Big Read-Tuesday, October 3 at 6:30 PM in the Large Community Room. The grizzly bear has occupied North America longer than humans have. As New West meets Old West, grizzly bear numbers are a focal point of concern and contention. Join Greg Smith in a biological, cultural, and philosophical look at the grizzly bear in contemporary Montana.

Funding for Montana Conversations is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana’s Cultural Trust, and private donations.

Greg Smith lives in Bozeman and was a Ranger Naturalist and Backcountry Ranger in Glacier National Park for nearly 20 years. A longtime believer in the power of education, Smith now works with kids and adults as a storyteller, naturalist and historian. In his spare time, Greg enjoys trail running, backpacking, Nordic skiing and traveling the world on his bike.