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SUMMARY:November Program - New Home on the Range
DESCRIPTION:New Home on the Range: Reintroducing Sharp-tailed Grouse to Western Montana \n\n\n\nPROGRAM  \n\n\n\nSharp-tailed Grouse were once abundant in intermountain grasslands west of the Continental Divide in Montana\, but populations declined as the region developed\, and sharp-tails became locally extirpated by the early 2000s. However\, sharp-tails still thrive in the prairies of eastern Montana\, where each spring males gather at leks and perform their elaborate courtship dances. Montana Fish\, Wildlife & Parks began reintroducing Sharp-tailed Grouse to western Montana in 2021. Each spring\, sharp-tails are captured at leks in central and eastern Montana\, transported across the state by volunteers\, and released at sites in the Bitterroot\, Blackfoot\, and Drummond Valleys. To date\, more than 800 grouse have been translocated! \n\n\n\nEach Sharp-tailed Grouse receives a radio collar or a GPS transmitter\, allowing our research team to monitor them throughout the year using telemetry. We track female movements and habitat use as they find a home range\, search for a mate\, nest\, and raise a brood. We’ve been encouraged by the successful fledging of more than 200 chicks and the establishment of 5 new leks at the reintroduction sites. By studying translocated grouse\, we’ve learned what influences their behavior and survival after they are released\, helping us improve our conservation strategies. \n\n\n\nNow\, five years later\, Sharp-tailed Grouse are dancing in western Montana again. How can we make sure that they are here to stay? \n\n\n\nMembership Meeting Program Info. \n\n\n\nThe in-person meeting will be held Monday\, November 9\, 2026 at Hope Lutheran Church\, 2152 West Graf (off S. 19th). A social begins at 6:30 PM; the program begins at 7:00 PM. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own reusable cups. \n\n\n\nFor virtual attendance\, please register at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2901854636854861920 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAttendees—whether in person or virtual—are encouraged to share their bird sightings at this and every monthly program. \n\n\n\nSAS monthly programs are free and open to the public\, featuring a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of each month\, September through May. For more information\, contact programs@sacajaweaaudubon.org. \n\n\n\n ABOUT OUR SPEAKER \n\n\n\nLaura Dykstra is a Ph.D. candidate in the Wildlife Habitat Ecology Lab at Montana State University. She studies the movements and demography of Sharp-tailed Grouse reintroduced to western Montana\, in collaboration with Montana Fish\, Wildlife & Parks\, and has spent the past four summers tracking sharp-tails with radio collars across cattle ranches. Her research focuses on science-based wildlife conservation on working lands\, particularly on finding strategies to improve translocation outcomes. Laura received her M.S. from the University of Connecticut\, where she researched Mallards in exurban landscapes. She grew up in suburban southern Ohio\, where studying the Red-shouldered Hawk introduced her to wildlife research. She enjoys birding around Bozeman\, especially finding a Prairie Falcon on winter raptor surveys. 
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/november-program-new-home-on-the-range/
LOCATION:Hope Lutheran Church\, 2152 W. Graf St\, Bozeman\, Montana\, 59718\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Program
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SUMMARY:Feathered Forest
DESCRIPTION:Praised a “luminous” by Bill McKibben\, Feathered Forest interweaves memoir with clear-eyed notes on ecology to create an engaging blend of scientific and soulful observations. \n\n\n\nTickets are not required but RSVPs are always appreciated! Please RSVP by reserving a free general admission ticket at Eventbrite. \n\n\n\nThe event at a glance: \n\n\n\n\nOn November 22\, please arrive early to secure your seat. Seating is general admission\, first come\, first served.\n\n\n\nAt 4pm\, the event will begin. The author will take audience questions following the program.\n\n\n\nAfter the talk\, the author will sign books.\n\n\n\nCan’t attend in person? Order signed copies on our website or by calling (406) 587-0166. Signing requests must be placed 24 hours before the event and can only be taken for books we currently have on our shelves. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nABOUT FEATHERED FOREST \n\n\n\nAcclaimed nature writer Marina Richie guides us into a vertical world of old-growth forests through the eyes of the birds that inhabit them—exploring her journey as an environmentalist in her signature verdant prose.With exquisite prose and meticulous research\, Marina Richie interweaves memoir with clear-eyed notes on ecology to create an engaging blend of scientific and soulful observations.In Feathered Forest\, birds are our guides to a vertical world of ancient trees that spans both sides of the Cascade Mountains. Within centuries-old groves that are critical refugia in a time of climate crisis\, these winged messengers show us a better way to steward our threatened landscapes. Just as a forest transitions upward from understory to midstory to overstory\, so too does the trajectory of Richie’s life—from the protective cover of adolescence to the precarious yet light-filled canopy of adulthood.Richie’s love for the wilds unfurls in poetic phrasing\, and her call to protect our last old-growth trees is resounding and clear. \n\n\n\nABOUT MARINA RICHIE \n\n\n\nMarina Richie is an award-winning nature writer with a passion for birds and wild places. Her book Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher received the 2024 John Burroughs Medal for distinguished natural history writing\, a 2022 National Outdoor Book Award (gold)\, and a Foreword Indies Award (silver). Through prose and poetry\, Marina seeks to bridge the divide separating people from nature. Her essays\, blogs\, and poems appear in popular and literary magazines. Marina has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Montana and an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Oregon. She lives in Bend\, Oregon\, with her husband\, Wes\, and tends a bird-friendly yard. \n\n\n\nABOUT ASHLEY MARTENS \n\n\n\nAshley is the Intermountain West Regional Manager of the Old-Growth Forest Network. She grew up under the canopy of trees in the western US.  She gazed up at shimmering aspen leaves as a babe in Utah\, sought shade under ancient junipers when hunting arrowheads as a kid in Wyoming\, foraged wild mushrooms under old-growth cedars and hemlocks as a young adult in Idaho\, watched bald eagles raise their young under a giant Douglas Fir in Washington\, and currently gathers her community together under cottonwoods along creeks in Montana. Her educational and experiential background in ecology\, wildlife biology\, education\, restoration\, and mindfulness primed her perfectly for work with the Old-Growth Forest Network. Whenever she feels stressed or can’t sleep\, she imagines herself sitting on the mossy ground with her back resting against the soft trunk of a giant Grandmother Cedar Tree. In addition to her work with the Old-Growth Forest Network\, Ashley teaches are variety of nature-based classes through her business True Nature Education and the local Sacajawea Audubon Society. She loves all things wild\, and most especially birds.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://countrybookshelf.com/event/2026-11-22/marina-richie-conversation-ashley-martens
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SUMMARY:SAS Special Holiday Program - The Films of Bob Landis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special holiday program celebrating filmmaker BobLandis with Doug Smith and John Marzluff at the Ellen Theatre! \n\n\n\nFor more than five decades\, Bob Landis has followed the wild—camera in hand—capturing extraordinary moments in Yellowstone\, Denali\, Glacier\, and beyond. Join us for a special holiday presentation celebrating Bob’s remarkable career as a wildlife filmmaker and storyteller. \n\n\n\nJoin SAS members Doug Smith and John Marzluff for a special evening celebrating Bob’s amazing work and the lasting impact of his contributions. \n\n\n\nDoors open at 6 PM; the program will begin at 7 PM.The program is free and open to the public. A $5 suggested donation is appreciated.
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LOCATION:The Ellen Theatre\, 17 West Main Street\, Bozeman\, Montana\, 59715
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SUMMARY:Sacajawea Audubon Area Christmas Bird Counts 2026/2027
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to get ready for our annual Christmas Bird Counts! \n\n\n\nEveryone from beginner to expert birder is invited to participate in this world-wide citizen science effort. All Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) are conducted between December 14 and January 5 every year\, in established 15-mile diameter circles. Local count compilers and volunteers follow specific routes through the area\, counting every bird they see or hear throughout the day. \n\n\n\nSacajawea Audubon Society is hosting a total of 7 counts in 2026\, starting with Ennis on the 1st Wednesday of the count period\, and ending with the Ruby Valley count usually held just after the New Year. Specific dates are posted below. This year we are also including counts at Clark Canyon Reservoir\, Grant Kohrs Ranch and Warm Springs. Dates and contact info to follow. \n\n\n\nSAVE THE DATE!  Ennis CBC – Wednesday\, Dec. 16th\, Bozeman CBC – Saturday\, Dec. 19th\, Livingston CBC – Sunday\, Dec. 20th\, Yellowstone CBC – Sunday\, Dec. 20th\, Three Forks CBC – Sunday\, Dec. 27th (More dates to come!) \n\n\n\nIf your house is within a count circle\, you can also report the birds that visit your feeder as long as you’ve made arrangements with your local count compiler. (Even if you’re outside of a CBC circle\, you can always add your detections to eBird at any time!) \n\n\n\nMost counts begin and/or end with a social gathering and lots of camaraderie\, and are an annual tradition we always look forward to! \n\n\n\nFor more information on the Bozeman or Three Forks counts\, contact Sam Koenen (email) or call (406)600-7502. Participation in all counts is free. \n\n\n\nPortrait of Red-breasted Nuthatch clinging to a stump.
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/sacajawea-audubon-area-christmas-bird-counts-2026-2027/
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