Membership

Become a Member

Your membership with WLI will help ensure that our local water resources are protected and improved based on credible science and community input. This will protect the health of our water bodies, increase our enjoyment of them, and help maintain a vibrant Whitefish economy. In addition, future generations will have the opportunity of enjoying a lifestyle that includes a healthy interface with local waters. Membership benefits include subscription to our quarterly newsletter LakeFront, recognition in the newsletter and on our website, and a small gift of appreciation.

> Membership Categories

Sustainer: $20,000 and above
Fellow: $5,000 – $19,999
Guarantor: $1,000 – $4,999
Visionary: $500 -$999
Benefactor: $250-$499
Leader: $100 – $249
Sponsor: $50 – $99

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> Give the Gift of Water Quality

Express your commitment to water quality stewardship by giving a gift of membership in the Whitefish Lake Institute or by making a donation in someone’s honor or memory. For gift memberships download this form, email mike@whitefishlake.org, or call us at 406.862.4327.

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Thank you for supporting water quality!!

WLI’s Current Members

(as of December 2022)
Active Members who have donated for >10 years since 2005
Active Members who have donated for 5-10 years since 2005

Sustainer ($20,000 and above)

The Lodge At Whitefish Lake-Averill Family

Current Grantors & Research Funders

Cadeau Foundation
City of Whitefish
Flathead Conservation District
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks
Montana Invasive Species Council / MT DNRC
Upper Columbia Conservation Commission
Whitefish County Water District
Whitefish Community Foundation

Fellow ($5,000 and above)

Collins, John & Anne
Gregory, Joe & Cindy
Hoag, Jim & Anna
Jones, Bill & Ann
Pastor, Monica
Schlinger Family Foundation
Shaw, Mike & Marie
Shennan, Janna & Jamie
Taylor, Don & Ruth
The Ammon Foundation Whisler, Steve & Ardy

Leader ($100 to $249)

Abell, Koel & Lazette
Abell, Tarn & Marybeth
Akey, Lin and Kathy
Anderes, Elise & Stefan
Appelgren, Brent
Bauch, Duane & Valerie
Bennett, Bob & Caryl
Brueggeman, John
Chadwick, Doug & Karen Reeves
Chauner-Niendorf, Cyndi
Christian, Steve & Doreen
Coyne, Wendy
Cuffe, Mick & Lanette
Curtis, Kitty & Stewart Stadler
Curtis, Walt & Lori
Dakin, William & Sarah
Danczyk, Gary & Annell
Dennis, Ian & Antonia Malchik
Eckert, Will
Elser, Monica & Jim
Ennis, Felicia
Erickson Torgerson, Courtney
Flag Nor Fail, Inc.
Follett, Doug & Ann Gersh, Judah & Tanya
Graf, Dick and Gayle
Gunderson, Greg & Catherine
Gunderson, Karen
Harding, Tom & Sue
Hartman, Dewey & Sandra
Heinrich, Klaus & Joaquenia
Hoppes, Tobin & Molly
Ingelfinger, Franz & Cynthia
Jordan, Wink & Joy
Kibbe, Jim & Marion
King, John & Maureen
Knechtel, Murray & Deb Bartlett
Koopal, Craig & Ann
Koopal, Steve & Debbie Longley
Labrie, Bill & Alice
LaChance, Tom & Cindy
Larson, Steven & Karen
Lieser, Ed & Susan
Lull, Steve
Malletta, Sue & Joe
Martin, David & Lynne Metcalfe
McCartney, Sierra & Brett Svetlik
McDermid, David McIntyre, Curt & Sherry
McMahon, Kate & Bob Horne
Mechem, Jim and Jean Anne Swope
Menicke, Richard & Jennifer Asebrook
Miller, Ronald and Jean
Moll, Sue & Gaylen
Moore, Pixie
Moore, Shawna & Jamie
Morgan, Devonna
Morrison, Sharon
National Parks Realty Of Montana LLC
Neff, Samuel & Ruth
Olson, Ron & Linda
Paslawsky, Andrew & Kim Sands
Patterson, James & Lari
Peschel, John & Laura
Pierson, Debbie & Mike
Ridenour, Ron
Roosa, Karl & Elaine
Rothberg, Marty
Rowles, Roger & Val Konnerup
Sanderude, Scott and Julie
Sawtelle, Bill & Linda
Sawtelle, Cami Schott, Brian & Lyndsay
Schroeter, Franklin
Schuber, Charlie & Nancy
Sheffels, Marcia
Shors, Andrew and Heidi
Small, Lindy and Stephen Shapiro
Smith, Garry and Linda
Stadler, Martha
Stearns, Chuck & Rita
Strand, Tim and Sukey Pfirman
The Landlord
The Simple Chef Catering
Tim J. Murphy Insurance Agency, Inc.
Trifunovich, Dragi
Trousdale, David & Jeannine
VanKoten, Doug
Ward, Diane
Whitefish Lake Golf Club
Whitefish Lake Restaurant
Williams, Amy & Timothy
Woodruff, Nancy & Steve Thompson

Benefactor ($250 to $499)

637 Nature Trail, LLC
Anderson, Julie
Anderson-Montgomery Consulting Engineers
Bailey, Michael & Kathleen
Bayne, Bill & Betsy
Blake, Cameron & Sandy Gray
Bryan, Kirk
Bucher, Charles and Sandra
Casey, Maureen
Center For Native Plants
Daniels, Matt & Kate
Dietz, Susie DM Miller Properties, LLC
Fletcher, Greg
Fletcher, Sue
Frost, Michael & Patti
Grady, Dave & Linda Engh-Grady
Hauf, Ron
Haymon, Robert & Barbara Hildner, Richard & Suzanne Johannes, Amy
Koopal, Jack
Koopal, Mike & Mae
Kovacich Family Trust Little Bitterroot Lake Association
Losleben, George & Connie Johnson
Lyon, Lawrence & Yvette
Meagher, Nathan and Kristy
Merrick, Colleen
Monzingo, Betty
Nelson, Leif and Gloria
Nelson’s Ace Hardware
North Country Builders, Inc.
Phelps, John & Melisa
Ritter, William and Kristen
Robinson, Mitch & Jennifer Robitzski, Steven
Salvagio, Philip
Schultz, Ralph
Scott, Peter & Lori Asplund
Scott, Toby
Short, Dan & Kim
Sutter, Ronald & Margo
Svennungsen, Nancy & Mark
Vandermeer, Janet & Rick Packard
Walls, Stephanie
Watershed Consulting, LLC
Whitefish Marine & Powersports

Visionary ($500 to $999)

Bannigan, Thomas & Louise Blair, Ric & Dawn
Bulkley, Brad & Ann
Campbell, Luther & Dorothy
Cleveland, Gail & Bruce Tannehill
Covey, Mike & Stacey
Cowett, Mark & Connie
Erickson, Bart & Carole
First Interstate Bank
Fleming, Don & Joann
Forestoration, Inc.
Glacier Bank
Houston Point HOA
Jenson, Mike & Barb
Kramer Family Fund
Lion Mountain Homeowners
Mance, Mark & Katherine Callahan
Mayo, Janet
Montalban, Cora Belle
Peace Waters
Repke, John & Beth Richardson, Ryan
Ricklefs, Hank & Sue
Salt, Deb & Tim Shanti, Shima Shors, Andrew and Heidi
Solberg, Dick & Jane
Steck, Ann
Stinson Family Foundation

Guarantor ($1000 to $4999)

Abell, Charlie & Susan Atkinson, Richard & Carol Blake, Rick & Alicia
Brister, Tara & Matthew
Burke-Feldman Family Fund Gardner, Keith & Lindsey Gordon, Richard & Chyrle Watkinson Grenier, Charles & Teresa
Gustafson, Mike
Ila B. Dousman Fund, Inc.
InvesTech Research- Jim & L
LaTourelle, Pat
Lyman, Charles & Becky
McCann, Paul & Janice
Muhlfeld, John & Stephanie Sunshine
Quinn, Tom & Teresa
Raudabaugh, Joseph & Beverly
Reich, Victoria
River Design Group
Rowntree, Walter & Laura Reynolds
Ryan, Bill & Bev
Sullivan, Rick and Judi
Valner, Alberto & Stacy
Whitefish Credit Union
Young, Alison