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Flathead Native Plant Society is looking for volunteers for the Glacier National Park Noxious Weed Blitz on Thursday, July 28. Participants will learn how to identify five targeted non-native invasive plant species, how to conduct invasive plant surveys, and how to map locations using GPS units. Participants will then break into smaller groups and head out to areas around West Glacier to pull weeds. For more information, contact the Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center at 888-7986 or by e-mailing glac_citizen_science@nps.gov.

Chuck Jonkel, founder of the Great Bear Foundation, will teach a special program, "Honoring the Great Bear: The Life and Works of Chuck Jonkel," on Thursday, July 28. Jonkel has been teaching bear classes for the Glacier Institute every year since 1983. The morning program will be held at the Glacier Park Field Camp, followed by short walks in the Old Growth Cedar-Hemlock forests around the Avalanche Campground area. All travel will be on existing trails. Leave no trace ethics will be discussed and practiced.