8th Annual Dubois Grouse Days

Fostering Partnerships for Grouse Conservation



What: A two-day event to celebrate the shrub-steppe ecosystem and the
animals that call it home.



Where: Dubois, Idaho (about 45 miles north of Idaho Falls on Interstate 15)



When: Friday April 16 doors open at 5pm for registration and light supper

Saturday April 17, all day activities starting at 0600 with
tours to grouse leks.

Saturday April 17, Banquet and awards ceremony start at 5pm



Why: To promote education and conservation of our western rangeland
heritage.



Activities: Guided tours to grouse breeding grounds to view Greater Sage
and Sharp-tailed Grouse courtship and The Nature Conservancy's Crooked Creek
Ranch and other local highlights, banquet, arts and craft booths, kids
activities and art contest, presentations by biologists and ranchers and the
Teton Raptor Center; raffle and silent auction. Plus, dedication of the
Kent L. Christopher habitat rehabilitation project at Camas National
Wildlife Refuge.



Sponsored by: Dubois Grouse Days Committee, The North American Grouse
Partnership, the Upper Valley Sage Grouse Local Working Group, Idaho
Department of Fish and Game, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land
Management, Clark County Stockgrowers, the North American Falconers
Association, NorthWestern Energy, Rocky Mountain Power, and the people and
businesses of Dubois, Idaho.



All proceeds go towards conservation and education, including the Kent L.
Christopher Conservation Scholarship for a local high school senior.



Contact: Jeff Lidey

Jeff_lidey_179 at hotmail.com

208/313/2730

Website: <http://www.grousedays.org> www.grousedays.org





Kit Struthers

Snake River Audubon Society

Idaho Falls, ID

208-529-2028

kit619 at ida.net