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    • Mon 13

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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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        Indigenous Food Sovereignty with Mariah Gladstone of Indigikitchen

        $20 – $25
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        Sip & Sketch with Jason Poole: Drawing Dinosaur Bones

        $35 – $40
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        Naturalist Trivia Night!

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        Exhibit Opening: The University of Montana Herbarium

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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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Our Sacred Objects, The Long Trip Home with Tyson and Lona Running Wolf
October 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Our Sacred Objects, The Long Trip Home with Tyson and Lona Running Wolf

Date: Wednesday, October 8 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 Join MNHC, and Tyson and Lona Running Wolf of Blackfeet ECO Knowledge, as they share their work to recover Blackfeet sacred objects from museums in the United States and abroad. Tyson and Lona […]

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Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
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October 13, 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
October 13, 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
October 14, 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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Book Review: How to Look at a Bird

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April 23, 2026
Book Review: Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark

Book Review: Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark

September 25, 2025
Book Review: Grizzly Confidential

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June 11, 2025
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A Crescendo in Spring: Discovering the Elegant Mariposa

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A Heritage of Huckleberries

July 8, 2026
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July 1, 2026
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June 24, 2026
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