Discovery Day
Events
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Scavengers Photography Club
Montana Natural History CenterDates: 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. Photos by Kathy Eyster At […]
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How to Know the Minerals: Crystallization and Identification
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 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 2 here. REGISTER HERE Have you ever held a crystal in your hand […]
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Certified Interpretive Guiding Course
Montana Natural History CenterDates: 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 […]
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Master Naturalist Club
Montana Natural History CenterDate: 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 […]
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Scavengers Photography Club
Montana Natural History CenterDates: 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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Master Naturalist Club
Montana Natural History CenterDate: 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. March Topic: Uschi Carpenter's Bird Photography […]
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Scavengers Photography Club
Montana Natural History CenterDates: 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. Photo by Peggy Christian At […]
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Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Saturday, March 28 Time: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Location: Meet at the Montana Natural History Center, where we will get on the bus to drive to Freezout Lake. Cost: $100 MNHC members/$110 non-members REGISTER HERE Registration closes March 14. Birds by the hundreds of thousands and humans by the handful congregate at Freezout Lake to celebrate […]
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Master Naturalist Club
Montana Natural History CenterDate: 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 […]
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Scavengers Photography Club
Montana Natural History CenterDates: Third Thursday of the Month Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, and open to the public 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 […]
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Mount Jumbo Wildflower Walk with Marilyn Marler
Mount JumboDate: Thursday, April 23, 2026 Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Location: Meet at the Mount Jumbo Saddle Trailhead at the end of Lincoln Hills Drive. Cost: $35 MNHC members/$40 non-members. Add your MNHC membership to your order when you check out! REGISTER HERE! Take time to smell (and identify) the flowers with botanist Marilyn Marler! […]
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Birding by Ear with Ryan Mahar
Greenough Park 1001 Monroe Street, MissoulaDate: Saturday, May 2 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Location: Meet at Greenough Park, pavilion/playground parking lot. Cost: $35 MNHC members/$40 non-members REGISTER HERE! Join MNHC naturalist and bird enthusiast Ryan Mahar for an immersive two-hour field session designed to help you identify birds by sound. Held in scenic Greenough Park, this class focuses on […]
$35 – $40
