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GNP offers FREE Lunchtime Seminars
Glacier National Park Continues Lunchtime Seminars Free presentations hosted by Crown of the Continent Learning Center
  
"Brown Bag" lunchtime seminars on various topics will continue over the next several months, officials at Glacier National Park announced today.  The free presentations are held in the West Glacier Community Building.  All presentations begin at noon.
  
April 16, noon - 1 p.m. "A Georgian State of Mind: Common Threads in Protected Areas".  Richard Menicke, Geographer/GIS Coordinator at Glacier, recently spent two weeks in the Republic of Georgia, located between Europe and Asia and part of the former Soviet Union, as part of a Department of the Interior international technical assistance team.  Menicke will provide a colorful and informal presentation on Georgian protected areas, his experiences in Georgia, and an overview of the GIS training he provided to Georgia's Agency of Protected Areas personnel.
 
 April 29, noon - 1 p.m. "Rainbows vs. Natives: It's a Cutthroat Competition".  And, the Cutthroats are losing!  Rainbow trout, a popular sport fish, have been widely introduced into new waters.  Biologists worry that mixing rainbow genes into native trout populations not only result in the loss of genetically pure trout but will undermine the natives' long-standing adaptations to the environment.  This loss of biodiversity poses difficult conservation questions for those making policy and management decisions.
Dr. Clint Muhlfeld, a U.S. Geological Survey Aquatic Ecologist stationed at Glacier, will present an overview of the evolutionary and ecological consequences of hybridization on Montana's state fish, the westslope cutthroat trout, based on 10 years of research in the Flathead River system and Glacier National Park.  If it looks like a cutthroat trout and swims like a cutthroat trout....it may not be a cutthroat trout!  For more information about this research, please visit:
www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/staff/muhlfeld.
May 28, noon - 1 p.m.  "Wild River Pioneers".  John Fraley, local historical writer and Information & Education Program Manager for Region One of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks in Kalispell, will present an audio-visual program on his newest book, "Wild River Pioneers," which tells about the exciting pioneer history of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River drainage within Glacier National Park and the Great Bear Wilderness.  Fraley's presentation will focus on George Snyder, with some glimpses of Josephine Doody's life.
  
June 18, noon - 1 p.m.  "Confessions of a Wildlife Observer".  This is an entertaining presentation that includes stories such as:  " He ended up with a crippling knee infection, hiked 12 miles in his underwear, was mistaken for a grizzly bear and yes, he gathered his fair share of pika poop."  Join photographer, Chris Peterson as he takes a light-hearted look at the natural world as a wildlife observer in Glacier.  Peterson is an award-winning photographer and editor.  He is currently the photographer for the "Hungry Horse News" and is the owner/editor/photographer of "Glacier Park Magazine."  Peterson has been photographing Glacier's flora and fauna for the past 11 years.  This show includes photographs of loons, mountain goats, pikas, river otters, and other cool creatures he met along the way (www.glacierparkmagazine.com).
 
 July 2, noon - 12:45 p.m.  "2010: Glacier's Turning 100!".  Help celebrate Glacier National Park's 100 Birthday!  This is a great time to learn about how to get involved in this memorable time in Glacier's history!  Kassandra Hardy, Glacier National Park Centennial Coordinator, will present an update on the numerous events and programs that are being organized by over 60 community members.  Find out how to be a part of this Birthday Bash!  For information on the Centennial Program go to www.glaciercentennial.org/
 
For more information about Glacier National Park's Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center go to:
www.nps.gov/glac/naturescience/ccrlc.htm.  Select brown bag lecture series in the right hand column for information on upcoming presentations.

WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN RESORT
Activity is already underway at Whitefish Mountain Resort to prepare for several new additions this summer. The resort will open a two-hour, four-span side-by-side zip line and a new alpine slide this summer. Downhill and beginner mountain biking trail systems are being expanded as well.

The zip line tour will send guests through the forest at more than 50 miles per hour, and as high as 100 feet off of the ground. Each of the four spans include two side-by-side cables, so pairs of participants can share the experience. A guide will accompany each group of guests on lift rides and short hikes between spans.

The alpine slide is the first of two planned slides. The curvy track is made of a fiberglass and cement mixture and resembles the icy track of a winter luge event. Riders sit atop a wheeled sled, using a hand brake to control speed.

Resort officials hope to open the new attractions by June 13, but caution that the construction schedule depends heavily on weather.  The rest of the mountain, including scenic lift rides, an expanded mountain biking system, and the Base Lodge will open on June 27. 
 
Call 877-SKI-FISH or visit www.skiwhitefish.com for more details.


 
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