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SUMMARY:Confident Color Mixing for Nature Journaling with Nancy Seiler
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, August 15\, 2025\nTime: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nLocation: Meet at Greenough Park (the site with the picnic pavillion and playground)\nCost: $50\, $45 MNHC members \nREGISTER HERE\nMaster color mixing with artist Nancy Seiler! \nHave you been nature journaling for a while and feel a bit overwhelmed when mixing colors? This class is for you! Nancy will help you understand how to choose colors to match the natural objects that you see. She’ll explain pigments so that you will come away understanding how to obtain bright and dull colors\, use complimentary colors\, mix grays\, and utilize whatever watercolors you have on hand. \nNancy will be teaching from the QoR Mini 12-pigment set. We’ll start with swatching to understand the pigments you have\, tricks for blending and layering color\, and how values play a big part of helping your drawings pop. The first two hours will be teaching and working with your pigments. The last hour will be color mixing on your own from objects you find at site with Nancy there to help you achieve color matches. \nNancy Seiler received her Visual Communications degree from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1981. As a Golden Working Artist for Golden Artist Colors she presents lectures\, demonstrations\, and workshops in acrylics\, watercolors\, and oils in Southern California and Montana. She has taught classical botanical illustration and nature journaling since 2003. Her work is represented by Frame of Reference Fine Art in Whitefish and Bigfork\, Montana. \nWhat to Bring: \n\nwater/snacks\nclothes for changing Montana weather conditions – layers\, sunscreen\, hat\nyour watercolor set\nwatercolor paper or watercolor/mixed media journal\n#8 round brush or similar\ngraphite pencil and eraser\nmicro pen (any size point)\nanything you may need to be comfortable sitting and journaling outside for 3 hours. There are picnic tables\, but you may want your own chair\, or pillow\, or whatever you use when journaling.\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/confident-color-mixing-for-nature-journaling-with-nancy-seiler/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Naturalist Field Experience
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SUMMARY:Bug Photography!
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, July 30\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.\nLocation: Meet at Sam Braxton trail head- Pattee Canyon\nCost: $25/$20 MNHC members \nREGISTER HERE.\nBug out with your camera and capture amazing close-up shots of tiny creatures! \nKristi DuBois\, retired FWP non-game biologist and avid insect photographer\, will provide instruction and guidance during this outdoor photography adventure! Kristi will help you get the most out of your macro shots with discussion on equipment\, close focus tips\, exposure\, lighting\, and image composition. You will also learn how to find bugs – habitats\, host plants\, online resources – and how to identify them. Find the beauty in the details! \nKristi is also presenting her photography with a lecture on bug photography at the monthly Scavengers Photography Club at MNHC on Thursday\, July 17\, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. FREE. Attend this lecture and then follow it up with practice in the field! \nWhat to Bring: \n\n\nclothes for changing Montana weather conditions- layers\, good shoes\, hat\, sunscreen\nwater\nsnacks\ncamera (SLR\, digital with macro features\, or phone)\nanything you need to be comfortable walking and standing outside for two hours in hot weather\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/bug-photography/
LOCATION:Maclay Flat Nature Trail\, Forest Rd 19155\, Missoula\, MT\, 59804\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Naturalist Field Experience
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SUMMARY:Get into Rockhounding!
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, July  16\, 2025\nTime: 10:00-11:30 a.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: Free for members\, $5 individual/$10 family non-members \nGet into rockhounding this summer! \nREGISTER HERE!\nIn this show-and-tell program we will share the best resources to use to find amazing rocks\, safety tips\, rules and regulations\, the clubs to join for group rockhounding – and how to identify our local rocks! \nYou can travel far or rockhound in your own backyard – amazing rocks are everywhere! In Western Montana you can find quartz crystals\, fluorite\, garnet\, jasper\, agate\, evidence of Glacial Lake Missoula\, nice examples of gneiss\, calcite\, and much more! Our friendly geologists and rock club members will share places they love and how these rocks fit into the fascinating geologic history of Montana. \nIf the weather is nice (gneiss?) we will meet in the Nature Adventure Garden at the east end of the Montana Natural History Center building\, otherwise we will meet indoors.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/get-into-rockhounding/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Naturalist Field Experience
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SUMMARY:Birding for Beginners! in Greenough Park
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, May 20\nTime: 8:15-10:15 a.m.\nLocation: Meet at Greenough Park picnic shelter parking lot (the second one you come to on Monroe St.) \nREGISTER HERE!\nBecome attuned to the bird life all around you. Through birding tips and bird stories – some wild\, some comical\, some incredible – you will enter the feathered world of song and drama. \nBirdwatching is one of the fastest growing outdoor activities in the U.S. It can be done anywhere – your backyard\, local parks\, across the country\, or exotic locales. And identifying birds is a challenging and satisfying pastime – or\, in the case of instructor Pat Jamieson\, an overwhelming passion. With all the variety of birds\, where do you begin? Join naturalist\, birder\, and retired National Bison Range ranger Pat Jamieson for a two-hour walk in Greenough Park\, where we will learn how to use field guides\, binoculars\, and phone apps to identify birds. Best of all\, we’ll be out ENJOYING birds! Once you learn to identify birds\, you can become part of a growing number of citizen scientists who support conservation of our feathered friends. \nInstructor: Pat Jamieson is a retired National Bison Range ranger. While there she taught people of all ages about the flora and fauna of the Bison Range. Pat continues to work with UM\, MNHC\, and other groups to lead bird programs and tours. \nWhat to Bring: \n\nClothes appropriate for changing weather conditions – layers\, sun or shine\, sunscreen\, hat\, sunglasses\nWater and snacks\nBinoculars (optional\, we have some to borrow)\nBird field guide (optional\, we have some to borrow)\nThere are a few free apps from Cornell University that help with birding (Merlin) and with contributing to citizen science (eBird). You can download those on your phone. Pat will demonstrate how to use these if folks want to follow along (optional)\n\nCost:  \n$35/$30 MNHC members. Some scholarships are available. Please call 406.327.0405 to inquire.  \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/birding-for-beginners-in-greenough-park/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Naturalist Field Experience
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SUMMARY:"Booming" to Lee Metcalf NWR with Birder/Author Sneed Collard
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, March 29\nTime: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nLocation: Meet at MNHC to bus or carpool with MNHC staff at 9:00 a.m. or at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge at 10:00 a.m.\nCost: $50 for MNHC members\, $55 for non-members (some scholarships available – call 406.327.0405 for more information) \nREGISTER HERE \nEnjoy an early spring birding trip to one of western Montana’s premier birding locations with veteran birder Sneed Collard\, author of the new book Birding for Boomers—and Everyone Else Brave Enough to Embrace the World’s Most Rewarding and Frustrating Activity. The trip will focus on waterfowl\, raptors\, and early spring migrants as well as our resident year-round species\, and is appropriate for birders of all ages and abilities. Along the way\, Sneed will share a flock of birding tips for beginning birders and those with special challenges. \nSneed’s Birding for Boomers was recently recognized as a 2024 Honor Book by the Montana Book Award! \nInstructor: Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than one hundred books for children and adults including Birding for Boomers; Warblers & Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding; and his recent picture book Border Crossings\, which won the prestigious Orbis Pictus Award for the best nonfiction children’s book of 2023.  \nWhat to Bring:  \n\nClothes/layers appropriate for changing Montana weather conditions. In spring\, anything can happen!\nWalking shoes or boots\nWater/snacks\nBinoculars (optional\, we have some to borrow)\nWriting implement and journal (optional)\nWhatever you need to be comfortable walking\, standing\, and being outside in the elements for two hours\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/booming-to-lee-metcalf-nwr-with-birder-author-sneed-collard/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Naturalist Field Experience,Saunter with a Naturalist
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250301T130000
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SUMMARY:Wild Soups & Stocks\, Teas\, & Broths
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, March 1\nTime: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: $50 for MNHC members\, $55 for non-members (some scholarships available – call 406.327.0405 for more information) \nREGISTER HERE!\n“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” –Hippocrates \nHerbal medicine doesn’t just come in tinctures and salves. Come explore how to add wild medicinals to your daily meals with winter’s most flexible food group: soup! With our palates as our guide\, we’ll be exploring the many tasting notes of different herbs\, seaweeds\, and mushrooms\, talking about their medicinal properties\, preparations\, sourcing quality ingredients and wild harvesting ethics. Come ready to sample some new flavors and learn about the luscious landscape that surrounds you! \nInstructors: Sydney Morical and Cathryn Raan of Wild Wanders are both passionate and longtime gatherers of wild food and medicine. They have also served on the Board of Directors for the Western Montana Mycological Association since 2018\, planning events\, teaching a wide variety of mushroom classes and keeping the fungal community engaged and connected. They both have experience in herbal medicine and agriculture (they will teach you about all the wonderful “weeds” around town)\, and a deep love of this land and all the plants living in their midst. They are humbled and delighted to be two of many on a long strand of plant-loving humans sharing their experience and knowledge with others. \nCheck out their May program at MNHC too! Nutrient-Dense Eating with Wild Foods. \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/wild-soups-stocks-teas-broths/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Naturalist Field Experience,Saunter with a Naturalist,Sip & Sketch
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SUMMARY:Native Plant Garden Immersion - Winter Session
DESCRIPTION:Date: Sunday\, December 22\nTime: 3:00-5:00 p.m.\nLocation: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden\nCost: $15 MNHC members\, $20 non-members \nResting. 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. \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’ll light a fire and warm ourselves in its glow and reflect on the solstice and this special time of year. And we will close with a series of mindful invitations inspired by the Japanese practice of Forest Bathing\, Shinrin-Yoku. \nREGISTER HERE \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-winter-session/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Native Plant Garden Programs,Naturalist Field Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20241116T130000
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SUMMARY:Nature Journal Book Binding
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, November 16\nTime: 1:00-3:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: $20 MNHC members\, $25 non-members \nREGISTER HERE!\n \nCreate a blank nature journal with simple Japanese-style stitch binding. \nNature Journals record our observations\, reflections\, and natural phenomena. And they are works of art in their own right. Accentuate this role of ‘journal as art piece’ by choosing your covers and binding the pages yourself with an elegant stitch pattern. Japanese binding is a centuries old book making form where sheets are folded down the center\, hole punched\, and sewn along the spine. Keep this journal for recording the upcoming year\, or give it as a gift to a naturlist in your life this holiday season. Each book will have 12 watercolor pages\, one for each month of the year. You can use white paper or colored pages. \nMaterials included: \n\nMixed media paper\nWatercolor paper\nCardstock\nEmbroidery needles\nEmbroidery thread\nHot cocoa or La Croix\n\nInstructor: Michele Esser is a 5-year Missoula resident and mixed media artist who completed her Master Naturalist certification in 2020. Professionally\, Michele is a Technology Training Manager with an 18-year career in software training. When she is not working or making art\, Michele is skiing and hiking\, as well as volunteering at the MNHC or exploring a naturalist topic of interest. \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/nature-journal-book-binding/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Naturalist Field Experience,Sip & Sketch
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