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SUMMARY:Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monthly\, on the second Monday of the month (except January\, June\, July\, and August)\nTime: 6:30 p.m.\nLocation/Platform: Virtual Zoom Classroom \nThe 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 our free naturalist book clubs\, where you can read and discuss a great new book each month\, enjoying various perspectives and insights\, all from the comfort of your own home. (Cozy pjs are perfectly acceptable attire.) This book club meets September-May and breaks for the summer. \nBook List \nSeptember: Light Eaters\nOctober: The Serviceberry\nNovember: The Stubborn Light of Things\nDecember: Flight Paths\nJanuary: no meeting this month\nFebruary: Woman Among Wolves\nMarch:  What an Owl Knows\nApril: Restoring the Kinship Worldview                                                                                                                May: Tenacious Beasts \nYour hosts will be Sherry Staub and Cas Kendley. Sherry has led the Sacajawea book club for over two years in Bozeman and has extensively read in the nature book genre. Cas started and led a book club as a UM student and is looking forward to starting an advanced degree in forestry at the UM. \nYou will need a computer that can access the internet and Zoom platform in order to participate. \nInterested in joining? There are spaces available! Email Christine at cmorris [at] montananaturalist [dot] org to sign up. \nGroup is limited to 10 participants.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/naturalist-book-club-2/2025-12-08/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Classroom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs
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SUMMARY:Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monthly\, on the second Tuesday of the month  \nTime: 6:30 p.m. \nLocation/Platform: Virtual Zoom Classroom \nThe 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 our free naturalist book clubs\, where you can read and discuss a great new book each month\, enjoying various perspectives and insights\, all from the comfort of your own home. (Cozy pjs are perfectly acceptable attire.) \nYour hosts are Master Naturalist Suzanne Hendrich and Deborah Drain. \nYou will need a computer that can access the internet and Zoom platform in order to participate. \nThere are some spaces available in this book club. Contact cmorris (at) montananaturalist.org to sign up.  \nGroup is limited to 10 participants.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/virtual-naturalist-book-club-1-2/2025-12-09/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Classroom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs,Virtual Class
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SUMMARY:Master Naturalist Club
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monthly\, on the second Wednesday of the month\nTime: 2:00-4:00 p.m.\nLocation: Various – contact club host \nShare 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. \nApril Topic: Introduction to Oding:  Looking for dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) in Western Montana \nSuzanne Hendrich\, Master Naturalist\, has led dragonfly field trips for MOLLI and is in the midst of a multiyear survey of Odonata in this region. She will share keys to identifying Odonata\, key features of their life cycle\, habitat and ecology\, and good local spots for oding adventures. \nClub hosts: Master Naturalists Sarah Elsasser\, Bill Buseman\, and Elizabeth Johns \nInterested in joining? There are spaces available! Email Christine at cmorris@montananaturalist.org to sign up.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/master-naturalist-club/2025-12-10/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Drop in With a Naturalist,Naturalist Field Experience
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SUMMARY:Missoula's Cultural Heritage and the Clark Fork River - An Ever-Changing Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, December 10\, 2025\nTime: 6:00-7:30 p.m.\nLocation: The Montana Natural History Center\nCost: $15 MNHC members/$20 non-members \nREGISTER HERE!\nHistorically\, the path of the Clark Fork River has both shaped and transformed the appearance of the Missoula Valley. Similarly\, the city of Missoula’s diverse cultural heritage has been shaped and transformed by the river as well over the course of the last two centuries. In this presentation\, guests will not only gain natural historical knowledge of the Clark Fork River\, but also the innate partnership between cultural and natural heritage landscapes. This presentation will primarily examine the heritage of Missoula’s restricted communities between 1860 and 1940. \nLight refreshments provided. \nABOUT Sophia Etier: Sophia is a longtime Bitterroot Valley local and public historian\, focusing her research on the development of local Montana heritage. Sophia has previously partnered with numerous Montana organizations in hopes of developing authentic community histories including the Montana Historical Society\, Daly Mansion\, Historic Museum at Fort Missoula\, Missoula Historic Preservation Office\, and the Missoula Public Library. Sophia also is a lead guide and tour developer for the Unseen Missoula heritage tour program\, primarily overseeing the Carnal Enterprises and Screams & Spirits tours. Etier is currently working on the advancement of her research as a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Montana. \nFAQs\nWhat’s the refund policy? \nThe course fee (minus a 25% administrative fee) is refundable if a cancellation is made up to 7 days before the event. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after this deadline. See our full refund/cancellation policy here. \nDo I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? \nNope! We will have a list of all the attendees.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/missoulas-cultural-heritage-and-the-clark-fork-river-an-ever-changing-landscape/
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SUMMARY:Gallery Exhibit Opening: The Artistry of Herbariums
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, December 12\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nTime: 5:00-6:30 p.m.\nCost: FREE and open to the public \nJoin us for a new gallery opening at the Montana Natural History Center\, featuring work by Missoula photographer Peggy Christian! \nIn conjunction with the new Naturalist Field Station exhibit featuring the University of Montana Herbarium\, this show contains a collection of photographic prints that explore the beauty of botanical forms found in three different herbariums. \nFrom UM’s\, 16 of the most popular Montana wildflowers\, chosen by the Missoula Native Plant Society\, as well as a selection of specimens from Glacier Park’s Belly River herbarium are rendered in cyanotype. This is one of the earliest photographic printing processes and was used by Anna Atkins for her images of her seaweed collection in the first photographically illustrated book in 1843. In addition there is a collection of hand-painted photographs using botanical inks from John Pierce’s herbarium of the Rattlesnake. \nPeggy Christian is a Missoula photographer\, writer\, and book artist who works in a variety of historical alternative printing processes and is an herbarium aficionado. \nLight refreshments provided.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/art-opening-the-artistry-of-herbariums/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs,Gallery Exhibits
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