Jan. 21—A sign above Montana History teacher Kris Schreiner's classroom alerts Kalispell Middle School eighth graders that they are entering Alder Gulch to mine for gold and garnets. Alder Gulch, was ...

The Sabino Creek area on many Wednesdays is full of people panning for garnets. Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists hold a panning class every Wednesday for children and adults, if the amount of the ...

Sabino Canyon volunteer naturalists will show you and the kiddos how to pan for garnets 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays from Oct. 1 through April, if the weather and water cooperate. (They're skipping, ...

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...