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        Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Sketching in Your Nature Journal #2 with Jason C. Poole

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Naturalist Trivia Night!
February 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Naturalist Trivia Night!

Date: February 27, 2025 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Show off your skills or come to learn something new—trivia nights are fun for any background level. Join a team when you arrive or bring a crew to compete in Naturalist Trivia Night. The night’s theme is Invasive Species. MNHC […]

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Wild Soups & Stocks, Teas, & Broths
March 1, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Wild Soups & Stocks, Teas, & Broths

Date: Saturday, March 1 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $50 for MNHC members, $55 for non-members (some scholarships available – call 406.327.0405 for more information) REGISTER HERE! “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” --Hippocrates Herbal medicine doesn't just come in tinctures and salves. Come explore how to add wild […]

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Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
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March 10, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

Date: Second Monday of the Month Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, but please register REGISTER HERE. Whatever genre you prefer — poetry, essay, prose, flash, etc. — writing can help us connect with and reflect on our natural surroundings in deeply personal, unexpected, rewarding ways. But finding […]

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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
March 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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 […]

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Busy Beavers – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series
March 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Busy Beavers – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series

Busy Beavers: Using Low-tech Stream Restoration Techniques to Restore Riparian Areas Date: Wednesday, March 12 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free! But please register. FREE REGISTRATION HERE! PARTNERS & PUBLIC LANDS SEMINAR SERIES: Conversations with BLM Missoula Field Office Featuring Speakers Claire Romanko (BLM), Tess Scanlon (Trout Unlimited), and more TBA Beavers are having a […]

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Scavengers Photography Club
March 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club

Dates: Third 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 […]

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Naturalist Trivia Night!
Naturalist Trivia Night
March 27, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Naturalist Trivia Night!

Date: March 27, 2025 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Show off your skills or come to learn something new—trivia nights are fun for any background level. Join a team when you arrive or bring a crew to compete in Naturalist Trivia Night. MNHC teaching naturalist Ryan Mahar is running […]

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9:00 am - 1:00 pm
“Booming” to Lee Metcalf NWR with Birder/Author Sneed Collard
March 29, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
“Booming” to Lee Metcalf NWR with Birder/Author Sneed Collard

Date: Saturday, March 29 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Location: Meet at MNHC to bus or carpool with MNHC staff at 9:00 a.m. or at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge at 10:00 a.m. Cost: $50 for MNHC members, $55 for non-members (some scholarships available - call 406.327.0405 for more information) REGISTER HERE Enjoy an early spring birding […]

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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
First Friday: Lives and Lessons of Zoo Animals
Photo by Nicole Emlen
April 4, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
First Friday: Lives and Lessons of Zoo Animals

Date: April 4, 2025 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Join us for a First Friday event with artist and student Nicole Emlen, as she shares her photography series Lives and Lessons of Zoo Animals. Nicole will provide a brief introduction about her project and about the future of her work. […]

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Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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Busy Beavers – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series

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Scavengers Photography Club

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Naturalist Trivia Night!

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“Booming” to Lee Metcalf NWR with Birder/Author Sneed Collard

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Book Review: Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark

Book Review: Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark

September 25, 2025
Book Review: Grizzly Confidential

Book Review: Grizzly Confidential

June 11, 2025
Book Review: Birding for Boomers

Book Review: Birding for Boomers

March 26, 2025
Book Review: Hush of the Land

Book Review: Hush of the Land

March 20, 2025
Book Review: Tenacious Beasts

Book Review: Tenacious Beasts

September 30, 2024

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Foraging Creeping Thistle

Foraging Creeping Thistle

April 15, 2026
Meeting My Neighbor

Meeting My Neighbor

April 8, 2026
I Saw the Earth Breathe

I Saw the Earth Breathe

April 1, 2026
Song of the Meadowlark

Song of the Meadowlark

March 25, 2026
Cornelius and My Dad

Cornelius and My Dad

March 18, 2026
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