Owen Sowerwine Natural Area permanently protected

Mar. 2—The Owen Sowerwine Natural Area is now permanently protected after years of work to conserve it. "This is amazing in that it is such a great resource for not only birds, fish and wildlife, but also for the people of Kalispell," said Laura Katzman, a land protection specialist with the Flathead Land Trust. As of this week, Flathead Land Trust officially holds a conservation easement on …