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SUMMARY:Open AIR Artist Presentation: Melissa Thompson
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, April 23rd\nTime: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: FREE! \n“Frontier Bison” \nJoin us for a fabulous presentation and meet-and-greet with Melissa Thompson\, our spring 2024 Artist in Residence! Light refreshments will be provided. \nMelissa is a multi-media artist residing in Missoula\, Montana. She holds a BFA in drawing from the University of Montana and an MA in prosthetic effects from Falmouth University. She has worked as a tattoo artist for 24 years and has been awarded for her special effects makeup work at the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria and the Prosthetics event in Coventry\, England. She has been making faux taxidermy creatures for the last ten years that incorporate a variety of mediums\, including felt making\, mosaic\, ceramic\, and many others. \nSee her work online:  WEBSITE  |  INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK \nOptional registration here.
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SUMMARY:Spring 2024 Master Naturalist Certification Course (Waitlist Only)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, February 13 – May 7\, 4:00-7:00 p.m. \nOur certification courses consist of at least 40 hours of instruction in a mix of lectures\, in-class labs\, and outdoor field trips. We’ll cover a wide breadth of topics with the goal of giving you an essential foundation of skill and knowledge on which you can build. \nREGISTER HERE for the Spring 2024 Master Naturalist course. \nTaught by MNHC Naturalist Christine Morris\, this class: \n\nis a 13-week course\nruns on Tuesdays from 4:00-7:00 pm (no class March 19\, the week of UM’s spring break)\nincludes 2 full-day Saturday field trips\, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.\, tentatively scheduled on February 24 and April 20 and 1 half-day Saturday field trip\, 9:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. March 30\n\nSee our local forests in new light as you learn about the role our conifers play in a coordinated ecology with fire and snow pack moisture. Or marvel in the diversity of lichen. Spend an entire day identifying winter raptors in the Mission valley. Become attuned to bird songs and butterfly wings. Get a handle on flower identification by recognizing patterns in form. Our emphasis will be on learning how to identify local flora\, fauna\, and landscape processes while gaining insight on how each part is connected. \nThroughout the course you will put together understanding of the various strands of our western Montana ecology and gain proficiency in a suite of naturalist skills. \nView the course syllabus here (some elements subject to change).  \nKnowledgeable guest instructors include botanists Greg Peters and Peter Lesica\, birder Brian Williams\, MNHC editor Allison De Jong\, and conservation biologist Erim Gomez. \nThe class will be be based at the Montana Natural History Center. Travel to field sites will be by MNHC bus. \nRegistration Information: \n\nCost: $450/$425 members\nFull payment due upon registration.The course fee (minus a $100 administrative fee) is refundable ONLY if a cancellation is made 30 days before the first day of class.  No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after this deadline.\n3 UM credits available (pending approval). This course is listed at UM ENST 391. A $155 fee is required to the School of Extended and Lifelong Learning to take the class for credit. Payment and information will be collected at the first class.\nSome scholarships are available–please contact us at 327.0405 for details.\nRegistration is now open!\n\nMaster Naturalist Certification requirements: \n\nAttend at least 40 hours of instruction.\nPass/complete section quizzes\, journal entries\, and a final project.\n\nIf you want to maintain your certification in years to come (and earn successive Master Naturalist pins)\, you’ll have to log 20 hours of volunteer service per year with organizations connected with the natural world\, as well as 8 hours of continuing education per year. \nFor more information on volunteer service & continuing education requirements\, click here. \nRecommended Materials: \nThe only required material is a blank journal. We will provide details and recommendations on the first day of class. Everything else can be borrowed or used in class from our supply. Each student will receive a Master Naturalist Handbook. \n\nbinoculars (we have plenty to borrow)\nhand lens or loupe\nblank journal (required)\nmicron or small sharpie pen\ncolored pencils or watercolor pencils\nbird guide such as Sibley’s Field Guide to Birds of Western North America\nBotany in a Day by Thomas J. Elpel\nplant/flower guide such as Wildflowers of Montana or Plants of the Rocky Mountains\ninsect guide such as Kaufman’s Guide to Insects of North America
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