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SUMMARY:Wood Creek Larch scenic area - Yaak
DESCRIPTION:Wood Creek Larch Scenic Area – Yaak\nSaturday\, October 17 or 24 – 10 am to 3 pm\nGolden larch in the fall. Date will depend on optimum fall color and weather. \nEasy 4-mile round-trip hike to a grove of big\, old western larch near the Canadian border. There won’t be many\, or any flowering plants\, and you’ll mostly be looking up. \nThe trailhead is about ½ hour from Yaak on Road 92. Meet at the Dirty Shame Saloon at 9:30 am. Also carpool options from Libby and Troy. To sign up\, contact Betty Kuropat at blueirismt@gmail.com or 406-250-8156.
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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SUMMARY:Wood Creek Larch scenic area - Yaak
DESCRIPTION:Wood Creek Larch Scenic Area – Yaak\n \nSaturday\, October 17 or 24 – 10 am to 3 pm \nGolden larch in the fall. Date will depend on optimum fall color and weather. Easy 4-mile round-trip hike to a grove of big\, old western larch near the Canadian border. There won’t be many\, or any flowering plants\, and you’ll mostly be looking up. \nThe trailhead is about ½ hour from Yaak on Road 92. Meet at the Dirty Shame Saloon at 9:30 am. Also carpool options from Libby and Troy. \nTo sign up\, contact Betty Kuropat at blueirismt@gmail.com or 406-250-8156.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/wood-creek-larch-scenic-area-yaak/
CATEGORIES:Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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SUMMARY:Baree Lake - Libby
DESCRIPTION:Baree Lake – Libby \nSaturday\, September 12 – 8 am to 5 pm \nModerate-to-strenuous hike to Baree Lake in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness to look for whitebark pine. The trail is roughly 3.3 miles with 2260’ of elevation change. We can take our time hiking in and out\, and may continue on to the ridge above the lake if people would like. \nMeet in Libby or at the trailhead. Group size is limited to 8 participants. To sign up\, contact Kat Thomas at katthomas0316@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/baree-lake-libby/
LOCATION:Baree Lake – Libby\, Libby\, Montana\, 59923
CATEGORIES:Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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SUMMARY:Northwest Peak Scenic Area - Yaak
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Peak Scenic Area (Yaak) \nSaturday\, August 8 – 8:30 am to ~4:30 pm\nHike to Northwest Peak in Lincoln County to visit whitebark pine and subalpine larch habitats. Chris Reichert and Betty Kuropat\, retired Forest Service silviculturists\, will lead this moderate 3-to-4-mile round-trip hike. This will be a good time to visit the beautiful Northwest Peak Scenic area\, find blooming wildflowers in the subalpine zone\, and discuss efforts to conserve whitebark pine. \nThe drive to the trailhead is about 60 miles (2 hours) from Troy.  To carpool from Troy\, meet at 8:30 am at the Troy Museum parking area.  Or\, meet at 9:30 am in the parking area at the junction of Pete Creek Road 338 & Yaak Highway 508. \nWear sturdy hiking shoes\, bring rain gear\, a lunch and plenty of water. To sign up\, contact Chris at reichert.chris9@gmail.com or 406-291-8324\, or Betty at blueirismt@gmail.com or 406-250-8156.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/northwest-peak-scenic-area-yaak/
LOCATION:NW Peaks scenic area – Libby\, Troy\, Montana\, 59935
CATEGORIES:Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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