Aric Burt (middle) and Bethany Holland (left) of the Seeley Lake Ranger District's recreation department show attendees various food containers and which ones are considered bear resistant and which one is not. Their station provided information on how one can prevent bears from accessing their supplies and offered information on wildfire mitigation in the home ignition zone.
Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) Board members Cathy Harrits (left) and Bette Orr serve free chili and lemonade with AmeriCorps member Alicia Dixon (right) to attendees who brought reusable utensils at CRC's Earth Day tailgate at the Bison and Bear Center.
Tom Browder (left) with the Seeley Lake Historical Society and Outfitter Jack Rich provide visitors with local history and outfitting information as representatives for the Seeley Lake Historical Society. Browder said that the overall theme of the event was stewardship with Rich saying that keeping the area clean is a collective effort. "Taking care of resources is all of us," Rich said. "Stewardship has evolved and continues to evolve."
Representatives of the Be Bear Aware Campaign Chuck Bartlebaugh, FWP Game Warden Sydney Young and FWP Bear Biologist Jamie Jonkel answer questions and listen to stories from the public about bears and mountain lions. They shared information on how to avoid attacks and encounters.
Yvonne Kinsey, Seeley Lake Community Foundation administrative assistant and Program Support, promotes some of the Foundation's upcoming efforts including summer farmer's markets every Sunday beginning June 20 as well as a glass recycling dumpster site that will cost nothing for users.
SEELEY LAKE - Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) invited members of the public and local organizations to celebrate Earth Day with them at a chili tailgate Thursday, April 22. Attendees were welcome to have some complimentary chili and lemonade with reusable utensils while listening to organizations present their messages.
CRC Executive Director Caryn Miske said they had been organizing the event for a little over a month. This is the first time an event like this has taken place for them.
"The purpose of being here today is to bring the community together to celebrate Earth Day and to have all of the organizations that contribute to protecting the natural resources in the Clearwater Valley come together and do some outreach to the public and get their messages out," Miske said. "So we're hoping that some of the messages can be used throughout the year to improve our natural resources in the valley."
Attendees also had the opportunity to win CRC merchandise. Bob Homuth won the raffle.
Tables were hosted by the following organizations: U.S. Forest Service; Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; Tamaracks Resort; Loving Hearts Thrift Store; Seeley Lake Historical Society; Seeley Lake Community Foundation; the Clark Fork Coalition and Audubon Society.
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