Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences has announced a new lineup of in-person presentations at the Museum of the Rockies’ Hager Auditorium this fall. The Science Inquiry Series is co-sponsored by nonprofit community service organization Hopa Mountain and is held on select Wednesdays this fall.
Among its scheduled speakers, MSU’s Dr. Devon Orme will share the geologic history of Southwest Montana, Wild Ideas’ Kalon Baughan and Bret Davis will recount their monitoring of Montana’s rare wolverines and lynxes, and the Museum of the Rockies’ Dr. John Scannella will discuss the latest dinosaur discoveries in Montana.
Next up is “Ghosts of the High Country – The Elusive Wolverine & Lynx in Montana” on Wednesday, October 18th at 6pm. Free and open to the public, the lecture will unfold in MOR’s Hager Auditorium.
How can photography, electron microscopes and artificial intelligence play a role in saving Montana’s rarest carnivores? Kalon Baughan and Bret Davis, Wildlife Researchers, will share their experience researching best practices and utilizing technology to monitor rare and elusive species non-invasively.
The talks will be presented in person. Find Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences on social media or visit www.gallatinscience.org for additional details. The nonprofit was established in 2017 to explore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to society. •
