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 2021)
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
Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks
Flathead Conservation District
Soroptimists of Whitefish
Upper Columbia Conservation Commission
Whitefish County Water District
Whitefish Community Foundation

Fellow ($5,000 and above)

Atkinson, Richard & Carol
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
Whisler, Steve & Ardy

Leader ($100 to $249)

Abell, Koel & Lazette
Abell, Tarn & Marybeth
Akey, Lin & Kathy
Anderes, Elise & Stefan
Appelgren, Brent
Bailey, Michael & Kathleen
Bauch, Duane & Valerie
Bennett, Robert & Caryl
Brueggman, John
Chadwick, Doug & Karen Reeves
Chauner-Niendorf, Cyndi
Christian, Steve & Doreen
Coyne, Wendy
Cuffe, Mick & Lanette
Curtis, Walt & Lori
Danczyk, Gary & Annell
Dennis, Antonia and Ian
Eckert, Will
Ennis, Felicia
Erickson Torgerson, Courtney
Flag Nor Fail, Inc.
Fletcher, Sue
Gersh, Judah & Tanya
Graf, Dick & Gayle
Gunderson, Greg & Catherine
Gunderson, Karen
Harding, Tom & Sue
Hartlieb, John & Kathi
Hartman, Dewey & Sandra
Heinrich, Klause & Joaquenia
Heinzig, Dennis & Iona McMillan
Jette Lake Land Owners Association
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
Malletta, Sue & Joe
Martin, David & Lynne
McCartney, Sierra & Brett Svetlik
McDermid, David
McIntyre, Curt & Sherry
Moll, Sue & Gaylen
Monzingo, Betty
Moore, Pixie
Moore, Shawna & Jamie
Morgan, Devonna
Morrison, Sharon
National Parks Realty of Montana LLC
Neff, Samuel & Ruth
Peschel, John & Laura
Pierson, Debbie & Mike
Rothberg, Marty
Rowles, Roger & Val Konnerup
Sanderude, Scott & Julie
Sawtelle, Bill & Linda
Sawtelle, Cami & Eric
Schroeter, Franklin
Shors, Andrew & Heidi
Short, Dan
Southers, Merry Lynn
Stadler, Martha
Stearns, Chuck and Rita
Strand, Tim and Sukey Pfirman
Sullivan, Colleen
The Landlord
Tim J Murphy Insurance Agency, Inc.
Towne Printer
Trifunovich, Dragi
Trousdale, David & Jeannine
VanKoten, Doug
Ward, Diane
Whitby, William & Karen
Williams, Amy & Timothy
Woodruff, Nancy & Steve Thompson

Benefactor ($250 to $499)

637 Nature Trail, LLC
Anderson, Julie
Anderson-Montgomery Consulting Engineers
Bayne, Bill & Betsy
Blake, Cameron & Sandy Gray
Bryan, Kirk
Bucher, Charles and Sandra
Center for Native Plants
Daniels, Matt & Kate
Deitz, Susie
DM Miller Properties, LLC
Fletcher, Greg
Frost, Michael & Patti
Gordon, Richard & Cheryl Watkins
Grady, Dave & Linda Engh-Grady
Hauf, Ron
Haymon, Robert & Barbara Krausekhopf
Hildner, Richard & Suzanne
Johannes, Amy
Koopal, Jack
Koopal, Mike & Mae
Kovacich Family Trust
Little Bitterroot Lake Assoc.
Losleben, George & Connie Johnson
Lyon, Lawrence & Yvette
Meagher, Nathan and Kristy
Merrick, Colleen
Nelson’s Ace Hardware
North Country Builders, Inc.
Phelps, John & Melisa
Richardson, Ryan
Ritter, William & Kristen
Robinson, Mitch & Jennifer
Robitzski, Steven
Salt, Deb & Tim
Salvagio, Philip
Schultz, Ralph
Scott, Peter & Lori Asplund
Sutter, Ronald & Margo
Svennungsen, Nancy & Mark
Walls, Stephanie
Watershed Consulting, LLC
Whitefish Marine & Powersports

Visionary ($500 to $999)

Blair, Ric & Dawn
Bulkley, Brad & Ann
Campbell, Luther & Dorothy
Chickering, Nick & Karen
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
Lull, Steve
Mance, Mark & Katherine Callahan
Mayo, Janet
Montalban, Cora Belle
Repke, John & Beth
Ricklefs, Hank & Sue
Scott, Toby
Solberg, Dick & Jane
Steck, Ann
Stinson Family Trust
Whitefish Mountain Resort Fund

Guarantor ($1000 to $4999)

Abell, Charlie & Susan
Blake, Rick & Alicia
Brister, Tara & Matthew
Burke-Feldman Family Fund
Grenier, Charles & Teresa
Gustafson, Mike
Ila B. Dousman Fund, Inc.
InvesTech Research- Jim & Lisa Stack
LaTourelle, Pat
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 adn Judi
Valner, Alberto & Stacy
Whitefish Credit Union
Young, Alison