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A Flathead Feast

Almost 100 people gathered at the Canada-U.S. border in the Flathead River Valley for the 'Flathead Feast' on Monday, August 20
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Flathead Feast

Almost 100 people gathered at the Canada-U.S. border in the Flathead River Valley for the 'Flathead Feast' on Monday, August 20 to celebrate the transboundary Flathead River Valley and to call for its permanent protection.

The Flathead River has dual citizenship: beginning in southern British Columbia, it flows south across the U.S. border into Montana. Efforts to add the B.C. Flathead Valley to the adjacent Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park—a World Heritage Site and two UNESCO Biosphere Reserves - have been ongoing for decades.

The Flathead Feast was the culmination of 10 days of Wildsight activities in the B.C. Flathead, including a Bioblitz, an artist retreat and artist workshop, and a celebration of a 2011 legislated ban on mining and energy development in the B.C. Flathead.

People gathered on each side of the defunct border crossing, sharing conversations and food.

“While there were curries on one side and organic yak burgers on the other, everyone shared the sentiment that the Flathead is a special place that deserves permanent protection, “ said Robyn Duncan from Wildsight.