Stewards of the Swan Valley

04/22/2025

Here is a link to the Swan Valley Planning Committee survey results. The committee is holding a public meeting on Saturday, April 26, 1-4PM at the Swan Valley Elementary School gym.

Swan Valley Montana Planning Committee News April 18, 2025 Swan Valley Residents Support Community’s Rural Nature, Clean Air and Water, Open Spaces, Wildlife, Survey Shows Local Planning Committee Seeks Comment on Updated Neighborhood Plan April 26, June 14 (Contact: Helene Michael - 406.214.8221 ...

04/09/2025

Flathead Beacon story on the permit for Holland Lake Lodge. They quote from the statement issued today by Stewards of the Swan Valley, a local nonprofit who is monitoring this situation very carefully. Grace Siloti is quoted in the story.

New investors are standing by at Holland Lake Lodge awaiting authorization to purchase the century-old Swan Valley resort, but first the Flathead National Forest must grant them a special use permit to operate the lakeside business on public land. Having received the application last October, Forest...

04/09/2025

NBC Montana quotes Grace Siloti, President of Stewards of the Swan Valley, in an article on the special use permit application for Holland Lake Lodge.

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/flathead-national-forest-accepts-special-use-authorization-permit-for-holland-lake-lodge #

The Flathead National Forest has accepted a special use authorization permit for Holland Lake Lodge.Holland Lake Lodge is a historic privately owned lodge opera

04/09/2025

Stewards of the Swan Valley issues statement on the permit proposal for Holland Lake Lodge.

https://www.preserveswanvalley.org/post/public-statement-on-holland-lake-lodge-permit-proposal

02/07/2025

We commented on the Rumbling Owl fuels reduction project by the US Forest Service. Our Vice President, Fred Clark, with over 30 years experience with the USFS, lays out our support, and offers some suggestions for improvement.

Here's the link to our submitted comments.

Group Says Project Good for Ecosystem, Natural Resources, Safety and Local Economy(Contact: Fred Clark @ [email protected] / phone @ 414.688.0582)(Condon, MT) – In comments to a U.S. Forest Service proposal to log, treat vegetation and perform prescribed fires on public and private land southe...

12/11/2024

Stewards of the Swan Valley is reviewing the proposed Rumbling Owl fuels reduction project on the Flathead National Forest and will be issuing a statement on our position on this after our review. Stay tuned!

Here is the link to the USFS project documents and instructions how to comment. The comment period ends December 23, 2024.

Forest Service