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  • Caverns Friday Summer Speakers Series: 'Karst is Where the Heart is'

    MORGAN E. JACOBSEN, MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 3|Jun 9, 2021

    Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park will host a free talk entitled “Karst is Where the Heart is” on Friday, June 11, at 8 p.m. in the park’s campground amphitheater. Karst landscapes, from their towering mountains depicted in traditional Chinese paintings to their caves winding far beneath the Earth’s surface, have beckoned to humans since the beginning of recorded history. Take a journey through time to see how humankind has interacted with karst geology, an integral piece of our past, present and future. This is the third presentation in Lewi...

  • Missouri Headwaters Summer Speaker Series: Music from Rob Quist

    MORGAN E. JACOBSEN, MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 3|Jun 9, 2021

    Missouri Headwaters State Park will host a free concert featuring Montana musician Rob Quist on Saturday, June 12, at 7 p.m. in the park campground. Bring your own lawn chair. A marshmallow roast will follow. The 2021 theme for the park’s Summer Speaker Series is “Significance of Public Lands.” Rob will kick off the series with his original music about the lives and history of the people of Montana, including “Close to the Land” and “America … Pass it On.” The park will host a different speaker every Saturday until Aug. 14, with different...

  • Caverns Friday Summer Speakers Series - Hiking Jefferson County

    Morgan E. Jacobsen, MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Region 3|May 26, 2021

    On Friday, May 28, Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park will host a free talk entitled “Hiking Jefferson County” at 8 p.m. in the park’s campground amphitheater. It will be presented by Vaia Errett, a local volunteer and hiking enthusiast. This is the first presentation in Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park’s annual Friday Summer Speakers Series, which introduces a new speaker each Friday at 8 p.m. throughout the summer. This trail talk will lead you through Jefferson County: into the hideaways of the Elkhorn Mountains, the granite knuckles of the Bo...

  • Grizzly Bear Killed Following West Yellowstone Attack

    Morgan E. Jacobsen, Montana FWP|Apr 21, 2021

    A grizzly bear was shot and killed Friday while Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff investigated the scene of a bear attack that happened Thursday near West Yellowstone. Thursday’s attack involved a 40-year-old West Yellowstone man, who was mauled just south of the Baker’s Hole campground, about three miles north of West Yellowstone. He was transported to Idaho Falls for treatment of severe injuries. He remained in serious condition Friday. FWP staff have not yet been able to talk with the man, who was alone during the bear encounter. The man...