In 2006, an E.coli outbreak devastated the spinach industry and farmers were pressured to remove natural habitat to keep wildlife and the foodborne pathogens they can sometimes carry away from ...

This relatively obscure waterfront park – Red Jacket Riverfront Natural Habitat Park – locate along the Buffalo River, has always been in need of attention and improvements.

The natural area – a 442 acre-tract of land just half a mile east of Kalispell – currently approaches its next step of preservation: a conservation easement that protects the land in perpetuity.