• Rattlesnake Dam Removal Tour: Bring On the Trout!

    Rattlesnake Greenway Trailhead and Parking

    Date: Thursday, September 5 Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m. Location: Meet at the parking area at the north end of Duncan Drive - click here for map. Look for Duncan drive in the lower left corner. Follow it to the green parking emblam on the map. Travel north on Duncan Drive, which is on the west side of Rattlesnake creek. […]

    $15 – $20
  • Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

    Virtual Zoom Classroom

    Date: Monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month  Time: 6:30 p.m. Location/Platform: Virtual Zoom Classroom The only thing better than reading a fascinating natural history book (and there are so many of them!) is getting to discuss it with a wonderful group of like-minded people. We can help you do that! Join one of […]

    free
  • Just Add Water – Ospreys in Western Montana

    Montana Natural History Center

    Antali tries out his wings. Photo by Erick Greene Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $10 MNHC members, $15 non-members REGISTER HERE. Ospreys are unique fishing raptors, and we are lucky they are so abundant along the rivers and lakes in Montana. Since they are at the top […]

  • Scavengers Photography Club

    Scavengers Photography Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Dates: Last Thursday of the month Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Come find community and inspiration for your nature photography passion at our Scavengers Photography Club! Everyone is welcome - hobbyists, enthusiasts, professionals, and new beginners! Peggy Christian, artist, author, and Master Naturalist, hosts this unique club on the last Thursday of […]

    FREE
  • Naturalist Field Day: Explore Primm Meadow

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Wednesday, October 2 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Location: Meet at the Montana Natural History Center. We'll travel to Primm Meadow in the MNHC bus. Feel the majesty of an old-growth, open stand of ponderosa pines as you explore the history and magnificent ecology of Primm Meadow. This park-like grove has been carefully utilized and […]

    $45 – $55
  • Protecting Pollinators and Native Plants – Lunch & Learn Climate Solutions Week Program

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: FREE Join the Montana Natural History Center and Climate Smart Missoula for a Lunch & Learn program, Protecting Pollinators and Native Plants, during Climate Solutions Week 2024! Our communities thrive with the biodiversity of native plants. Insects, birds, and mammals have evolved to rely […]

    FREE
  • Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Saturday, October 5 Time: 12:00-3:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Shop MNHC's Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale for curious naturalist items. Bones, books, shells, art, rocks and minerals, and so much more! One day only! Are you interested in donating an item? Here are the kinds of curios and curiosities we're looking for: Natural history-related books and […]

  • Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

    Virtual Zoom Classroom

    Date: Monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month  Time: 6:30 p.m. Location/Platform: Virtual Zoom Classroom The only thing better than reading a fascinating natural history book (and there are so many of them!) is getting to discuss it with a wonderful group of like-minded people. We can help you do that! Join one of […]

    free
  • Sip and Sketch Skulls with Jason C. Poole

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Wednesday, October 16 Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $30 MNHC members, $35 non-members REGISTER HERE! Find the beauty of line and form in MNHC's extensive skull collection. You will enjoy access to grizzly bear, great horned owl, and Tyrannosaurus rex just to name a few. Missoula based artist, Jason C. Poole will start […]

    $30 – $35
  • Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Saturday, October 19 Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $15 MNHC members, $20 non-members Feel the land transition into autumn. Allow your senses, rather than your thoughts, to notice how nature transitions into a season of endings and renewal. You may have visited the Native Plant Garden, but have you experienced […]

    $15 – $20
  • Scavengers Photography Club

    Scavengers Photography Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Dates: Last Thursday of the month* Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Come find community and inspiration for your nature photography passion at our Scavengers Photography Club! Everyone is welcome - hobbyists, enthusiasts, professionals, and new beginners! Peggy Christian, artist, author, and Master Naturalist, hosts this unique club. At each session we will […]

    FREE