Flathead Lake open house
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<p>Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake darkens at sunset under a sliver of moon after the Flathead Lakers annual meeting and update on the state of Flathead Lake in this file photo.</p>
The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station will host a free open house on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 1 to 5 p.m. with boat trips through the afternoon, scientific displays about Flathead Lake and its watershed and an opportunity to talk with researchers about their work.
UM mascot Monte will entertain with his acrobatics and unpredictable antics from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The MacCarters of Montana Wild Wings Recovery will display live raptors.
Biological Station director Jack Stanford will deliver a presentation on “Threats to the integrity of the Crown of the Continent Ecosystem” at 3:15 p.m.
For more information, visit online at http://flbs.umt.edu or www.facebook.com/UMFLBS or call 406-982-3301.
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