THE GALÁPAGOS: WALTZING WITH AN ALBATROSS

Slides & Stories of a Not-So-Tough-Trip through a Naturalist’s Paradise

By Nan Christianson

Nan Christianson, a retired career professional with the US Forest Services who describes herself as a "jack-of-all -trades naturalist" will present a program at the Bitterroot Audubon's November meeting where she will share slides and stories depicting her 2015 trip to the Galápagos Islands which she describes as "a naturalist's paradise." 

She will take us on a 'visit' of 15 of the Galápagos Islands and with a sampling of the diverse landscapes, geology, and flora. The majority of the slides will showcase the rich diversity of the marine and land-based birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world! If there is time and interest, she will also 'visit' the Chocolate Cloud Forest and see several species of hummingbirds plus other birds found high in the Andes.

Nan's childhood was spent in rural Kentucky, withforays throughout Canada and the United States via her family's annual fishing/camping trips. It was no surprise when she pursued a natural resource field of study at the University of Montana and her geology degree led to a 38-year career with the U.S. Forest Service. Her worked ranged from research to land management and from the Bitterroot Valley to other locations throughout the Intermountain West. She retired in 2016 to her small farm along the Bitterroot River located, much to her disappointment, just outside of Audubon's Bitterroot River "Important Bird Area”. 

Come join Bitterroot Audubon for this sure to be lively, informative and entertaining program  Monday, November 19th, 7:00 P.M. at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge , north of Stevensville, on Wildfowl Lane. The public is invited. For more information, contact Becky Peters at 369-5210.