LOST TRAIL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

, Friday June 11 or Saturday June 12, 7:45 am- noon  

Join refuge wildlife biologist Beverly Skinner  on Friday, June 11 or Saturday, June 12 from 7:45 until noon and tour the incredible wetlands and grasslands of this hidden jewel west of Kalispell.  See nesting Trumpeter Swans and an abundance of shorebirds and waterfowl species associated with Palouse prairie, riparian/wetland, and larch/pine forest habitats of the 9000+ acre refuge, northwest of Marion, MT.  We will drive and walk along some of the refuge’s closed roads with short hikes on uneven ground for better viewing.   For location and more information about the refuge go to http://www.fws.gov/refuge/lost_trail.  Sign up is required for the field trip and to get more information about the trip, contact Beverly at 406-858-2286 or beverly_skinner@fws.gov

The number of participants is limited to10 per trip and masks are required.