Counting Bunny Poop: How Forest Thinning Projects Impact Wildlife Habitat – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series

Date: Wednesday, February 12
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Montana Natural History Center
Cost: Free!, but please register

PARTNERS & PUBLIC LANDS SEMINAR SERIES: Conversations with BLM Missoula Field Office

Featuring Speakers John Fothergill (BLM), Jodi Wetzstein (BLM), Michael Schaedel (TNC), and Dr. Andrew Larson (University of Montana)

BLM Missoula Field Office and our partners, The Nature Conservancy and University of Montana, are in the midst of a long-term research study understanding snowshoe hare habitat and impacts from forest management treatments. Yep, quite literally, counting bunny poop. Come learn about young forest management treatments and how BLM and our partners are on the cutting edge of adaptive complexity thinning research! Enjoy a complimentary beer with the lecture!

The Missoula Field Office, Bureau of Land Management is excited to announce the “Partners & Public Lands” seminar series! Hosted by the Montana Natural History Center, staff from BLM will be teaming up with our partners to share some of our common treatment activities and deep dive into the “why” behind these land restoration actions. In this 4-part series, we’ll share about forest management, riparian treatments, recreation management, and BLM’s new co-stewardship partnership with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes.

February 12 – Counting Bunny Poop – How Forest Thinning Treatments Impact Wildlife Habitat; with special guests from The Nature Conservancy and University of Montana

March 19 – Busy Beavers – Using Low Tech Stream Restoration Techniques to Restore Riparian Areas; with special guests from Trout Unlimited and others TBA

April 16 – Recreation Resiliency – Exploring a Community-Driven Approach to Recreation Stewardship; featuring Blackfoot Challenge

May 21 – Tribal Reconnections – Sharing BLM & CSKT’s Tribal Co-stewardship Partnership and what this means for land management; featuring partners from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe