Summit Nature Center invites visitors to see landscape through eyes of a naturalist
Anna Martin shows a moose paddle to some interested kids at the Summit Nature Center. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Sage Staven teaches a group from Road Scholars about the ecosystem as they build a food web on the summit of the Big Mountain Resort. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Teresa Wenum and Anna Martin with the Flathead National Forest at the Summit Nature Center atop the Big Mountain on Aug. 4. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Sage Staven with the Flathead National Forest shares information about bears and other local flora and fauna at the Summit Nature Center. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The Summit Nature Center has set up outdoors this summer and offers nature discovery walks twice a day along with other fun and educational activities. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Anna Martin with the Flathead National Forest answers questions about wolverines at the Summit Nature Center. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
Dark clouds roll in as Michelle Smyth with the Summit Nature Center leads her group atop the Big Mountain. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
On the summit of Big Mountain, it is common to hear questions like “Is that Glacier?” or “Can we see Canada?” from visitors and residents alike. To help answer those questions and educate people about various aspects of the northwest Montana ecosystem, the Flathead Forest and Whitefish Mountain Resort partner to operate the Summit Nature Center. ...
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