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Naturalist Trivia Night!
Montana Natural History CenterDate: January 30, 2025 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Show off your skills or come to learn something new—trivia nights are fun for any background level. Join a team when you arrive or bring a crew to compete in Naturalist Trivia Night. The night’s theme is Urban Ecology. MNHC […]
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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
Montana Natural History CenterThe miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world. Dates: Every Monday, 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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First Friday with Illustrator and Paleo Artist Jason C. Poole
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Friday, February 7, 2025 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: FREE Join us for a Dino-mite First Friday event with illustrator and paleo artist, Jason C. Poole! Jason has worn many hats: Adjunct Professor of Paleontology, scientific illustrator, art teacher, and paleontology field instructor. He has excavated dinosaurs on […]
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Poets in the ‘Root
Montana Natural History CenterDate: February 8, 2025 Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Location: The Barn at Teller, 1180 Chaffin Ln Corvallis, Montana Cost: FREE Join MNHC and Teller Wildlife Refuge for Poets in the 'Root! Nature in nearly all manifestations has inspired poets since there were poets! And at least since the Roman poet Horace wrote Ars Poetica or the […]
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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
Montana Natural History CenterThe miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world. Dates: Every Monday, 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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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 REGISTER HERE 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 […]
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Spring 2025 Master Naturalist Certification Course
Montana Natural History CenterSpring 2025 Master Naturalist Certification Course Tuesdays, February 11 – May 6, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Our 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 […]
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Spring 2025 Master Naturalist Certification Course
Montana Natural History CenterSpring 2025 Master Naturalist Certification Course Tuesdays, February 11 – May 6, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Our 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 […]
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Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
Virtual Zoom ClassroomDate: Monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month Time: 6:30 p.m. Location/Platform: Virtual Zoom Classroom The only thing better than reading a fascinating natural history book (and there are so many of them!) is getting to discuss it with a wonderful group of like-minded people. We can help you do that! Join one of […]
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Counting Bunny Poop: How Forest Thinning Projects Impact Wildlife Habitat – Partners & Public Lands Seminar Series
Montana Natural History CenterDate:Â Wednesday, February 12 Time:Â 7:00 p.m. Location:Â Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free!, but please register FREE REGISTRATION HERE! PARTNERS & PUBLIC LANDS SEMINAR SERIES: Conversations with BLM Missoula Field Office Featuring Speakers John Fothergill (BLM), Jodi Wetzstein (BLM), Michael Schaedel (TNC), and Dr. Andrew Larson (University of Montana) BLM Missoula Field Office and our partners, The […]
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Master Naturalist II
Montana Natural History CenterSummer 2027 Master Naturalist Certification II Course Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. REGISTER HERE registration coming January 1. 2027 This course is for anyone who has certified as a Master Naturalist in Montana or elsewhere or has the professional/academic background to begin with a level II course. This level II certification course consists of at […]
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Fornicating Fossils With Kallie Moore
Montana Natural History CenterDate: Thursday February 13 Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $10 members/$12 non-members Register Here Join UM Paleo Collections Manager, Kallie Moore, for Fornicating Fossils: a spicy lecture about evidence for reproduction and mating in the fossil record, attempting to answer the age-old question, "How did dinosaurs do it?" Beverages included in […]
