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    • Tue 16

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        Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!

        $15 – $20
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        Saving the Big Sky

  • Oct 2025

    • Thu 2

      • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

        Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

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        Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build

        $30 – $35
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        Our Sacred Objects, The Long Trip Home with Tyson and Lona Running Wolf

        $10 – $15
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        Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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        Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

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        Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
writing about nature
September 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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 REGISTER HERE Whatever genre you prefer — poetry, essay, prose, flash, etc. — writing can help us connect with and reflect on our natural surroundings in deeply personal, unexpected, rewarding ways. But finding […]

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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2
September 8, 2025 @ 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 […]

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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
September 9, 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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Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness
September 10, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness

Date: Wednesday, September 10th Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, but please register! (Donations are always appreciated.***) REGISTER HERE In Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Arnold "Smoke" Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi take the audience on a journey with horses and mules deep into the mountains of […]

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Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!
September 16, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!

Date: Tuesday, September 16 Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $15 for MNHC members, $20 for non-members (Children 17 and under free with ticketed adult.) REGISTER HERE! If you're a fan of dinosaurs, this evening program is for you! MNHC has partnered with Elevation Science Institute to prepare and conserve dinosaur […]

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Saving the Big Sky
Saving the Big Sky
September 24, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saving the Big Sky

Date: Wednesday, September 24 Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free and open to the public, but please register Join authors Bruce A. Bugbee, Robert J. Kiesling, and John B. Wright for a presentation of their book Saving the Big Sky: A Chronicle of Land Conservation in Montana. In documenting conservation accomplishments […]

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Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson
Reading with author Donna Erickson
October 2, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

Date: Thursday, October 2 Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, and open to the public MNHC is excited to host author Donna Erickson for a reading and signing of her book, Rooted at the Edge: Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide. Rooted at the Edge paints a portrait of a […]

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Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build
October 4, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Location: MNHC Cost: $30 MNHC members/$35 non-members REGISTER HERE Create a uniquely naturalist spooky display with bones from an owl pellet! Owl pellets are a treasure trove. Filled with bones, fur, and feathers, they tell us what an owl has been eating. We will discuss […]

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September 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

September 8, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

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September 9, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

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Hush of the Land: Stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness

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Hunting Dinosaur Fossils in the Bighorn Basin!

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Saving the Big Sky

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Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

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April 23, 2026
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