First Tuesday: Thirty Years of Rare Carnivores with Scott Fitkin
When: Tuesday, December 1, at 7pm.
Where: Winthrop Barn (Get Directions)
The Methow Conservancy is pleased to invite the community to our December First Tuesday and holiday gathering where we'll celebrate our 30th anniversary as an organization.
The evening will begin at 6:30pm with social time and a chance to connect with friends and neighbors. At 7pm we will present our annual conservation awards. Next up will be a First Tuesday talk by District Wildlife Biologist Scott Fitkin:
Wolves, Wolverines, and Bears Oh My!
30+ Years of rare carnivore recovery in the North Cascades and it’s documentation by remote camera technology.
The last 30 years have arguably been an unprecedented period of rare carnivore recovery and conservation in the North Cascades ecosystem. They have also fostered tremendous advances in remote camera technology that has aided and documented wildlife management accomplishments and entertained us along the way. Come join us to learn more about the status and ecology of wolves, lynx, fishers, wolverines, and grizzly bears in the North Cascades as partially viewed through the lens of a remote camera.
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This event is the perfect way to celebrate another year of loving the land. Admission and cake are free. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.
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About Scott
Scott Fitkin is a 37-year veteran of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. He started his career on the North Cascades Grizzly Bear Gray Wolf Investigation Project. In 1996, the same year as the inception of the Methow Conservancy, Scott began his now 30+ year position as the Okanogan District Wildlife Biologist based in Winthrop. During those 30 years, he has worked on a wide variety of species including several rare carnivores and has had the distinct pleasure of collaborating extensively with the Methow Conservancy on many habitat conservation efforts locally.