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    • Thu 29

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        Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

        $525 – $600
    • Fri 30

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        Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

        $525 – $600
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        Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

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    • Sun 1

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        Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

        $525 – $600
    • Sat 7

      • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

        Winter Raptor Excursion

        $100 – $110
    • Mon 9

      • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

        Free
    • Tue 10

      • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

        free
    • Wed 11

      • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

        Master Naturalist Club

        FREE
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      • 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

        Reimagining Relatedness Writing Workshop: Lessons from the Fluvial, Fungal, and Forestal

        $110 – $125
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        Wild Love Trivia Night!

        $5 – $10
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        Scavengers Photography Club

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        Cabin Fever Lecture! Glacial Ice History in Mission Valley and Vicinity

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      • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

        Drop-In Nature Journaling

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        The Blackfoot Place Map: Prehistoric Land and Animal Management

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        Confident Color Mixing for Journaling with Nancy Seiler (Part 2)

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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
How to Know the Ore Minerals: Mining and Identification
January 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
How to Know the Ore Minerals: Mining and Identification

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Location: MNHC Cost: $20 MNHC members/$25 non-members Add your MNHC membership to your order when you check out! Part 1 of a 2-part course. Sign up for one or both! Learn about part 1 here. REGISTER HERE From early gold rushes, silver claims, copper kings […]

$20 – $25
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-In Nature Journaling
January 28 @ 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? We’re excited to offer monthly drop-in nature journaling / phenology wheel / nature writing sessions September-May. Bring your nature journals, phenology wheels, pens, pencils, and paints, and […]

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2026-01-29
Certified Interpretive Guiding Course
Certified Interpretive Guiding Course
January 29 @ 8:30 am - February 1 @ 5:00 pm
Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

Dates: Thursday, January 29 - Sunday, February 1 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Thursday & Friday - Montana Natural History Center; Saturday & Sunday - Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Cost: $600 regular registration (includes a complimentary one-year NAI membership) $525 with NAI member discount. Student discounts available (please contact MNHC at 406.327.0405 […]

$525 – $600

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2026-01-29
Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

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2026-01-29
Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

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9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winter Raptor Excursion
February 7 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winter Raptor Excursion

Date: Saturday, February 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: meet at MNHC, travel to the Ninepipe in MNHC bus Cost: $100 MNHC members/$110 non-members REGISTER HERE! Registration closes on Monday, February 2nd. Enjoy the beauty and majesty of Montana’s winter raptors while learning key identification techniques, anatomy, and behaviors. Naturalist Brian Williams will begin […]

$100 – $110
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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2
February 9 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

Date: Monthly, on the second Monday of the month (except January, June, July, and August) 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 […]

Free

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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
February 10 @ 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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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Master Naturalist Club
February 11 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Master Naturalist Club

Date: Monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Location: Various - contact club host Share outdoor explorations and learning experiences with other curious naturalists at our monthly Master Naturalist Club! We will connect with experts and hone our skills, meeting at field locations around Missoula. April Topic: Introduction to Oding:  Looking […]

FREE
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5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Reimagining Relatedness Writing Workshop: Lessons from the Fluvial, Fungal, and Forestal
February 17 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Reimagining Relatedness Writing Workshop: Lessons from the Fluvial, Fungal, and Forestal

Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $110 MNHC members, $125 non-members. You can purchase an MNHC membership when you register. REGISTER HERE! Join MNHC for an evening of creative imagining of and exploratory writing about systems and relationships. Everyone is welcome. Ahead of our session together, you’ll be invited […]

$110 – $125

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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wild Love Trivia Night!
Wild Love Trivia Night
February 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wild Love Trivia Night!

Date: Wednesday, February 18th Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Location: The Balsamroot Conference Room at the Missoula County Extension Office, 1075 South Ave W at the Missoula Fairgrounds Cost: $10 a person, $5 for university/college students - this is an ages 18+ event ;) REGISTER HERE Join us for a special Naturalist Trivia Night at the Missoula […]

$5 – $10

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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club
February 19 @ 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 […]

FREE

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7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cabin Fever Lecture! Glacial Ice History in Mission Valley and Vicinity
February 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cabin Fever Lecture! Glacial Ice History in Mission Valley and Vicinity

Date: Friday, February 20 Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, but please register. Donations accepted. It’s that time of the year! Time to contemplate ice ages and glacial lakes.Time for the Glacial Lake Missoula Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute’s Cabin Fever Lecture!  Warm up your curiosity about glacial ice history in […]

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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-In Nature Journaling
February 25 @ 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? We’re excited to offer monthly drop-in nature journaling / phenology wheel / nature writing sessions September-May. Bring your nature journals, phenology wheels, pens, pencils, and paints, and […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Blackfoot Place Map: Prehistoric Land and Animal Management
February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Blackfoot Place Map: Prehistoric Land and Animal Management

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $10 MNHC members/$15 non-members Free for Native people. REGISTER HERE. Souta Calling Last, has made it a mission to map significant sites of traditional Blackfoot places of creation, animal management, prehistoric presence, and more for the Blackfoot Place Map that is […]

$10 – $15
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1 event, 27

9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Confident Color Mixing for Journaling with Nancy Seiler (Part 2)
February 27 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Confident Color Mixing for Journaling with Nancy Seiler (Part 2)

Date: Friday, February 27 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Location: The Montana Natural History Center Cost: $45 MNHC members, $50 non-members REGISTER HERE! Master color mixing with artist Nancy Seiler! Have you been nature journaling for a while and feel a bit overwhelmed when mixing colors? This class is for you! As a follow up […]

$45 – $50
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January 28
January 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

How to Know the Ore Minerals: Mining and Identification

January 28 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Nature Journaling

January 29
January 29 @ 8:30 am - February 1 @ 5:00 pm

Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

January 29
January 29 @ 8:30 am - February 1 @ 5:00 pm

Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

January 29
January 29 @ 8:30 am - February 1 @ 5:00 pm

Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

January 29
January 29 @ 8:30 am - February 1 @ 5:00 pm

Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

February 7
February 7 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Winter Raptor Excursion

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

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

February 10
February 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

February 11
February 11 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Master Naturalist Club

February 17
February 17 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Reimagining Relatedness Writing Workshop: Lessons from the Fluvial, Fungal, and Forestal

February 18
February 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wild Love Trivia Night!

February 19
February 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Scavengers Photography Club

February 20
February 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cabin Fever Lecture! Glacial Ice History in Mission Valley and Vicinity

February 25
February 25 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Nature Journaling

February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The Blackfoot Place Map: Prehistoric Land and Animal Management

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February 7
February 7 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Winter Raptor Excursion

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

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

February 10
February 10 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

February 11
February 11 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Master Naturalist Club

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February 17 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Reimagining Relatedness Writing Workshop: Lessons from the Fluvial, Fungal, and Forestal

February 18
February 18 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wild Love Trivia Night!

February 19
February 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Scavengers Photography Club

February 20
February 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Cabin Fever Lecture! Glacial Ice History in Mission Valley and Vicinity

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Drop-In Nature Journaling

February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The Blackfoot Place Map: Prehistoric Land and Animal Management

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February 27
February 27 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Confident Color Mixing for Journaling with Nancy Seiler (Part 2)

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June 11, 2025
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March 26, 2025
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March 20, 2025
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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

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April 1, 2026
Song of the Meadowlark

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March 25, 2026
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March 18, 2026
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