The theme for the Last Chance Audubon March Natural History Lecture series is: Wildfire in Montana: Its History, Science, and Impact on Habitat. Programs begin at 7:00 pm, the first four Mondays of March and are held at Montana WILD, 2668 Broadwater Ave. Arrive early for the best seat. Carpooling is recommended.
The March 12 topic – Restoration of Montana’s Fire-Dependent Forests. Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler will discuss ecology and restoration of Montana’s fire-dependent forests. Stephen Arno earned a PhD in forestry & plant science from University of Montana in 1970. He retired from the Fire Sciences Lab in Missoula in 1999 as research forester. He has practiced restoration forestry on family Ponderosa pine forest for forty years. Carl Fiedler retired from the University of Montana Forestry School in 2007 after attending grad school, serving in the U.S. Army, and working at the USFS Intermountain Research Station. Fiedler and Arno have co-authored three books on forest & fire management.
For more info contact Brian Shovers at sholace0848@gmail.com