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SUMMARY:POETS IN THE ‘ROOT: A Celebration of Natural History And Poetry
DESCRIPTION:POETS IN THE ‘ROOT: A Celebration of Natural History And Poetry \nProudly hosted at Teller Wildlife Refuge 1180 Chaffin Lane\, Corvallis\, MT \nSaturday August 8 1:00-3:00\nFree and Open to the Public \nNature has always inspired poets! And\, poetry seeks to both instruct and delight. Poets\nin the ‘Root combines the magic and biology of nature. One person reads a poem or\npart of a poem that uses an element of nature to convey its message. Then the same or\nanother person gives an explanation (5 minutes max) of some aspect of that nature\nelement. The explanation focuses on the scientific interpretation of the nature element within the poem. \nListeners get a bit of poetry and a bit of natural history. \nAnyone can volunteer to read a poem and/or offer nature interpretation. Some read\npoems by others\, but if you’re a poet\, we’d love to hear your own work. \nWe’ll have snacks\, tea\, and wine.Please send your poems and natural history interpretation (or let us know if you need\nsomeone else to do the interpretation) to Star Jameson at\nstarwho44@gmail.com\nAlso Supported by: BITTERROOT BIRD ALLIANCE & CHAPTER ONE BOOKSTORE. \nArt by Deb Goslin. \n 
URL:https://bitterrootbirdalliance.org/event/poets-in-the-root-a-celebration-of-natural-history-and-poetry/
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SUMMARY:MPG Fall Bird Banding
DESCRIPTION:We will venture onto the MPG Ranch to visit the University of Montana’s Bird Ecology Lab (UMBEL) fall bird banding station. The biologists there will share their discoveries and participants will learn how a bird banding station operates and what it can reveal about the natural world. We’ll also walk through some of the MPG private riparian lands in search of fall migrants. Before leaving MPG\, we’ll visit with the RaptorView biologists to learn about fall raptor migration. Participants must fill out an online waiver before admission to MPG’s private property. \nWe’ll be on the MPG property from 8:30 am to about 12:30 pm. The trail from the parking area to the bird banding station is about 150 yards down a path. We may walk up to a mile in the area if there is interest among the group. There are no formal bathrooms but lots of natural cover. \nPlease text me (208-471-8297) with questions several days ahead of the field trip so we are sure to take care of the waiver in time for the trip. I will provide specifics for where to meet\, etc.
URL:https://bitterrootbirdalliance.org/event/mpg-fall-bird-banding/
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SUMMARY:MPG Fall Bird Banding (2nd opportunity)
DESCRIPTION:We will venture onto the MPG Ranch to visit the University of Montana’s Bird Ecology Lab (UMBEL) fall bird banding station. The biologists there will share their discoveries and participants will learn how a bird banding station operates and what it can reveal about the natural world. We’ll also walk through some of the MPG private riparian lands in search of fall migrants. Before leaving MPG\, we’ll visit with the RaptorView biologists to learn about fall raptor migration. Participants must fill out an online waiver before admission to MPG’s private property.\n\nWe’ll be on the MPG property from 8:30 am to about 12:30 pm. The trail from the parking area to the bird banding station is about 150 yards down a path. We may walk up to a mile in the area if there is interest among the group. There are no formal bathrooms but lots of natural cover.\n\n\nPlease text me (208-471-8297) with questions several days ahead of the field trip so we are sure to take care of the waiver in time for the trip. I will provide specifics for where to meet\, etc.
URL:https://bitterrootbirdalliance.org/event/1594/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Program: Reflections on Bitterroot\, Birds\, and Allies
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss our next program on Monday\, October 19th\, 7 pm at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n\nUschi Carpenter is a nature\, wildlife\, and fine arts photographer based in Missoula\, Montana.\n\n\nAfter initially practicing the Zen of landscape photography\, her passion for photographing birds has transformed her into a seeker of magic\, equilibrium\, and soul in those feathered relatives we call “birds.”\n\n\nUschi’s hope is that she will help humans see birds as fellow creatures co-inhabiting our planet\, and that once people appreciate the beauty of birds\, they will care about protecting them for our common future.\n\n\nhttps://www.uschiphotography.com/index
URL:https://bitterrootbirdalliance.org/event/speaker-program-reflections-on-bitterroot-birds-and-allies/
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SUMMARY:AWESOME HIGHWAY CLEANUP
DESCRIPTION:Our semi-annual highway cleanup will take place on Tuesday\, October 20 at 4PM.\nThere was no cleanup in the Spring\, so the highway doubly needs our attention now.\nWe’ll meet and park on the west side of Bell Crossing and clean miles 60 to 62 north and south from\nthere. Bitterroot Bird Alliance’s name is on those big highway signs\, so come out and help us make the\nhighway look great again. Bring your own gloves. We’ll supply hi-viz vests and stout plastic bags.\nQuestions? Call Skip. 406-369-5367.
URL:https://bitterrootbirdalliance.org/event/awesome-highway-cleanup-2/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Program: Archeology: Lolo Lookout Restoration
DESCRIPTION:November 16\, 7 PM\, The Hamilton House\, Victor\nFollowing the Great Burn of 1910\, over 800 fire detection lookouts were constructed on\nhigh mountain peaks across the Northern Rockies of Montana and Idaho. By the 1960s\, due to\nthe advent of aerial detection and firefighting\, most of these lookouts were intentionally\ndestroyed.\nSydney Bacon has been an archeologist on the Lolo National Forest for over twenty-five\nyears. She was hired by the Forest Service as she earned her Master’s Degree in Forensic\nAnthropology at UM\, and has maintained an office at Fort Missoula ever since. During that time\nshe has organized several projects restoring the remaining historic fire lookouts to their original\ncondition\, most notably the Skookum Butte Lookout. Perched on an outcrop of Idaho Batholith\ngranite on the Montana/Idaho divide above Highway 12\, it was built in 1928 and named for\nSkookum Bill Woodman\, an early trapper in the area. Staffed and maintained continuously until\nthe early 1970s\, it gradually fell into disrepair over the next forty years.\nSydney led groups of volunteers over a multi-year restoration project of Skookum Butte\nLookout. They used all original materials and techniques\, including fresh cedar shingles on its\ngable roof\, and identically manufactured metal hardware. Rotten logs were replaced with newly\npeeled logs\, hauled onto the butte with much difficulty using manpowered block and tackle. The\nproject was completed in 2022 and is now available for overnight rental.\nCome hear her dynamic and entertaining presentation that documents the philosophy and\nrestoration of fire lookouts throughout the Rockies at The Hamilton House\, in Victor\, at 7 PM on\nNovember 16. Come early and enjoy dinner with BBA Board members and friends.\n(Full disclosure: Sydney is the daughter of BBA Board Member Skip Horner.)
URL:https://bitterrootbirdalliance.org/event/speaker-program-archeology-lolo-lookout-restoration/
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