Award-winning author to speak in Libby about mountain goats
Mountains goats will be the subject of a presentation by Montana author Bruce Smith March 12 in Libby. (Courtesy photo)
Friends of Scotchman Peaks is excited to host wildlife biologist and award-winning author Bruce Smith, on his fun and educational nationwide book tour.
Join FSPW and Smith in Thompson Falls, Libby, or Sandpoint, March 10-12, 2025.
Of North America’s large mammals, there is one that lives higher, steeper and more remote than any other. Perhaps the greatest mountaineer the peaks have ever known, the mountain goat is the subject of this presentation by Montana wildlife biologist and photographer Bruce Smith.
Smith’s career as a wildlife biologist included 26 years at the Wind River Indian Reservation and the National Elk Refuge in Wyoming.
Besides his writing for scientific journals and magazines, he’s an award-winning author of five books of natural history, science, and outdoor adventure.
Smith once lived in Montana’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area for almost two years to study the lives of mountain goats. He recently collaborated on a status review of Montana’s mountain goats, synthesizing 55 years of population data from across the state.
At these presentations, he’ll share results of that work and talk more broadly about conservation of mountain goats.
The photographic images he’ll show are from his book 'Life on the Rocks: A Portrait of the American Mountain Goat,' which won the National Outdoor Book Award.
Event Schedule
Monday, March 10 at 6-8 p.m. at Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge, Thompson Falls
Tuesday, March 11 at 5-7 p.m. at the Matchwood Brewing Community Room, Sandpoint, Idaho
Wednesday, March 12 at 6-8 p.m. at The Hidden Chapel in Libby
To learn more about Bruce Smith, go to www.brucesmithwildlife.com.
Find more event info at scotchmanpeaks.org/hikes-events-schedule/ or email info@scotchmanpeaks.org.