Lolo Watershed Group meeting is tonight
The Lolo Watershed Group will hold its annual meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Lolo Community Center.
For more information, e-mail Wendy Sturgis at wendysturgis@bresnan.net.
Rattlesnake lion hunt to start next month
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Lolo National Forest have again agreed to a limited mountain lion season in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area.
Only one hunter and houndsman will be permitted in the area at a time. Hunting will be allowed Monday through Thursday beginning the week of Dec. 8, and only non-lactating adult females and subadults may be harvested. No commercial hunting or outfitting is allowed.
Hunters will be selected through a drawing conducted by FWP. Those interested must apply by Friday, Nov. 21, at the Missoula FWP office, or by mail, by sending their name, address, phone number and ALS number to FWP, Attn: Vickie Edwards, 3201 Spurgin Road, Missoula, MT 59804. Mail must be postmarked no later than Nov. 21.
Prospective hunters with a mountain lion license validated for the fall season are not eligible to apply.
Successful applicants will be notified by phone the last week of November. All Rattlesnake lion hunters will be required to attend an orientation session prior to the hunt that is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the FWP Region 2 office.
The hunt was initiated in 1998 as part of an effort to reduce mountain lion encounters in the north Missoula area.
Bitterroot Audubon to discuss biomimicry
Did you know that air conditioning was inspired by termites and that Velcro was inspired by houndstongue?
These are examples of biomimicry, which is the subject of Bitterroot Audubon’s November meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Stevensville.
Sherry Ritter of the Biomimicry Guild will present images of nature coupled with the technologies they inspired.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call Kay Fulton at 642-3794.
Montana TU to screen film 'Drift’ at Wilma
Montana Trout Unlimited will show “Drift,” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Wilma Theatre, 131 S. Higgins Ave.
This 65-minute conservation and fly-fishing film features locations throughout the world, including Montana.
All seats are $7, with proceeds going toward Trout Unlimited projects in Montana.
For information, go to www.montanatu.org or call 543-0054.
Tawney grant funds, scholarships available
The Phil Tawney Hunters Conservation Endowment and Montana Wildlife Federation are seeking applicants for the annual grant and scholarship program committed to hunting, wildlife and outdoor heritage.
The endowment offers a one-year grant of $500 to $5,000 to a nonprofit organization, as well as $1,000 college scholarships.
The endowment seeks applicants 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.
Endowment scholarships are given each year to college students with an academic major in a field related to conservation, who exhibit a commitment to general public hunting ethics, fair chase and who support values to perpetuate the sport of the hunt through efforts to conserve habitat and wildlife.
The deadline for grant and scholarship applications is Dec. 8. For more information contact the Montana Wildlife Federation, P.O. Box 1175, Helena, MT 59624; or call 1-800-517-7256. Students should contact their college financial aid offices.
Established in 1998, the endowment honors the late Phil Tawney, a third-generation Montanan, sportsman and conservation leader. To contribute to the Phil Tawney Hunters Conservation Endowment, contact MWF.
Compiled by the Missoulian
Flathead hatchery gathers 3 million eggs
KALISPELL (AP) - Workers at the Flathead Lake Salmon Hatchery have gathered about three million eggs from Kokanee salmon in Lake Mary Ronan.
The eggs will help the hatchery supply 1.2 million two-inch kokanee to waters in western Montana as well as eggs to other hatcheries, such as the Big Springs Trout Hatchery in Lewistown.
Hatchery manager Mark Kornick says last year’s efforts gathered 1.6 million eggs. The hatchery is managed by the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Kokanee salmon are a landlocked version of Pacific sockeye salmon and typically spawn in October and November in western Montana.
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