Featuring: Bear expert and TV/Podcast host Chris Morgan, Dr. Bill Gaines of Leavenworth and Jack Oelfke, Chief of Cultural & Natural Resources at North Cascades National Park.
Location: Winthrop Barn,
Doors open at 6:30pm, program begins at 7pm.
Please get tickets for this FREE event through eventbrite!
All are welcome to this kid-friendly event. Free coffee, and snacks provided by Rocking Horse Bakery. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

If you cannot make the Thursday event but still would like to support these majestic bears we encourage you to submit a comment letter.

You can submit a comment on the proposed plan and Environmental Impact Statement here. Comments are due on October 24th, 2019. Of the four alternative approaches proposed for grizzly restoration outlined in the EIS, MVCC supports Alternative C – Incremental Restoration. We recognize that wildlife agencies must balance the urgency of local extinction with concerns of communities living near grizzly habitat. Under Alternative C, the National Park Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service would reintroduce 5 to 7 grizzly bears into the North Cascades each year over roughly 5 to 10 years, with a goal of establishing an initial population of 25 grizzly bears, creating a small source population to help re-establish slow reproduction over the next 100 years. This type of recovery effort was undertaken in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem of Montana with success.

If you have questions about why grizzlies belong in the North Cascades ecosystem click here. Please also send a copy of your comments to Congressman Dan Newhouse, let him know that Methow residents respect wildlife and support restoring threatened and endangered species.