RANGELEY — Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum will provide a loon and eagle education program on Saturday, July 16.

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Education Coordinator Lisa Kane will kick-off the activities at 10:30 a.m. with a presentation on the department’s conservation and education efforts in the management of Maine’s common loon and bald eagle. Loon and eagle mounts will be on display, and a question-and-answer session will be included.

This one-hour presentation will be held in Oquossoc at the Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum. Cost to attend the presentation is $5 a donation. The fee will be waived for Historical Society and museum members.

Following Kane’s presentation, participants will be encouraged to drive to Bald Mountain Camps for lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Attendees will order and pay for lunch independently.

During lunch, Joe Roy, a loon field biologist with Biodiversity Research Institute, will present an overview of the 2015 survey conducted on the nesting habits and reproduction rates of the loons on Rangeley Lake.

Following Roy’s discussion, Maine Audubon intern Emily Berma will provide a broader perspective of the annual statewide loon count and its Fish Lead-Free campaign.

The program concludes with a 90-minute cruise at 1 p.m. Two pontoon boats will cruise into Cupsuptic Lake to observe loons and eagles in their natural habitat. Each boat will have a wildlife biologist aboard and will include discussions on the observed behavior of the wildlife. Cruises will depart from and return to Bald Mountain Camps. Cameras and binoculars are recommended. The cost to go on the cruise is $35 per person, and seating is limited to 26 passengers.

Preregistration is required for the cruise and lunch by 4 p.m. Thursday, July 14, by calling 207-670-8391 or emailing [email protected].

FMI: www.rangeleyoutdoormuseum.org, www.rangeleylakecruises.com.