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        Exploring Glacial Lake Missoula in the Bitterroot Valley

        $35
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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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        Spring Luncheon 2025: Learning for a Lifetime

        $150
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        Scavengers Photography Club

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        Birding for Beginners! in Greenough Park

        $30 – $35
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        Mount Jumbo Wildflower Walk

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        First Friday: Interactive Drawing and Illustration Session with Jason C. Poole

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        Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

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        Dig Your Own Native Shrub Sale

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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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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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Montana Conversations: Connecting to Land Through an Indigenous Lens with Lailani Upham
Presenter, Lailani Upham
April 7, 2025 @ 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Montana Conversations: Connecting to Land Through an Indigenous Lens with Lailani Upham

Date: Monday, April 7th Time: 5:45 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Missoula Public Library, Cooper Room B on the 4th floor Cost: FREE and open to the public, but please register! $10 suggested donation* In participation with Humanities Montana, the Montana Natural History Center is excited to host the Montana Conversations program “Connecting to Land Through […]

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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
April 8, 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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CANCELED – Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
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April 14, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
CANCELED – 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 *Due to illness, April 14th's Nature Writing "Hush Hour(s)" is canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you at the next session! REGISTER HERE Whatever genre you prefer — poetry, […]

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Printmaking Workshop with Open AIR Artist Amanda Baker
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April 16, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Printmaking Workshop with Open AIR Artist Amanda Baker

Date: Wednesday, April 16th Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: FREE, but a suggested donation is appreciated! Registration required. MNHC is excited to host Open Air Artist Amanda Baker! Amanda will be in residence at MNHC starting in early April until early May. Amanda Baker (b.1994) is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary […]

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Resilient Recreation – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series
April 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Resilient Recreation – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series

Resilient Recreation: Exploring a Community Driven Approach to Recreation Management Date: Wednesday, April 16 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 BLM speakers and Marley Held-Wilson and Clancy Jandreau of the Blackfoot Challenge Whether you’re floating […]

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Scavengers Photography Club
April 17, 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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First Friday: Lives and Lessons of Zoo Animals

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Printmaking Workshop with Open AIR Artist Amanda Baker

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June 11, 2025
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Foraging Creeping Thistle

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April 8, 2026
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April 1, 2026
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