Outdoor news
ALERT banquet
The 35th annual ALERT rescue helicopter banquet fundraiser will take place at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 27, with a hosted cocktail hour, dinner, live and silent auctions, and prize drawings of more than $11,000. The them is the Roaring 20s. Tickets are $300 per couple available by credit card through Lori Alsbury at 752-1710. For more information, visit online at www.kalispellregional.org/krmc/emergency-care/alert-air-ambulance.
Family forestry
The 24th annual Family Forestry Expo will take place two miles north of U.S. 2 at F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.’s Trumbull Creek Education Forest site at Tamarack Lane and Halfmoon Road on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Demonstrations by the Flathead Valley Community College logging sports team, mule strings and logging equipment will take place at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Hands-on activities all day will include cross-cut saw use and paper making. A free logging camp lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Exhibits will be set up along a forest walk. For more information, visit online at www.stoltzelumber.com.
Outdoor youth
The Montana Conservation Corps is looking for teens 15-17 years old to participate in their Youth Service Expedition program this summer. Two sessions of outdoor adventure and volunteer service will take place in the National Bison Range, southeastern Montana and the Rocky Mountain Front. Deadline to apply is June 7 and July 12 for the two sessions. For more information, visit online at www.mtcorps.org.
RAC meeting
The Flathead Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet at the Flathead National Forest Supervisor’s Office, 650 Wolfpack Way, in Kalispell, on Tuesday, May 14, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Written comments on RAC funding and projects can be sent to Flathead National Forest, Attn: RAC, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell MT 59901 or e-mailed to ewmuehlhof@fs.fed.us. For more information, call Wade Muehlhof at 406-758-5252.
Packing for women
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Back Country Horsemen of the Flathead and Trailhead Supply will co-sponsor a beginning horsepacking workshop for women on May 4 near Kalispell as part of FWP’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program. Participants will learn about packing equipment, defensive horse handling, how to pack a decker, sawbuck and riding saddles, and leave-no-trace camping. The $35 fee includes the use of all equipment and packing stock. To register or for more information, mail FWP-BOW, P.O. Box 200701, Helena MT 59620, call 406-444-9940 or e-mail llodman@mt.gov, or call instructor Andy Breland at 406-261-1109.