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I have friends in Southern California who find parts of Montana life quaint. They joke about how there’s a tax exemption for wolf depredation and assume that debates over logging are as relevant as tintype photos. But as any Missoulian knows, living in a city doesn’t exclude anyone from have a close relationship with nature. Los Angeles’ water supply, for instance, relies on rivers and lakes hundreds of miles away, fed by snowmelt, as historian Char Miller explained in a recent edition of his fascinating nature column, Golden Green, at kcet.org. His other topics touch on the Timbisha tribe from Death Valley, animal-observing ancient Roman writers and the modern-day wildfire coverage. Miller will focus his lens on western Montana’s re-
lationship to greater environmental trends in “Cutting Through the Past: Foresters and Conservation at the University of Montana.” The talk will explain UM’s College of Forestry’s role in the bigger picture of forest management in the country. We could all use a little help seeing the forest for the trees. —Kate Whittle Historian Char Miller presents "Cutting Through the Past: Foresters and Conservation at the University of Montana" as part of the College of Forestry's centennial celebration. North Underground Lecture Hall. Thu., Nov. 7, at 7 PM. Free.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 Habitat for Humanity hosts an open house to celebrate the nonprofit’s 46th home in Missoula. 1627 S. Seventh St W. Noon to 5 PM. Check out habitatmsla.org to learn more. UM students can safely engage in discussion on some heavy topics at Bridging Dialogues Across Cultures, a guided event that covers race, gender, sexual orientation, class, religion and ability. 4-6 PM, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences Room 241. Held on Nov. 7 and 21 and Dec. 5. Honor your connection to the earth and the glorious array of life on it during the Children of the Earth Tribe Song and Chant Circle at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 519 S. Higgins, enter through back alley door. 7:30-9 PM. Free will offering.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9 Learn about maintaining healthy relationships at Co-Dependents Anonymous, which meets at 11:30 AM on Saturdays at the Fourth D Alano Club, 1500 W. Broadway. Contact Koryn for more information at 493-4431.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 11 Come on down for Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St., where the distillery redistributes the wealth. (It ain’t called Wall Street Wednesday, amiright?) $1 from every drink sold is donated to a different non-profit each Monday. Family friendly, from noon–8 PM. The Ravalli County Museum marks its 24th annual Veterans Day Observance, starting at the Doughboy with a laying of the wreaths and refreshments. 2 PM. The UM Climate Action Now Meeting is out to save the day, promoting sustainability and environmental action. UM FLAT, 633 Fifth St. E. Now meeting at 6 PM.
Veterans and farmers and veteran-farmers are invited to a screening of the 40-minute film Ground Operations: Battlefields to Farm Fields, hosted by Transition Missoula, followed by a discussion about strengthening the “veterans in agriculture” network. Puts real meaning into food not bombs, eh? University Center Theater. 6 PM. Free. The Bonner Milltown Community Council gets together for its regular monthly meeting at the Bonner School Library, off Highway 200. 7 PM. Guest speakers include MDT’s Shane Stack, on the status of a traffic re-routing project, and FWP’s Mike Kustudia on public access in Milltown Park.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 Learn how to give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Noon. Free.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13 UM language professor Brian Dowdle presents “Modern Japanese Literature and Technology” as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series at UM’s Manfield Center. 12:10 PM.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 You don’t have to be a time lord or a doctor to check out the Missoula Time Bank, in which members exchange skills and services instead of money. Orientations are at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Enter through the alley door. 7 PM. Learn more at missoulatimebank.org. The Missoula Patriots Tea Party hosts Lyn Hellegaard and Dan Happel, speaking on Agenda 21. Valley Christian School Auditorium, 2526 Sunset Lane. The November and December meetings are also food drives, so bring something non-perishable please.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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