Park fund reaches record goal
The Glacier National Park Fund
announced this week that it has made its 2007 record donation goal
of $1 million.
"We are very excited to have raised $1 million for Glacier
National Park — especially in our ninth year of existence," said
Jane Ratzlaff, executive director, adding the donations show there
are many people willing to help preserve and protect Glacier Park.
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The fund focuses its
attention on projects that go beyond what the federal government can
provide. It is committed to trail rehabilitation, the Discover
Glacier Educational Program (a school curriculum-based hands-on
experience provided by park rangers), research projects such as the
wolverine and bull trout initiatives, citizen science research such
as loons and pikas, bear-proof lockers for campgrounds and
e-technology projects that provide visitors with an online
experience to explore Glacier.
The Glacier National Park Fund is the nonprofit fund-raising
partner for the park. Its mission is to preserve and protect the
beauty and heritage of Glacier Park for the use and enjoyment of
present and future generations.
For more information, call 406-862-6110 or go online to http://www.glaciernationalparkfund.org/
Lecturer traces Blackfoot origins
MISSOULA— An
upcoming lecture at the University of Montana examines a traditional
Blackfoot story about the origins of large-scale communal hunting on
the northern Plains.
"'The Lost Boys' and Buffalo Jumps" is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Gallagher Business Building, Room 106 as
part of UM's Charter Day celebration. The free event is open to the
public.
The speaker, Eldon Yellowhorn (Otahkotsskinna), is a North Peigan
from the Piikani First Nation in Brocket, Alberta, and a Simon
Fraser University assistant professor of first nations studies and
archaeology in British Columbia.
Yellowhorn will discuss a Blackfoot story about the constellation
that tribal members call "The Lost Boys."
The story offers an answer to the archaeological mystery about
the appearance of the Besant culture and explains links between the
Besant and Blackfoot cultures.
After leaving the reservation in the early 1970s, Yellowhorn
earned a doctorate from Canada's McGill University. His passion to
learn more about his Piikani ancestors led him to study Earth
science, anthropology and archaeology. From his linguistics studies,
he can now write in Blackfoot. O'Connor Center for the Rocky
Mountain West sponsored the lecture.
Bison hunt reopens this afternoon
BOZEMAN — State wildlife
officials are reopening the bison hunt in the Gardinerarea
this afternoon.
The Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks temporarily suspended
the hunt Thursday, so crews could move bison out of an area where
they could come into contact with livestock.
The closure affected hunting west of Eagle Creek in Hunting
District 385. The agency says hunting will resume at 3 p.m.
The 2007-08 bison hunt began on Nov. 15. State and tribal hunters
have taken 102 bison so far.
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