The Pov's fly fishing banquet Saturday
The Poverello Center's Double Haul Fly Fishing Competition and Banquet is scheduled for Saturday. The catch-and-release fly-fishing fundraiser is sponsored by area fly-fishing guides and shops as well as numerous corporate sponsors. Participating anglers receive a day float on the Clark Fork, Bitterroot or Blackfoot rivers, complete with a licensed guide, lunch, flies and gear. The anglers compete in several categories including Largest Fish, Smallest Fish, Most Fish, Grand Slam and Best Guide.
Bigfork Community Nordic hosts trail-clearing day
BIGFORK - Bigfork Community Nordic will host a trail-clearing day at the Blacktail Mountain cross-country ski area Sunday. The work party will meet at 9 a.m. at the "Upper Parking Lot." Dress appropriately for the weather and bring tools including chain saws, shovels, pulaskis, pry bars, loppers, limb saws and weed whackers. Also provide your own lunch and water. For more information contact Dave Hadden at 837-0783 or Don Bauder at 837-2142.
Dolack, Trout Unlimited team up for fine art print
Bitterroot Trout Unlimited has teamed up with Montana artist Monte Dolack to produce a fine art print of the Bitterroot River. The print, titled "Bitterroot River - Lost Horse Bend," captures the essence of a summer evening scene on the river looking east up Lost Horse Creek canyon.
In order to launch sales of the print, Dolack will attend the Oct. 18 TU meeting in Hamilton to sign numbered prints. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Hamilton Elks Club at 203 State St. The prints will sell for $175, and all the proceeds will go to support TU conservation and education efforts.
The program at the TU meeting that evening will feature Montana TU Executive Director Bruce Farling, who will talk about the implications of climate change on Montana's rivers and trout fisheries.
The meeting is open to the public and there is no charge. For more information, contact Bill Bean (363-6158, fishaus@montana.com) or Eddie Olwell (eolwell@aol.com).
Steve Running featured at Audubon meeting
Steve Running, University of Montana professor of ecology, will be the featured speaker at Bitterroot Audubon's October meeting. His presentation on Montana's changing climate and its affect on wildfires will take place at 7 p.m. Monday at the Chantilly Theater in downtown Stevensville. Dr. Running will be joined by Amy Cilimburg, Montana Audubon's newly appointed global warming outreach organizer. The public is invited. Call Kay Fulton at 642-3794 for more information.
Geologic history of Glacial Lake Missoula topic of talk
The Glacial Lake Missoula Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute will sponsor a talk by Larry Smith at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Smith, a geologist with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, will discuss how recent studies of the lake bed deposits found west of Missoula, near Ninemile Creek, are providing new information regarding the history of Glacial Lake Missoula and the lake's multiple drainings during the final phases of the last Ice Age.
The public is welcome to attend this free presentation at the University of Montana's North Underground Lecture Hall. For more information contact Norman Smyers at 543-9775 or normsmyers@aol.com.
REI present free clinic on GPS next Thursday
Recreational Equipment Inc. will present a free public clinic, "GPS 101," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Missoula store on 2230 N. Reserve St. The clinic will cover all the basics, such as marking and finding waypoints, using tracks, interfacing with a computer, installing maps and using the compass, plus a few extras like Geocaching. Some demo units will be available, and REI staff member Ryan Newhouse will present the newest units in the Garmin line. Call 829-0432 for more information.
Wildlife group, hunters announce grants
HELENA - With the opening of hunting seasons, the Phil Tawney Hunters Conservation Endowment and Montana Wildlife Federation announce the annual grant and scholarship program committed to hunting, wildlife and outdoor heritage.
The MWF endowment offers a one-year grant of $500 to $5,000 to a nonprofit organization as well as three $1,000 college scholarships to Montana students. Established in 1998, the endowment honors the late Phil Tawney, a third-generation Montanan, lifetime sportsman and conservation leader.
The endowment seeks projects that emphasize one or more of the following: the interface between hunting and wildlife management, especially issues that affect youth; strategies to promote environmentally healthy wildlife habitat; public policy changes to improve conservation habitat; strategies to improve and promote hunting ethics, fair chase, values, and safety; and activities to stimulate the recruitment, mentoring and involvement of youth in hunting and conservation activities.
Scholarships will be awarded to college students with an academic major in a field related to conservation. Scholarship materials have been distributed to all college financial aid offices and appropriate departments.
The deadline for grant and scholarship applications is Dec. 1; applicants will be notified of the endowment board's decision in February 2008. For more information contact Jan Cronin, jcronin@mtwf.org; Montana Wildlife Federation, P.O. Box 1175, Helena, MT 59624; or call 1-800-517-7256. Students should contact college financial aid offices.
Audubon announces new bird seed partner
Due to the closure of its former sunflower seed supplier, Audubon has a new partner in its annual bird seed sale. Flathead Valley Western Building Centers will donate a portion of the profit on every bag of sunflower seeds, purchased between now and Dec. 31, to the Flathead Audubon Society to help fund local conservation and education programs. Bird seed may be purchased at the following locations: 1745 Third Ave. E., Kalispell; 1019 E. Idaho St., Evergreen; 6130 Highway 93 S., Whitefish; 1550 Ninth St. W., Columbia Falls; and 905 First St. E., Polson.
Photo contest now includes youth category
HELENA - The Montana Wildlife Federation's fifth annual Photo Contest will include a separate youth category for the first time. Jan Cronin, MWF's photo contest coordinator and development director, said the annual photo contest is MWF's way of recognizing and sharing with others the remarkable outdoor opportunities Montana has to offer.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three photos in both the general and youth categories. Donating the prizes are F-11 Photographic Supplies in Bozeman, The Dark Room in Missoula, Bozeman Camera Repair and FarCountry Press of Helena. Entry information can be obtained at any of the photo contest sponsors, by going to the MWF's Web site at http://www.montanawildlife.com or by calling 1-800-517-7256. Entries must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2008.
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