Nonprofits invite community members to share grizzly bear stories at Whitefish event

Three nonprofits are teaming up to honor the 50th anniversary of the grizzly bear being listed as an endangered species by asking the community to share their stories and encounters with Ursus arctos horribilis. 

Stories will be shared during an event titled, “Your Grizzly Bear Story — A Night to Celebrate and Continue to Protect the Great Bear,” on July 28, at 101 Central in downtown Whitefish. The event is presented by the “Whitefish Review” literary magazine, Yaak Valley Forest Council and Vital Ground.