Wilderness fundraiser

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation will hold its annual Voices of the Wilderness fundraiser event at the Alpine Ballroom, 333 Main Street, in Kalispell, on Friday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. Guest speaker Doug Chadwick will talk about “Grizzly Bears of the Gobi Desert.” There will be a silent art auction. Tickets are $25 available online at www.bmwf.org or by calling 387-3808. Raffle tickets for a five night, guided horse packing trip in the wilderness donated by Swan Mountain Outfitters are $10 apiece. Proceeds will go to supporting Foundation trail projects. Patagonia recently pledged to support the Foundation’s trail maintenance work by sponsoring one trail project each year for the next five years.

Online stories

A new Web site, ConserveMontana.org, features Montana stories about citizens joining together to protect the state’s natural legacy. The user-generated Web site is likened to a modern-day atlas and is sponsored by the Cinnabar Foundation. Among the 300 stories submitted so fare are stories about ranch families protecting watersheds, a pioneer of forest stewardship, and two eighth-grade girls who helped restore an ancient migration route for antelope. For more information, visit online at www.cinnabarfoundation.org.

Rifle event

Project Appleseed will present a rifle marksmanship event at the North Valley Sportsman’s Club, on the North Fork Road north of Columbia Falls, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22-23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Youths will be taught how to safely handle firearms and the fundamentals of marksmanship. Pre-registration is free for active military personnel. Cost is $5 for youths under-21, $10 women and $70 all others. Range fees are $5 per person per day. For more information or to pre-register, e-mail NWPromo@appleseedinfo.org visit online at http://appleseedusa.org.

Outdoor classes

The Glacier Institute will offer the following outdoor classes this month: Friday, Sept. 21, Autumn in Glacier; Saturday/Sunday, Sept. 22-23, Fall Mushroom Foray; Saturday Sept. 22, Hawk & Eagle Migration; Saturday/Sunday Sept. 29-30, Ecology of Elk. To register or for a complete listing, call 755-1211 or visit online at www.glacierinstitute.org.