Support FLBS
How can businesses support Flathead Lake?
Together, you and FLBS can help protect a precious resource
Investing in the future
Thank you for considering an investment in the future of our waters!
Since 1899, FLBS has been recognized as the Sentinel of the Flathead Watershed, fulfilling a mission to serve Montana, the region, the nation, and the world by advancing cutting-edge research, monitoring, education and outreach platforms for limnology, ecology, and environmental science from its facility at Yellow Bay.
The Bio Station is excited to continue FLBS125: An Anniversary Initiative to honor our 125th anniversary. Throughout the multi-year initiative, the Bio Station will reflect on its scientific legacy and accomplishments from the past 125 years while advancing innovative FLBS aquatic science, monitoring, education and outreach programs in the century to come.
Named Gifts and Endowments
If you wish to discuss options for a larger donation, such as establishing a named gift, scholarship, or endowment, contact:
Kylie Schumacher, FLBS Director of Development
Call (406) 243-7478 or send email
Tom Bansak, FLBS Associate Director
Call (406) 872-4503 or send email
FLBS Online Fund Options
Facilities
Invest in the future of the Flathead Watershed by supporting the maintenance, modernization, and expansion of FLBS research and infrastructure.
selectFLARE K-12 Education
Light the spark of K-12 science engagement by funding the Flathead Lake Aquatic Research and Education program (FLARE).
selectFLBS Opportunity Fund
Invest in the FLBS vision. The Opportunity Fund allows the FLBS Director to distribute contributions to priority projects.
selectMonitoring Montana Waters
Monitoring Montana Waters (MMW) is an FLBS program that provides scientific expertise and guidance to citizen-led watershed monitoring groups to better understand and protect the world-renowned waters of Montana.
selectFlathead Monitoring Program
Support the continuity of our 125-year legacy of Flathead Lake research and monitoring! Your continued generosity helps ensure our pristine Flathead Watershed waters remain beautiful, clean, and clear.
selectFLBS Research and Innovation
Help provide critical ecological information about local and global ecosystems and their interactions with society. Current priorities include Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring using environmental DNA, and our long-term river and floodplain research on the Middle Fork Flathead.
selectUndergraduate Student Scholarships
Help a deserving student with a scholarship. Training future scientists is a critical part of the FLBS mission. By contributing, you can impact a deserving student's life.
selectPrefer to mail a check?
Yes, we accept personal checks! Mail your check payable to University of Montana Foundation with a memo noting your preferred contribution fund to the following address:
FLBS
32125 Bio Station Ln
Polson, MT 59860-6815
Gifts made to FLBS through the UM Foundation are tax deductible within the limits of the IRS 501(c)(3) provision.