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SUMMARY:Native Plant Garden Immersion - Spring Session
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, May 11\nTime: 3:00-5:00 p.m.\nLocation: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden\nCost: $15 MNHC members\, $20 non-members \nIndulge 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. \nYou may have visited the native plant garden\, but have you experienced it?\nYou may have seen it\, but have you smelled\, heard\, touched\, and tasted it?\nYou may have walked around\, but have you simply sat in it to connect to the land and restore your physical\, mental\, and spiritual health? \nCertified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide Sylke Laine invites us to come to our senses and follow our natural curiosity in the Native Plant Garden. As we slow down to give our thinking minds a break\, we’ll not only experience plants in a sensual\, intuitive way\, but all beings that reside\, from birds to bugs to boulders. And humans\, of course. \nWe will close with a series of mindful invitations inspired by the Japanese practice of Forest Bathing\, Shinrin-Yoku. \nREGISTER HERE \nSylke will be holding 3 more seasonal nature immersion experiences. Join her for: \nSummer: August 4\, 3:00 p.m. – 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. \nFall: October 19\, 3:00 p.m. – 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. \nWinter: December 22\, 3:00 p.m. – 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. \n\n \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/native-plant-garden-immersion-spring-session/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Native Plant Garden Programs,Naturalist Field Experience
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SUMMARY:Incredible Insects - Lunchtime Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, May 30\nTime: 12:00-1:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: $5 suggested donation \nNational Geographic recently featured an article about seasonal pools in the Northeast that “teem with tiny life.” Nan Vance’s presentation will be about even tinier life here in the Northwest that even the most ardent wildlife biologists and naturalists tend to overlook. Insects are seen primarily as pests or food for wildlife\, unless\, of course\, they are harnessed to serve our needs. Nan will give us a glimpse of what Shakespeare aptly put: “For nought so vile upon this earth doth live but to the earth some special good doth give.” \nLearn about amazing insects during your lunch hour! Feel free to bring your food and eat while you enjoy the presentation. \nInstructor: Nan C. Vance was a lead Research Plant Physiologist\, USDA Forest Service\, Pacific Northwest Research Station. For over 15 years she published studies covering plant physiology and ecology\, pollination ecology\, and plant restoration in the Inland Northwest. Post-retirement: in the last 12 years she has spent as much time in the field as possible investigating native plants of the region\, and associated insects. With the help of field photography\, she advocates for better understanding and support of natural habitats and processes including those that influence the insects.
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LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
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