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  • Native Plant Garden Immersion – Spring Session

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Saturday, May 11 Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $15 MNHC members, $20 non-members Indulge your senses in spring’s regenerative power and notice how fresh growth changes the mood of the landscape: new colors, returning sounds, fresh smells, and tender textures. You may have visited the native plant garden, but […]

    $15 – $20

  • Native Plant Garden Immersion – Summer Session

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Sunday, August 4 Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $15 MNHC members, $20 non-members Smell summer's heat, taste its energy in the air, touch its vibrancy, and see summer with your ears as it buzzes, sings, and breezes through the Native Plant Garden. You may have visited the Native Plant Garden, but […]

    $15 – $20

  • Native Plant Garden Immersion – Fall Session

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Saturday, October 19 Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $15 MNHC members, $20 non-members Feel the land transition into autumn. Allow your senses, rather than your thoughts, to notice how nature transitions into a season of endings and renewal. You may have visited the Native Plant Garden, but have you experienced […]

    $15 – $20

  • Native Plant Garden Immersion – Winter Session

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Sunday, December 22 Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $15 MNHC members, $20 non-members Resting. Pausing. Stillness. Immerse your senses into nature’s capacity for restoration and renewal. Notice what winter feels, smells, sounds, and looks like at the Native Plant Garden. You may have visited the Native Plant Garden, but have you […]

    $15 – $20

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    Earth Day Garden Tour

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Tuesday, April 22 Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula Cost: $10 suggested donation REGISTER HERE. Celebrate Earth Day with a tour of the Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula with Garden Manager and Montana Master Naturalist, Elena Ulev. We’ll check out what’s popped up after our long winter, listen for migratory birds that have […]

    $10

  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden
    Montana Natural History Center

    Dates: Sundays, starting April 27-July 13 (There is no volunteering on the dates June 1, June 22, and July 6th) Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Note: Free, all ages welcomed, no dogs please The beautiful Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula could use volunteers to weed, transplant plants out of […]

  • Spring wildflowers in Montana

    Native Plant Garden: Wildflowers

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Tuesday, April 29 Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula Cost: $30 MNHC members/$35 non-members REGISTER HERE. The early season wildflowers are starting to bloom in the garden with happy pops of purple, yellow and white. We will focus on how to identify them using the patterns method of identification. This type of identification is […]

    $30 – $35

  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden
    Montana Natural History Center

    Dates: Sundays, starting April 27-July 13 (There is no volunteering on the dates June 1, June 22, and July 6th) Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden The beautiful Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula could use volunteers to weed, transplant plants out of the walkways and prune shrubs. Volunteering is available […]

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    Native Plant Garden: Birding Extravaganza in the Fort Garden and River

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Tuesday, May 6 Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula Cost: $30 MNHC members/$35 non-members REGISTER HERE. The migratory birds have returned to Montana! It’s breeding season and the garden and the adjacent river habitat have a wonderful symphony of sounds. One can easily hear and see 30 species of birds here, including a nesting […]

    $30 – $35

  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden
    Montana Natural History Center

    Dates: Sundays, starting April 27-July 13 (There is no volunteering on the dates June 1, June 22, and July 6th) Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden The beautiful Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula could use volunteers to weed, transplant plants out of the walkways and prune shrubs. Volunteering is available […]

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    Native Plant Garden: Nature Journaling at the Fort Garden

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Tuesday, May 13 Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula Cost: $30 MNHC members/$35 non-members REGISTER HERE. Are you curious about how to keep a nature journal? Or are you a seasoned nature journalist looking for some new techniques and ideas? The Fort Garden is a treasure trove of interesting plants and animals with plenty […]

    $30 – $35