Schedule

Friday, March 12, 2027

5 - 7 pm: Author Reception and Book Signing, Dana Gallery, Missoula

Saturday, March 13, The Wilma

Morning Program: Master of Ceremonies – Jerry O'Connell, Big Blackfoot Riverkeeper
9:30 am – Noon

Welcome & Dedication to Blackfoot River: Annick Smith, author, co-producer of the movie, A River Runs Through It.

The River of The Road to the Buffalo: Indigenous Perspective: Tim Ryan, Salish Kootenai College archeologist and Sarah Scott, archeologist.

Afternoon Program:
1 pm – 5 pm

Blackfoot River Conservation Story: Jack Wright, co-author, Saving the Big Sky, the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award winner.

One Round River and the Fight to Protect the River: Tracy Stone-Manning, president, The Wilderness Society and Dick Manning, author, One Round River.

The Blackfoot River Future: Annick Smith (moderator), Chris Dombrowski, author, The River You Touch, and David Quammen, author, Spillover, Breathless.

Blackfoot Valley Youth Poets: Live/recorded presentation of poetry about the Blackfoot River from Missoula Writing Collaborative Students living along the Blackfoot.