Snow Geese Trip Offered by MNHC
One of the jewels in the heart of Missoula is the Montana Natural History Center. I’ve participated in a few of their events and have always enjoyed them.
The mission of the Montana Natural History Center is to promote and cultivate the appreciation, understanding and stewardship of nature through education. MNHC is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 by a group of educators who had the vision to create a natural history center as a resource for schools and the public. Originally housed on the University of Montana campus, MNHC continued to grow and outgrow its rented space at Fort Missoula. In 2004, MNHC purchased its first home at 120 Hickory Street, at the edge of McCormick Park in the heart of Missoula. (taken directly from their website)
They are sponsoring and organizing an event that sounds like a lot of fun to me: a field trip to Freezeout Lake on the East Front near Choteau, MT. They will be meeting at 7:00 am at the Montana Natural History Center on March 26th and will return around 6 pm. They are planning to spend an inspiring day watching thousands of migrating snow geese (and other birds) at Freezeout Lake. The trip will be hosted by snow goose expert and FWP volunteer Mike Schwitters.
The cost is $30 MNHC members/$40 non-members. Registration is required. Call 327-0405 to reserve your spot today! Full payment is due upon registration. Educators can receive 3 OPI credits. For more information or to learn more about this fantastic Missoula based organization go to http://www.montananaturalist.org/
