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National Wilderness Workshop opening in Missoula

Al Goldner and Scott Wolff hike along a stream connecting two fishing lakes during a day-hike from a base camp to sample trout-holding waters in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness near Cooke City, Mont. (Rich Landers)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
OUTPLAN – Public lands and wilderness experts will gather at the University of Montana this week to present 30 workshops on public lands and wilderness.

The seventh-annual National Wilderness Workshop , set in Missoula for the first time, will bring together stakeholders from around the country will discuss strategies for “ensuring that wild public lands remain relevant to an increasingly plugged-in and urban society,” organizers say.

Sessions will be held Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 28-30, followed by field trips on Saturday, Oct 31.

Keynote speakers include Sue Spear, U.S. Forest Service wilderness director. Presentation topics include the increasing diversity among public land users, engaging millennials and navigating new public-nonprofit partnerships.

Info: wildernessalliance.org .

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