Teacher Resources
Renting a Trunk
Trunks can be rented for two (2) weeks for $25 or three (3) weeks for $35. This charge covers costs incurred in the maintenance and processing of these trunks. Schools are responsible for missing items from trunks. Schools are responsible for shipping charges, as well as insurance costs. The maximum shipping cost is estimated at $40.
These trunks can also be picked up at the Montana Natural History Center at the new location of 120 Hickory Street Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 - 5:00 pm. A limited number of scholarships are available if you cannot find funding to cover rental and/or shipping costs.
Funding
The Nature Discovery Traveling Trunk program is funded by program fees and supplemented by grants and donations to keep costs low for participating schools. Scholarships may be available for rural schools to offset shipping costs.
We are delighted that Missoula's Southgate Mall has generously underwritten our traveling trunk program so that we may keep our rental rates low and still offer a quality program for teachers, students, and local youth groups who enjoy the trunks.
THANK YOU...to Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation and PPL Montana for generously supporting this program in 2008
Guide to Educational Trunks in the Northern Rockies
Check out the Northern Rockies Regional Educational Trunk Guide, a guide to all of the trunks available in the Northern Rockies region!
This fantastic resource was co-produced in 2006 by the Montana Environmental Education Association and the Montana Natural History Center. To add trunks or make corrections please contact the Montana Natural History Center.
Published 3 times a year, Montana Naturalist magazine integrates the news of the Montana Natural History Center with news on natural history.