Avalanche awareness presentation set for Wednesday

Pine River Library will offer the free “Know Before You Go” basic avalanche awareness program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive.

Attendees will witness the destructive power of avalanches, learn about why and how they happen and have a chance to ask questions about these dangerous forces of nature. This program is organized through the local nonprofit Friends of the San Juans.

For more information, call 884-2222, ext. 510.