbage from the sides of the road, and as soon as the snow melts next spring we'll be at it again. We take great pride in ensuring our two-mile adopted stretch of Highway 35 remains as litter-free as possible for the sanctity of our incredible lake!
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