Family protects 52 acres of forested property near Whitefish

Family protects 52 acres of forested property near Whitefish

WHITEFISH - Fifty-two acres of forested property just west of Whitefish is now permanently protected thanks to a conservation easement.The owners of the property have partnered with the Flathead Land Trust to protect a stretch of creek in the Tally Lake watershed near Star Meadows.The property has been pieced together by a local family since the 1970s and was originally part of a remote 160-acre homestead dating back to the 1920s.Flathead Land T…