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    • Tue 22

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        Insect Exploration at the Native Plant Garden

        $30 – $35
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        Watercolor Painting Wildflowers at the Fort Garden

        $30 – $35
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        Bug Photography!

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        Birding at the Fort Garden and River

        $30 – $35
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        Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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        Confident Color Mixing for Nature Journaling with Nancy Seiler

        $45 – $50
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Snowshoe Hares, Seasonal Camouflage, and the Consequences of Transitioning Too Early

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  • September 2025

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Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
writing about nature
September 8 @ 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 […]

Free
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2
September 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

Date: Monthly, on the second Monday 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
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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
September 9 @ 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 […]

free
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7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness
September 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness

Date: Wednesday, September 10th Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, but please register! (Donations are always appreciated.***) REGISTER HERE In Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Arnold "Smoke" Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi take the audience on a journey with horses and mules deep into the mountains of […]

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Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!
September 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!

Date: Tuesday, September 16 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $15 for MNHC members, $20 for non-members (Children 17 and under free with ticketed adult.) REGISTER HERE! If you're a fan of dinosaurs, this evening program is for you! MNHC has partnered with Elevation Science Institute to prepare and conserve dinosaur […]

$15 – $20
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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Fall Tree Fruits with Marilyn Marler
September 17 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Fall Tree Fruits with Marilyn Marler

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Location: Meet at the Root Interpretive Center at University of Montana, between Main Hall and the Natural Sciences Greenhouse. Free parking after 5 pm. Cost: Free, and open to the public Come on a short, shady walk with botanist Marilyn Marler (MNHC's Executive Director) to learn about […]

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Scavengers Photography Club
September 18 @ 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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Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day
September 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Meet at MNHC, travel by MNHC bus Cost: $40 MNHC and/or GLM Chapter members/$60 non-members REGISTER HERE See Glacial Lake Missoula's seasonal calendar recorded in sediment with geologist Jim Shelden! Varves are annual sediment depositions, often recording seasons in differently colored bands. Darker bands […]

$40 – $60
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-In Nature Journaling
September 24 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-In Nature Journaling

Date: Last Wednesday of the Month Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free with admission/membership! Fellow naturalists! Are you looking for community, accountability, inspiration, and more in the new year? We’re excited to offer monthly drop-in nature journaling / phenology wheel / nature writing sessions this year. Bring your nature journals, phenology wheels, […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saving the Big Sky
Saving the Big Sky
September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saving the Big Sky

Date: Wednesday, September 24 Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free and open to the public, but please register Join authors Bruce A. Bugbee, Robert J. Kiesling, and John B. Wright for a presentation of their book Saving the Big Sky: A Chronicle of Land Conservation in Montana. In documenting conservation accomplishments […]

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Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson
Reading with author Donna Erickson
October 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

Date: Thursday, October 2 Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, and open to the public MNHC is excited to host author Donna Erickson for a reading and signing of her book, Rooted at the Edge: Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide. Rooted at the Edge paints a portrait of a […]

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Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build
October 4 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Location: MNHC Cost: $30 MNHC members/$35 non-members REGISTER HERE Create a uniquely naturalist spooky display with bones from an owl pellet! Owl pellets are a treasure trove. Filled with bones, fur, and feathers, they tell us what an owl has been eating. We will discuss […]

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September 8
September 8 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

September 8 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

September 9
September 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

September 10
September 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness

September 16
September 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!

September 17
September 17 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Fall Tree Fruits with Marilyn Marler

September 18
September 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Scavengers Photography Club

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September 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day

September 24 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Nature Journaling

September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Saving the Big Sky

October 2
October 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

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Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build

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Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!

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Fall Tree Fruits with Marilyn Marler

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Scavengers Photography Club

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

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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
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Book Review: Tenacious Beasts

September 30, 2024

Field Notes

A (Winter) Solstice Vignette

A (Winter) Solstice Vignette

December 17, 2025
Winter Wings: The Science of Soaring

Winter Wings: The Science of Soaring

December 10, 2025
Snowshoe Hares, Seasonal Camouflage, and the Consequences of Transitioning Too Early

Snowshoe Hares, Seasonal Camouflage, and the Consequences of Transitioning Too Early

December 3, 2025
Order in the Roost

Order in the Roost

November 26, 2025
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Hunting Bison in the Place of Smokey Land

November 19, 2025
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