Baffin Island, part of the Nunavut Territory off of Canada’s northeast coast, is larger than the state of Montana, and home to polar bears, arctic foxes and spectacular mountain scenery.
As part of its continuing presentation series, the Montana Wilderness Association’s Madison-Gallatin Chapter will next host local conservationist and retired wildlife biologist Jeff Shryer. The winter “Wilderness and…” lecture unfolds Tuesday, February 25th at Bozeman’s Hope Lutheran Church.
Shryer recently completed an extended hiking trip to Baffin Island, and will share photos from his adventure including some of the region’s indigenous people. The program will take place in the Fireside Room beginning at 7pm and is open to the public. Hope Lutheran is located at 2152 W Graf Street (off S 19th) in Bozeman.
The Madison-Gallatin Chapter of the Montana Wilderness Association educates and inspires people to protect special wild places in Park, Gallatin and Madison counties in Southwest and South-Central Montana. Some best known wild places include the four units of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in the Madison Range, a large section of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, some of the northwestern parts of Yellowstone National Park, and the Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area in the Gallatin Range. Other mountain ranges in the geographic area with unprotected wild areas include parts of the Bridgers, the Gravely and Snowcrest Ranges, the Tobacco Roots and Crazy Mountains. Learn more at www.wildmontana.org. •