SPRUNGER-WHITNEY NATURE TRAIL

Lace up your boots and join Friends of the Wild Swan for a guided naturalist hike on the Sprunger-Whitney Nature Trail. The forest will be carpeted with wildflowers and the air filled with the warbles of songbirds. Anne Morley, naturalist and botanist, will be your guide. She is well-versed in the ecology of the Swan Valley and will identify plants, birds, trees and wildlife habitat along the trail. She also offers interesting historical perspectives. The two-mile loop trail meanders through a low elevation old-growth forest with interpretive and plant identification signs along the route. Over 50 different birds and plants are found in the trail area. For more information go to: www.wildswan.org Meet at the trailhead. Bring water, lunch and appropriate clothing for the weather and binoculars. Please contact Anne at 406-886-2242 to let her know you are coming, so she can contact you in case of inclement weather. Directions: Take Hwy. 83 approximately seven miles south of Swan Lake. Turn right 1/2 mile south of mile marker 64 and follow the sign to the trailhead.