Outdoor news

Wilderness art

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation will hold its 15th anniversary dinner and celebration at Glacier Discovery Square on Saturday, Nov. 5, with the dinner with appetizers starting at 5 p.m. The event is also the fifth annual Voices of the Wilderness event, with artist presentations, an art exhibition, drinks and desserts, and a silent auction, starting at 7 p.m. Featured artists from the Artist-Wilderness-Connection residence program include Montana artists Julie Wulf, Sandra Marker and Lois Sturgis, who stayed at a the remote Spruce Park Cabin in the Great Bear Wilderness. Tickets are $12 for the art event at the door, $18 dinner only (must RSVP) and $25 for the dinner and art show. To RSVP or for more information, call 387-3847 or e-mail exec@bmwf.org.

Boating class

Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold a free boating education class at the FWP offices, 490 North Meridian Road, in Kalispell, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The class will include an overview of boating safety equipment requirements and the rules of safe operation. Participants must pre-register and read the boating manual prior to the class. Montana law requires youths 13 and 14 years of age to pass a boating safety course in order to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft without an adult on board. Students must be at least 12 years old to register. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 16. To register, call 752-5501 or go to the FWP offices.