2015 Bearfest Schedule - Wrangell

Schedule of Events
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10AM & 1PM
MOVIES
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
PHOTO WORKSHOP
BEST DRESSED BEAR
Nolan Center
Judging announced for the best dressed
teddy bear!
10:30 AM
READ WITH A RANGER
KIDS - Irene Ingle Library
MOVIES
11:00 AM
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
Meet at Nolan Center
SYMPOSIUM
2:30 PM
Nolan Center
Nolan Center
- Lance Craighead: Bears and climate change:
a U.S. policy perspective.
- Brian Horejsi: Bear landscape politics in
Canada, a contrast to U.S. policy and law.
- Harry Reynolds: Climate change in the desert: an update on the Gobi Bear population.
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Covered Shelter (next to Wells Fargo)
PHOTO WORKSHOP
RE Johnson - Nolan Center
New advances in photography - drones
and more.
3:15 PM
CUB PLUNGE
KIDS - City Pool
Bear Paddle, Sharks and Minnows, and other
pool games.
SYMPOSIUM
12:00 PM
COOKING WORKSHOP
Cooking salmon on a cedar plank with Chef
Jake Harris of the Stikine Inn.
- Bobbi Jo Skibo (USFS Kenai): Food conditioning and human habitation in high use
front-country recreation sites.
- USFS Wrangell: Anan Wildlife Observatory
changes and effects.
6 - 8 PM
12:00 PM
9:00 PM
Reyme’s Bar
Todd Grebe and Cold Country.
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ALL AGES - Nolan Center
10 AM - Spirit Bear
1 PM - Brave
10:30 AM
PRESENTATION
USFS Staff - Nolan Center
Hydrology of the Anan watershed and economic benefits of wild salmon in the Tongass.
THANKS
TO OUR
SPONSORS
3:30 PM
Meet at Rainbow Falls trailhead
BEAR WORKSHOP
Outdoor Shooting Range
MOVIE
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
Katmai: Alaska’s Wild Peninsula
6:00 PM
KIDS GAMES
City Hall Lawn
Fish Toss, Cub-o-War, Twister, Relay Races,
Bear Masks, and more.
10:00 AM
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Muskeg Meadows
Registration at 9:30 AM.
11:00 AM
PHOTO WORKSHOP
Nolan Center
Film and photography with Matthias Breiter.
12:00 PM
PIE CONTEST
Nolan Center
Judging for the Beary Best Berry Pie!
1:00 PM
MUSIC WORKSHOP
Nolan Center
Jam session with Todd Grebe and Cold
Country.
5:00 PM
SALMON BAKE
Carving Shed - Downtown
Traditional foods, stories and songs of Native
culture ($10 donation suggested).
BEAR SYMPOSIUM
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
- Andrew Von Duyke: Nanuk and Aktak - Polar
Bears and Grizzles on Alaska’s North Slope.
- Mattias Breiter: Polar Bears and Climate
Change in the Hudson’s Bay Region.
8:00 PM
LIVE MUSIC
Elks Lodge
Todd Grebe and Cold Country.
PLANT WALK
Live demonstration of bear deterrents and
techniques with Bobbi Jo Skibo.
10AM & 1PM
10:00 AM
LIVE MUSIC
Hands-on informational talk about common
local plants and their medicinal/food uses.
2:00 PM
Nolan Center
MARATHON information and registration.
7:00 AM
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PHOTO WORKSHOP
Setting up in the field with RE Johnson.
Carpool from Nolan Center.
1 - 3 PM
KIDS - Irene Ingle Library
Bring your favorite teddy bears to get their
annual check-ups!
10 AM - Brother Bear
1 PM - Grizzly Falls
10:00 AM
TEDDY BEAR CLINIC
COMMUNITY MARKET
Local vendors and artists.
Bearfest merchandise.
REGISTRATION
Nolan Center
7:00 - 7:45am MARATHON, 1/2 MARATHON,
and 5K registration.
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Read with a ranger and Smokey Bear.
10AM & 1PM
10AM - 12PM
RE Johnson - Nolan Center
Composition and lighting - do’s and don’ts.
10:00 AM
MOVIES
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
10 AM - Bears
10 AM - Kung Fu Panda
1 PM - Over the Hedge
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
8:00 AM
RACE START
Outer Drive
SIMULTANEOUS start of runners and walkers.
10:00 AM
RAFFLE DRAWING
Nolan Center
Raffle drawing after first marathon finisher.
Two roundtrip systemwide tickets on
Alaska Airlines.
1:00 PM
PHOTO WORKSHOP
ALL AGES - Nolan Center
The photography of RE Johnson - slide show
in the small theatre at the Nolan Center.