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50 Years of Wilderness Celebration July 11-13
July 10, 2014

There will be a celebration for 50 Years of Wilderness Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 11-13 at Bull River Rod and Gun Club on Bull Lake. The facility is on Hwy 56 between the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness (est. 1964) and the Proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.

Schedule of Events:
FRIDAY, July 11

Displays, vendors, presentors, music, beer tent, kayak rentals, camping
• 3:00 – Celebratory start to all weekend events
• 5:00 – "Grizzlies in the Cabinets" – Wayne Kasworm, FWP
• 6:00 – "Advocates for the Wilderness" – Doug Ferrell, Chris Savage (Kootenai Forest Supervisor), Lee Bowman ( MWA )
• 7:00 – Classical Music for the Wild – Linda Kuntz, Glacier Orchestra
• 7:30 – 9:30 – "Untrammeled" – a premier movie for Wilderness Jack Gladstone, Montana’s Musical Troubadour

SATURDAY, July 12
Displays, vendors, presentors, music, beer tent, kayak rentals, camping
• 8:00 – "Wild Yoga" – Michelle Carlson, Troy instructor
• 9:00 – "Critter Crafts" – Steve Johnsen & Erich Pfalzer, USFS;
Begin Backcountry Horseman presentations until noon
• 10:00 – "Skulls and Skins, Mammals of the Wild" – Johnsen & Pfalzer
• 11:00 – "Native American Presence in the Cabinets" – Rachel Reckin, USFS
• 12:00 – "A Kid for the Wild" puppet show and sing-along
• 12:00 – 3:00 – Horseshoe contest for all
• 1:00 – "Trading Secrets – Early Pioneers" – Rachel Reckin, USFS
• 2:00 – "Flying Free – Birds of the Wild" – Gene Reckin, Libby teacher
• 3:00 – "A Song for the Wilderness" – Bonnie Jakubos, Idaho Puppeteers
• 4:00 – Kayak Skill Demonstration – Sissel Robertson, Crazy Woman Kayaks
• 5:00 – "A Kid for the Wild" singalong – Weylin Achatz, Kim Matthew
• 7:00 - "Advocates for the Wilderness":
Dale Bosworth, former USFS Chief
Rick Potts, Wilderness advocate
• 8:00 to 10:00 – Music by "Naples" & "Huckleberry Jam"

SUNDAY, July 13
Displays, vendors, presentors, kayak rentals, Wilderness Ranger Reunion
• 8:00 – "Wild Yoga" – Michelle Carlson, Troy instructor
• 9:00 – "Compass Skills" – Karen Robinson, ID Land Trust
• 10:00 – "Fly Tying" – Ed Robinson & Bob Springer, Fly Fishing Veterans
• 10:00 – 12:00 – Wilderness Ranger Reunion
• 1:00 - Primitive Skills Demonstrations – USFS staff
• 2:00 – End of Celebration


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