Outdoor news

Boating class

Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold a free boating education class at the FWP offices, 490 North Meridian Road, in Kalispell, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. The class will include an overview of boating safety equipment requirements and the rules of safe operation. Participants must pre-register and read the boating manual prior to the class. Montana law requires youths 13 and 14 years of age to pass a boating safety course in order to operate a motorboat or personal watercraft without an adult on board. Students must be at least 12 years old to register. A parent or guardian must accompany students under 16. To register, call 752-5501 or go to the FWP offices.

Online auction

The Glacier Institute's online auction to support youth education at its Big Creek Outdoor Education Center up the North Fork at www.charityauctionstoday.com/glacier25 will continue until Sunday, Nov. 27, at 5 p.m. Bidding for gifts, paintings and Glacier National Park experiences starts at $1. More than 24,000 Flathead Valley elementary school children have visited the institute's Discovery School three-day immersion learning program at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. For more information, visit online at www.glacierinstitute.org or call 755-1211.