September 2024 LCAS meeting

An Epic Journey to the Antarctic

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 – Program begins 7:00 PM

Montana Wild, 2668 Broadwater Ave.

Free – All Are Welcome

Join Lou Bruno on an incredible epic journey aboard the National Geographic Explorer to the Antarctic, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands.  This is the world of snow-capped peaks, icebergs, pristine endless seas, and an unbelievable diversity of marine mammals and pelagic birds.  Lou will offer a naturalist’s perspective on the life histories of these creatures and the fascinating adaptations that make them able to thrive and deal with the changing conditions affecting their existence.  Lou’s presentation is illustrated with exceptional photographs of the wildlife and stunning landscapes found on this expedition.  He will also trace the heroic 1915 journey of Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 men from Antarctica across hundreds of miles of open ocean to the Stromness Whaling Station at South Georgia.

Lou Bruno is a retired educator and professional naturalist who resides in East Glacier Park Montana.  He grew up in Brooklyn and Queens, New York where he started birding as a twelve-year-old. His passion for all things natural led him to pursue a biology degree at the University of Montana, which he received in 1971. He taught in Browning, Montana for 20 years until he retired in 1995.  Lou also spent many years guiding in Glacier, Yellowstone, Alaska and Mexico.  He is a past president of the Montana Wilderness Association and the Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance, a local group that is working to protect Glacier National Park, the northern Rocky Mountain Front and the Continental Divide Ecosystem.  He is currently the Vice-president of the Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance and was one of its founders.