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Friends of Two Rivers - Bonner, Milltown, Montana

faith-and-climate-change Why People of Faith Should be Engaged in Climate Change, and How We Can Make a Difference

Monday November 16, 7:00pm, University Center Theater, University of Montana. Free parking. All are welcome!
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Panel members include:

Len Broberg, professor of Environmental Studies Global context of the upcoming UN climate change negotiations in Paris
Rev. Joseph Carver, pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church Pope Francis’ encyclical: caring for our “common home”
Dan Spencer, co-author of Earth Ethics and Professor of Environmental Studies Religious and ethical perspectives motivating engagement on climate change
Caroline Lauer, Program Associate, Climate Smart Missoula Climate initiatives in Missoula: practical ways to get involved

The Blackfoot Challenge celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2013 and used the opportunity to reevaluate its work and mission. Friends of 2 Rivers assisted by helping with the Partners Tour of the Lower Blackfoot in June and with the Land and Community Discussions at Bonner in September. In July, 2014 Friends of 2 Rivers will lead tours at the confluence for the Society for Conservation Biology meeting.

Billy Izzard has a dream - a community garden that grows not only vegetables but community relationships and children heathy in mind and body. He started the garden in 2009 for local residents and school children to have a space for producing local, healthy food. Visit Milltown Garden Patch for more information.

The Piltzville Trail was constructed by EPA during the Milltown Reservoir cleanup to provide a safe way to school for children who had been crossing the tracks on a social path in Piltzville. Once the train transport of sediments began, that path was fenced and the community became the recipient of a new paved trail extending from the junction of Highways 200 and 210 all the way to the Turah interchange and across, linking to Rustic Road where a gravel foot and equestrian trail looped back on the frontage road.

The Superfun(d) Run is held annually in May and a lighting project is underway. Eagle Scout Patrick Friede's project provided 8 lights.