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    • Thu 3

      • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

        Protecting Pollinators and Native Plants – Lunch & Learn Climate Solutions Week Program

        FREE
    • Sat 5

      • 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

        Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale

    • Tue 8

      • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

        free
    • Wed 16

      • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

        Sip and Sketch Skulls with Jason C. Poole

        $30 – $35
    • Sat 19

      • 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

        Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session

        $15 – $20
    • Thu 24

      • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

        Scavengers Photography Club

        FREE
    • Fri 25

      • 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

        MNHC’s Fall Banquet and Auction

    • Thu 31

      • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

        Scavengers Photography Club

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    • Sat 2

      • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

        Sketching and Drawing for the Nature Journaler with Jason C. Poole

        $30 – $35
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      • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

        Felted Animal Portraits with Melissa Thompson

        $30 – $35
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      • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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        Nature Journal Book Binding

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Naturalist Field Day: Explore Primm Meadow
October 2, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Naturalist Field Day: Explore Primm Meadow

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

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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Protecting Pollinators and Native Plants – Lunch & Learn Climate Solutions Week Program
October 3, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Protecting Pollinators and Native Plants – Lunch & Learn Climate Solutions Week Program

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 […]

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12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale
October 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale

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 […]

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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
October 8, 2024 @ 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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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sip and Sketch Skulls with Jason C. Poole
October 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sip and Sketch Skulls with Jason C. Poole

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
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session
October 19, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session

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
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club
October 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club

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

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5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
MNHC’s Fall Banquet and Auction
October 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
MNHC’s Fall Banquet and Auction

Date: Friday, October 25th Time: 5:00-9:00 p.m. Location: University Center Ballroom GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY. Click here. Join the Montana Natural History Center for a fun and nature-filled evening at our Fall Banquet and Auction on October 25th, at the University Center Ballroom! Gather with us for an evening of food, drinks, and fun to […]

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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club
October 31, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club

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 […]

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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sketching and Drawing for the Nature Journaler with Jason C. Poole
November 2, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Sketching and Drawing for the Nature Journaler with Jason C. Poole

Date: Saturday, November 2 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center $30 for MNHC members, $35 for non-members REGISTER HERE! Learn top tricks for making sketching and drawing part of your Nature Journaling experience. Pens, pencils, and watercolor along with some sketching basics can start you down a life long journey of looking […]

$30 – $35
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October 2
October 2, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Naturalist Field Day: Explore Primm Meadow

October 3
October 3, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Protecting Pollinators and Native Plants – Lunch & Learn Climate Solutions Week Program

October 5
October 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale

October 8
October 8, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

October 16
October 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Sip and Sketch Skulls with Jason C. Poole

October 19
October 19, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session

October 24
October 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Scavengers Photography Club

October 25
October 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

MNHC’s Fall Banquet and Auction

October 31
October 31, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Scavengers Photography Club

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November 2, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sketching and Drawing for the Nature Journaler with Jason C. Poole

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Curiosity Cabinet Garage Sale

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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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Sip and Sketch Skulls with Jason C. Poole

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Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session

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Naturalist Blog

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

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Meeting My Neighbor

April 8, 2026
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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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