Winter ecology day program set
Area residents are invited along for a winter day of studying area wildlife interact with their environment, including specialized predator-prey relationships such as the one between Canadian lynx (pictured above) and Snowshoe hare.
(Photo courtesy STEPHEN TORBIT/USFWS)
The community is invited to take part in a study of the interactions of area wildlife with their environment.
The program will take place Saturday, Jan. 14, at 9 a.m. Mountain Time, in the Viking Room of the Venture Inn at 1015 U.S. 2 in Libby. The program will begin with a talk on specialized predator/prey relationships, such as the one between Canadian lynx and Snowshoe hare, and other species interesting winter relationships in the wild. The group will additionally focus on some botanical terminology that will help spot and identify the more predominant characteristics of coniferous trees, evergreen shrubs and forbs.
A field trip of several areas will follow with the group dividing into wildlife research team to find tracks, sign, and scat of area wildlife and look for birds, identify both evergreen and deciduous vegetation, analyze habitats, and connect animal behavior with the local environs.
All participants must register to attend. Senior citizens welcome.
Information: Email b_baxter53@yahoo.com or 406-291-2154