<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">FYI:<br>
<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:mbader7@charter.net">mbader7@charter.net</a><br></span></div></blockquote><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">GRIZZLY BEAR RECOVERY CONFERENCE ON UM CAMPUS, DOWNTOWN</div><div><div>
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MISSOULA–– Grizzly Bear Recovery: Crossroads or Crosshairs? starts on
October 17th at 1:00pm on the University of Montana campus. A panel of
experts will debate the pros and cons of removing Endangered Species Act
protections for grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide
Ecosystem, also known as the NCDE. This area includes Glacier National
Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. There will also be presentations
by representatives of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and<br>
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.<br>
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The conference is sponsored by the Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task
Force, the UM Environmental Studies Dept. UM Wilderness Institute and
Montana Chapter Sierra Club.<br>
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Open to the public, admission is free. For a schedule of events visit: <a href="http://www.montanaforestplan.org">www.montanaforestplan.org</a><br></div>
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