Web posted Friday, October 7, 2005

Brown bear talk scheduled

The Kenai River Center has announced the first event it its winter speaker series. On Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m., bear expert Will Troyer will present “The Lives of Brown Bears.” Troyer is a biologist and author of the recent book, “Into Brown Bear Country.” He will share some of his insights into brown bears developed from more than 30 years of scientific study and close encounters with bears. The event is free and open to the public. The center is located at Mile 1.6 of Funny River Road. For more information, call Jan Yaeger at the center at 260-4882.