Outdoor education class offered on local winter ecology

By Reader Staff

Join in on a day of learning about the winter ecology of the area, including the interactions of local wildlife and their environment.

strategies and evergreen identification, then head into the field.

The guided group will take road tours to between two and four types of areas, in which it will hunt as a team to find tracks, sign and scat of area wildlife; look for and identify birds; and identify both evergreen and deciduous vegetation.

Participants are asked to come prepared with full gas tanks, proper layers, lunch, water, good boots, snowshoes if possible, hats and gloves, cameras and binoculars. Ski poles can be helpful walking in deep snow.

Reserved for adults, the class will undertake short hikes on private lands, wrapping up at about 2:30 p.m. Senior citizens are welcome. Slots will be limited to a small group, and all participants must pre-register. No pets.

The class is sponsored by Libby Hostel Base Camp. For accommodations, see The Venture Inn and The Country Inn, and find the Libby Hostel Base Camp on Airbnb.

For more information, email b_baxter53@yahoo.com or call 406-291-2154.