RIVERFEST 2006!
free and for all ages fun

September 16, 11:00 - 4:00
120 Hickory Street

Join us for our 8th annual RiverFest 2006! celebration at 120 Hickory Street, just minutes from the Clark Fork River and downtown Missoula. To celebrate this year's theme of “Stewardship in Missoula," MNHC will host children's activities with the Children's Museum of Missoula and the Science Learning Tent. RiverFest is free and for all ages, and invites you to come celebrate Missoula's great Stewards with educational booths and fun! Note time change from 11:00 - 4:00.

RiverFest Art Contest!
This year's winner, Peggy Woods, grew up exploring the woods, creeks and coastline, developing a lifelong love of the natural world. Art has always been an integral part of her life, enjoying a 30 + year career in illustration and graphic design. For the past several years, she has turned her attention to capturing her unique glimpses into the natural world through watercolors.

Peggy Woods writes, “I love experiencing my world through the eyes of a potential painting. My awareness is heightened and enriched and ordinary scenes can come alive with magic with just the right light. Life is so much richer when we remember the beauty in nature and how it feels to be a party of it.”

RiverFest is in conjunction with Missoula Downtown Association's River City Roots Festival>>, September 16.




RiverFest is in brought to you annually by the Montana Natural History Center and the Missoula County Weed District>>





Children's Activities by the Montana Natural History Center, Children's Museum, Missoula (Families First), and the Science Learning Tent. Fun and educational for the whole family! Educational and interactive vendors from the Missoula area will run exhibits from 11-4.


New Exhibits: During RiverFest, the Montana Natural History Center will host the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage's "Inspirations from the Forest" traveling exhibit in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service and the National Endowment for the Arts. Look for more exhibits at RiverFest!

More RiverFest highlights :

• Book signing by Sneed Collard III
• Native Plant Sale and Grass Seed Available
• Ongoing presentations, including Glacial Lake Missoula interpretation with regional experts

Interested in volunteering for RiverFest? Call us at 327-0405 or email office@montananaturalist.org.

RiverFest 2006! is a community celebration of our local natural history brought to you by the Montana Natural History Center and the Missoula County Weed District.