Events
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Reimagining Relatedness Writing Workshop: Lessons from the Fluvial, Fungal, and Forestal
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Time: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $110 MNHC members, $125 non-members. You can purchase an MNHC membership when you register. REGISTER HERE! Join MNHC for an evening of creative imagining of and exploratory writing about systems and relationships. Everyone is welcome. Ahead of our session together, you’ll be invited […]
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Wild Love Trivia Night!
Date: Wednesday, February 18th Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Location: The Balsamroot Conference Room at the Missoula County Extension Office, 1075 South Ave W at the Missoula Fairgrounds Cost: $10 a person, $5 for university/college students - this is an ages 18+ event ;) REGISTER HERE Join us for a special Naturalist Trivia Night at the Missoula […]
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Scavengers Photography Club
Montana Natural History CenterDates: Third Thursday of the Month Time:Â 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location:Â Montana Natural History Center Come find community and inspiration for your nature photography passion at our Scavengers Photography Club! Everyone is welcome - hobbyists, enthusiasts, professionals, and new beginners! Peggy Christian, artist, author, and Master Naturalist, hosts this unique club. At each session we will […]
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Cabin Fever Lecture! Glacial Ice History in Mission Valley and Vicinity
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Friday, February 20 Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, but please register. Donations accepted. It’s that time of the year! Time to contemplate ice ages and glacial lakes.Time for the Glacial Lake Missoula Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute’s Cabin Fever Lecture! Warm up your curiosity about glacial ice history in […]
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Saturday Kids’ Activity: Glow in the Dark!
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Saturday, February 21 Time: 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free with membership/cost of admission Join us for exciting and educational Saturdays filled with delightful activities designed to captivate young minds and inspire a love for nature! Our drop-in Saturday programs feature activities, art, science experiments, and more. Stop in anytime […]
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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
Montana Natural History CenterThe miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world. Dates: Every Tuesday, September – May Time: 10:00-11:00 am Location: Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory Street. The miniNaturalist program encourages curiosity for the natural world through exploration and play. We sing songs, read books, play games, and develop skills with art and science tools. […]
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Drop-In Nature Journaling
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Last Wednesday of the Month Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free with admission/membership! Fellow naturalists! Are you looking for community, accountability, inspiration, and more? We’re excited to offer monthly drop-in nature journaling / phenology wheel / nature writing sessions September-May. Bring your nature journals, phenology wheels, pens, pencils, and paints, and […]
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The Blackfoot Place Map: Prehistoric Land and Animal Management
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $10 MNHC members/$15 non-members Free for Native people. REGISTER HERE. Souta Calling Last, has made it a mission to map significant sites of traditional Blackfoot places of creation, animal management, prehistoric presence, and more for the Blackfoot Place Map that is […]
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Confident Color Mixing for Journaling with Nancy Seiler (Part 2)
Montana Natural History CenterDate: 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 […]
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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
Montana Natural History CenterThe miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world. Dates: Every Tuesday, September – May Time: 10:00-11:00 am Location: Montana Natural History Center, 120 Hickory Street. The miniNaturalist program encourages curiosity for the natural world through exploration and play. We sing songs, read books, play games, and develop skills with art and science tools. […]
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iNaturalist Workshop
Montana Natural History CenterDate: 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 […]
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Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Second Monday of the Month Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, but please register Whatever genre you prefer — poetry, essay, prose, flash, etc. — writing can help us connect with and reflect on our natural surroundings in deeply personal, unexpected, rewarding ways. But finding the time […]
