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  • Master Naturalist Club

    Master Naturalist Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    FREE

  • Master Naturalist Club

    Master Naturalist Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    FREE

  • How to Know the Minerals: Crystallization and Identification

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    $20 – $25

  • How to Know the Ore Minerals: Mining and Identification

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 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 1 here. REGISTER HERE From early gold rushes, silver claims, copper kings […]

    $20 – $25

  • Certified Interpretive Guiding Course

    Montana Natural History Center

    Dates: 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 […]

    $525 – $600

  • Winter Raptor Excursion

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Saturday, February 7 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: meet at MNHC, travel to the Ninepipe in MNHC bus Cost: $100 MNHC members/$110 non-members REGISTER HERE! Registration closes on Monday, February 2nd. Enjoy the beauty and majesty of Montana’s winter raptors while learning key identification techniques, anatomy, and behaviors. Naturalist Brian Williams will begin […]

    $100 – $110

  • Master Naturalist Club

    Master Naturalist Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    FREE

  • Confident Color Mixing for Journaling with Nancy Seiler (Part 2)

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Friday, February 27 Time: 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Location: The Montana Natural History Center Cost: $45 MNHC members, $50 non-members REGISTER HERE! Master color mixing with artist Nancy Seiler! Have you been nature journaling for a while and feel a bit overwhelmed when mixing colors? This class is for you! As a follow up […]

    $45 – $50

  • iNaturalist Workshop

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Thursday, March 5th Time: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: FREE, but please register REGISTER HERE Snap a photo of your nature observations wherever you roam to conserve our state's remarkable wild diversity!  Can using a phone app help scientists with conservation work? Bryce Maxell,  program director at the Montana […]

    FREE

  • Master Naturalist Club

    Master Naturalist Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    FREE

  • Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    $100 – $110

  • Master Naturalist Club

    Master Naturalist Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

    FREE