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SUMMARY:MNHC Closed for the Holidays!
DESCRIPTION:We will be closed from Wednesday\, December 25th\, through Wednesday\, January 1st\, so our staff can celebrate the holidays with their families! We will open again on Thursday\, January 2nd. \nHappy Holidays!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/mnhc-closed-for-the-holidays-3/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
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SUMMARY:miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
DESCRIPTION:The miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world.\nDates: Every Monday\, September – May\nTime: 10:00-11:00 am\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\, 120 Hickory Street. \nThe 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. Each program begins with songs\, movement\, and stories. We then provide materials for learner directed discovery in our garden. We look for bugs and birds\, color on rocks\, build with branches\, experiment with science tools and play with a variety of art materials. \nPlease bring clothes for outdoor play! We have some snow clothes to borrow. \nBest for ages 2-4\, though any age is welcome! \nCost: FREE!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/mininaturalist-pre-k-program/2025-01-06/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Kids' Program,miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
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SUMMARY:MNHC CLOSED
DESCRIPTION:MNHC will be closing at noon on Friday\, January 10th. We are also closed on Saturday\, January 11th. \nWe will be open for our miniNaturalist program from 10-11 a.m. on Monday\, January 13th\, and back to our regular hours on Tuesday\, January 14th.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/mnhc-closed-3/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:MNHC closures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250113T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125600
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SUMMARY:miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
DESCRIPTION:The miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world.\nDates: Every Monday\, September – May\nTime: 10:00-11:00 am\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\, 120 Hickory Street. \nThe 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. Each program begins with songs\, movement\, and stories. We then provide materials for learner directed discovery in our garden. We look for bugs and birds\, color on rocks\, build with branches\, experiment with science tools and play with a variety of art materials. \nPlease bring clothes for outdoor play! We have some snow clothes to borrow. \nBest for ages 2-4\, though any age is welcome! \nCost: FREE!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/mininaturalist-pre-k-program/2025-01-13/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Kids' Program,miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250114T203000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1
DESCRIPTION:Date: Monthly\, on the second Tuesday of the month  \nTime: 6:30 p.m. \nLocation/Platform: Virtual Zoom Classroom \nThe 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 our free naturalist book clubs\, where you can read and discuss a great new book each month\, enjoying various perspectives and insights\, all from the comfort of your own home. (Cozy pjs are perfectly acceptable attire.) \nYour hosts are Master Naturalist Suzanne Hendrich and Deborah Drain. \nYou will need a computer that can access the internet and Zoom platform in order to participate. \nThere are some spaces available in this book club. Contact cmorris (at) montananaturalist.org to sign up.  \nGroup is limited to 10 participants.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/virtual-naturalist-book-club-1-2/2025-01-14/
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Classroom
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs,Virtual Class
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SUMMARY:Winter Writing Immersion: Imagination\, Memory\, and Messaging
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, January 15\, 2025\nTime: 4:00-8:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: $110 MNHC members\, $125 non-members \nREGISTER HERE!\nThis workshop is open to anyone who is curious about writing. No prior experience is necessary. Please just bring your open mind – a willingness to experiment and think in new ways. \nThis refreshing four-hour evening workshop is an invitation to explore both our interior and exterior ecosystems\, paying attention to the quiet or invisible things all around us. We will imagine the different ways in which humans and animals receive and send messages\, and how those messages traverse time and geography. We’ll consider how messages are stored in individual and collective memories\, in landscapes\, and in water. \nWe will discuss the benefit of taking notes – field notes and observations\, as well as notes from our interiors – considering two distinct spheres of noticing. We will explore strategies for “unsticking” our creative selves\, even on the darkest of winter days. Calling on poetry\, science\, images\, and our own imaginations\, we will spiral between internal and external systems\, exploring new forms and sensations in our physical bodies\, our thinking minds\, and our creative work. \nYou can expect to come away with material to spark future writing projects. You will receive a reading and resource list one week before the workshop\, meant to orient you and offer context for our time together. You will leave the workshop connected to an emerging community of local writers and creators. \nInstructor Chandra Brown is an educator\, river guide\, and writer originally from Alaska. She has worked within the realm of river conservation since her 2010 Fulbright grant to Ecuador\, and she founded Freeflow Institute in 2017. Her stories can be found in places like Adventure Journal\, The Dirtbag Diaries\, Kayak Session\, NRS\, and Patagonia. Chandra earned her M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana and has called Missoula home since 2014. \nLight refreshments provided. Attendees are welcome to bring additional food\, snacks\, and/or drinks. \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/winter-writing-immersion-imagination-memory-and-messaging/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125600
CREATED:20250103T173933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T173835Z
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SUMMARY:Scavengers Photography Club
DESCRIPTION:Dates: Third Thursday of the Month\nTime: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center \nCome 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. \nAt each session we will share our photos (up to 6 per person) and discuss current projects\, interests\, successes\, and challenges. Some sessions will feature a guest presentation on an aspect of photography. \nNote: Please bring your photos to share on a thumb drive to use in our computer. \n“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels\, in the deepest sense\, about what is being photographed.”\n― Ansel Adams \nShare your perspective and connection to nature through photography!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/scavengers-photography-club-3-2-2-2/2025-01-16/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250120T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250120T110000
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SUMMARY:miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
DESCRIPTION:The miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world.\nDates: Every Monday\, September – May\nTime: 10:00-11:00 am\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\, 120 Hickory Street. \nThe 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. Each program begins with songs\, movement\, and stories. We then provide materials for learner directed discovery in our garden. We look for bugs and birds\, color on rocks\, build with branches\, experiment with science tools and play with a variety of art materials. \nPlease bring clothes for outdoor play! We have some snow clothes to borrow. \nBest for ages 2-4\, though any age is welcome! \nCost: FREE!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/mininaturalist-pre-k-program/2025-01-20/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Kids' Program,miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250125T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250125T150000
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SUMMARY:Tips\, Tricks\, and Techniques for Sketching in Your Nature Journal with Jason C. Poole
DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday January 25\nTime: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: $40 for MNHC members\, $45 for non-members (some scholarships available. Call 327-0405 for information) \nREGISTER HERE!\nIllustrator and incurable sketcher\, Jason C. Poole\, will help you hone your nature journaling skills during this class. Incredible reference specimens from MNHC’s collection including mammals\, birds\, insects\, bone\, horn\, shells\, and rocks will be used for guided practice exercises and longer study time. This class will jumpstart your sketching in January for a year of nature journaling. Discover techniques to bring your drawings to life. Practice with line weight and density\, ratio and perspective\, detail and focus and much more. \n“I have learned that what I have not drawn\, I have never really seen.”- Frederick Franck \nMaterials: We will have everything you need! Plus tea and cocoa! However\, feel free to bring your favorite media to work with. We recommend pencils\, pens\, and a good mixed media or sketch paper. \n\nInstructor: Jason C. Poole has worn many hats\, Adjunct Professor of Paleontology\, Scientific Illustrator\, art teacher\, and Paleontology field instructor.   Jason has excavated dinosaurs on three continents\, including Africa\, South and North America. Paralititan\, Dreadnoughtus and Suuwassea are three dinosaurs worked on by Poole\, all were new to science when discovered and two of which are supermassive titanosaurs. Poole is also a Paleontological Artist who has published in National Geographic and whose art work appears in many museum and private collections. Jason resides in Missoula Montana and can often be found sketching in the studio and the great outdoors.  \n\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/tips-tricks-and-techniques-for-sketching-in-your-nature-journal-with-jason-c-poole-2/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Discovery Day,Sip & Sketch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250127T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250127T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125600
CREATED:20240909T160032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T173203Z
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SUMMARY:miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
DESCRIPTION:The miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world.\nDates: Every Monday\, September – May\nTime: 10:00-11:00 am\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\, 120 Hickory Street. \nThe 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. Each program begins with songs\, movement\, and stories. We then provide materials for learner directed discovery in our garden. We look for bugs and birds\, color on rocks\, build with branches\, experiment with science tools and play with a variety of art materials. \nPlease bring clothes for outdoor play! We have some snow clothes to borrow. \nBest for ages 2-4\, though any age is welcome! \nCost: FREE!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/mininaturalist-pre-k-program/2025-01-27/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Kids' Program,miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250128T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250128T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125600
CREATED:20250102T182610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T195153Z
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SUMMARY:Drop-In Nature Journaling at MNHC
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, January 28\, 2025\nTime: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: Free with admission/membership! \nFellow naturalists! Are you looking for community\, accountability\, inspiration\, and more in the new year? We’re excited to offer monthly drop-in nature journaling / phenology wheel / nature writing sessions this year. Bring your nature journals\, phenology wheels\, pens\, pencils\, and paints\, and have fun crafting your observations in community. We’ll have some supplies available (colored pencils\, micron pens\, watercolor pencils\, etc.)\, as well as field guides and specimens\, and we’ll provide a fun journal prompt\, too! For those working on phenology wheels – whether daily\, monthly\, or seasonal – this is a great time to work on your wheel template for the next month or catch up on your daily or monthly observations. \nScheduled over the lunch hour\, this is a perfect mid-day break; please feel free to bring lunch or snacks. \nThis program is FREE with admission/membership! \nCome join us for fun\, creativity\, and naturalist exploration!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/drop-in-nature-journaling-at-mnhc/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Drop in With a Naturalist
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125600
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SUMMARY:Cabin Fever Lecture! New Interpretations of Old Strandlines: How Many Times Did Glacial Lake Missoula Fill and Fail?
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, January 29\nTime: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center\nCost: Free! Donations accepted. \nIt’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 those iconic strandlines we can see from town with a lecture from renowned geologist James W. Sears. \nNew “LiDAR ” mapping techniques may imply that the famous Lake Missoula strandlines on Mount Sentinel and Mount Jumbo record only one draining of the ice-age lake. The draining coincided with massive erosion at the bottom of the lake\, but passive lowering of lake level at the top\, marked by short-term strandlines cut a few inches into thin colluvial soil on the mountainsides. \nAbout the Instructor: Dr. James W. Sears received his PhD from Queen’s University\, Canada\, in 1979\, and has taught at the University of Montana since 1982. He researches the structure and tectonics of the Rocky Mountain region. Jim has authored dozens of publications and geologic maps.
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/cabin-fever-lecture/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T125600
CREATED:20250106T185531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T174439Z
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SUMMARY:Naturalist Trivia Night!
DESCRIPTION:Date: January 30\, 2025\nTime: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.\nLocation: Montana Natural History Center \nShow 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 teaching naturalist Ryan Mahar is running the show and is excited to host another fun trivia night. \nThis is a FREE event\, but registration is required so we don’t overcrowd the space! \nREGISTER HERE. \nBYOB and snacks. \nHow does Naturalist Trivia Work?\nCome with a team or join up with new friends when you arrive. MNHC staff will help you find a table. \nThere are usually 4 rounds of questions each frequently on a common theme such as “Montana cats” or “poisonous plants.” Some rounds are verbal\, others are visual\, or auditory (guess that bird call!). \nAfter each round the answers are divulged and a score for each team is displayed. \nTwo hours later there will be a winner!
URL:https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/naturalist-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Evening Programs,Naturalist Trivia Night
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