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Wilderness Speaker Series

 

Presented by:

Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation,

Montana Wilderness Association, Flathead-Kootenai Chapter,

Northwest Montana Forest Fire Lookout Association,

Natural Resources Conservation Management Program at FVCC

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JANUARY 25th:  

“MOUNTAIN GOATS OF NORTHWEST MONTANA:

NATURAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY AND POPULATION STATUS” 

Speaker:  Jessy Coltrane, Ph.D., Wildlife Biologist

Mountain goats are an iconic species of Northwest Montana, enjoyed by wildlife viewers and hunters, alike.

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 If you missed this event, follow these links to watch the presentation:

Part 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrY4-75OV6U&feature=youtu.be

Part 2  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l7yr-oeRzw&feature=youtu.be

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FEBRUARY 22nd: 

“100 DAYS OF SOLITUDE”

Speaker:  Amy Pearson, Adjunct Professor, Humanities Division, FVCC

Fire lookout, poet, and English Professor at FVCC, Amy Pearson, will share the life changing experience and writings that resulted from the summer she lived and worked at Jumbo Lookout in the heart of the Bob.          

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If you missed this event, follow this link to watch the presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-rsXyQxufk&feature=youtu.be

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MARCH 22nd:

“THE NAMES OF THE STARS, A LIFE IN THE WILDS" A BOOK READING AND DISCUSSION”  

Speaker:  Pete Fromm, Wilderness Author. 

Acclaimed author of “Indian Creek Chronicles,” the story of his seven winter months alone in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness tending salmon eggs, Pete’s newest book, “THE NAMES OF THE STARS; A Life In The Wilds” is the story of another month alone in the wilderness caring for fish eggs, this time the Bob. He will read from his new book.  Books available for sale and signing.

Location:  Arts & Technology Building, Room 139

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If you missed this event, follow this link to watch the presentation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahc3l-_IIvA&feature=youtu.be

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