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Black wolf exhibit dedication with January 13 Fireside Chat at the glacier Juneau, Alaska. Jan 9–On Friday, Jan.13, 2017, the US Forest Service
will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center for a new exhibit featuring a black wolf. The event will occur in conjunction with the visitor center’s winter Fireside Lecture series. The schedule is at
http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/R10/Tongass/MGVC. The exhibit dedication will occur during the intermission between repeat lectures by Alaskan writer and photographer Nick Jans. He will autograph photos of the
wolf and his books prior to and after the first lecture. The free lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. and repeat at 8:00 p.m. Doors open for this special event at 5:30 p.m. The Juneau community and others contributed more than $40,000 to construct the new exhibit, a museum quality diorama designed by EDX of Seattle, and built by
wildlife artist Brian Kadrmas, that will feature the wolf reclining on a rock outcropping, two interpretive panels, a bronze cast of the wolf’s paw-print, and his recorded howls.
Nick’s presentations will include a narrated slide show featuring the wolf, and short readings from Nick’s book,
A Wolf Called Romeo. “The completion of this exhibit has been a long time coming,” says Jans. “Hard to believe it’s been more than seven years, but the important thing is that we’re here. We did all we could to make this exhibit the best it could be;
and it will be a lasting part of Juneau’s history.” Fireside Lectures are free. There is no elevator access due to construction and elevator replacement this winter. Guests need to use the outdoor ramp or stairs. Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center is open in winter from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at no charge. Call 907-789-0097 for information.
Writer and photographer Nick Jans relates his experiences with a black wolf and how it became a new glacier exhibit on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and repeating at 8:00
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