For both lectures, doors open at 6 p.m. for coffee, wine, and desserts. Presentations begin at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude by 8 p.m.

Tickets are $10 per person and proceeds support the missions of both organizations. RSVPs are required. Please call the Conrad Mansion Museum at 406 755-2166.

Additional information about February's lecture    

Lecture Title: Wildlife Encountered by Lewis and Clark by Dave Shea

This presentation by Dave Shea highlights the Lewis & Clark "Voyage of Discovery" from St. Louis to the Pacific and back, focusing on the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish the explorers encountered and first described for science. These include everything from tiny hummingbirds to the immense California condor. Significant sites along the way of interest to historians will also be discussed.

Dave Shea earned his M.S. in Resource Conservation and his B.S. in Wildlife Biology from University of Montana. He has explored Glacier National Park during his thirty-five years as a supervisory backcountry ranger and biologist. In addition to working for the Park Service, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a wildlife biologist and botanist. Dave has published several works including Bald Eagle Concentrations in Glacier National Park, Animal Tracks of Glacier, and Glacier's Bird and Mammal Checklists.