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  • miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
    Sep 30
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

    miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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  • Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson Reading with author Donna Erickson
    Oct 2
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

  • Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build
    Oct 4
    1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build

    $30 – $35
  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden
    Oct 5
    9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

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    Oct 7
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

    miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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  • Our Sacred Objects, The Long Trip Home with Tyson and Lona Running Wolf
    Oct 8
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Our Sacred Objects, The Long Trip Home with Tyson and Lona Running Wolf

    $10 – $15
  • Ravens, Crows, and Magpies, OH MY! with John and Colleen Marzluff
    Oct 11
    9:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Ravens, Crows, and Magpies, OH MY! with John and Colleen Marzluff

    $150 – $160
  • Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)” writing about nature
    Oct 13
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

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    Oct 13
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Virtual Naturalist Book Club #2

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    Oct 14
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

    miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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    Oct 14
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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  • September 2025

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Saturday Kids’ Activity: Montana Wildlife!
September 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Saturday Kids’ Activity: Montana Wildlife!

Date: Saturday, September 20th Time: 1:00-3:00 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 between 1:00 […]

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Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden
September 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

Dates: Sundays, September 7 & 21, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden The beautiful Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula could use volunteers to weed, transplant plants out of the walkways and prune shrubs. Volunteering is available most Sunday mornings from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and you can pop in and out […]

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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
September 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

The 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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Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day
September 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Meet at MNHC, travel by MNHC bus Cost: $40 MNHC and/or GLM Chapter members/$60 non-members REGISTER HERE See Glacial Lake Missoula's seasonal calendar recorded in sediment with geologist Jim Shelden! Varves are annual sediment depositions, often recording seasons in differently colored bands. Darker bands […]

$40 – $60
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Drop-In Nature Journaling
September 24 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-In Nature Journaling

Date: 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 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, […]

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saving the Big Sky
Saving the Big Sky
September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Saving the Big Sky

Date: Wednesday, September 24 Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free and open to the public, but please register Join authors Bruce A. Bugbee, Robert J. Kiesling, and John B. Wright for a presentation of their book Saving the Big Sky: A Chronicle of Land Conservation in Montana. In documenting conservation accomplishments […]

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Saturday Kids’ Activity: Creatures of the Night!
September 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Saturday Kids’ Activity: Creatures of the Night!

Date: Saturday, September 27th Time: 1:00-3:00 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 between 1:00 p.m. and […]

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Climate Solutions Week: Garden Tour & Seed Ball Workshop
September 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Climate Solutions Week: Garden Tour & Seed Ball Workshop

Date: Monday, September 29th Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free and open to the public The Montana Natural History Center is honored to participate in Climate Smart Missoula's Climate Solutions Week again this year! Check out all the great events happening from September 27th to October 5th on their website. Join us at MNHC for a garden […]

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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
September 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

The 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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Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson
Reading with author Donna Erickson
October 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

Date: Thursday, October 2 Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, and open to the public MNHC is excited to host author Donna Erickson for a reading and signing of her book, Rooted at the Edge: Ranching Where the Old West and New West Collide. Rooted at the Edge paints a portrait of a […]

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Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build
October 4 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Owl Pellet Bone Box Sip & Build

Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025 Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Location: MNHC Cost: $30 MNHC members/$35 non-members REGISTER HERE Create a uniquely naturalist spooky display with bones from an owl pellet! Owl pellets are a treasure trove. Filled with bones, fur, and feathers, they tell us what an owl has been eating. We will discuss […]

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Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden
October 5 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

Dates: Sundays, October 5 & 19, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden The beautiful Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula could use volunteers to weed, transplant plants out of the walkways and prune shrubs. Volunteering is available most Sunday mornings from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and you can pop in and out […]

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September 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Saturday Kids’ Activity: Montana Wildlife!

September 21
September 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

September 23
September 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

September 24
September 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day

September 24 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Nature Journaling

September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Saving the Big Sky

September 27
September 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Saturday Kids’ Activity: Creatures of the Night!

September 29
September 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Climate Solutions Week: Garden Tour & Seed Ball Workshop

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September 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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October 2 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

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September 20 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Saturday Kids’ Activity: Montana Wildlife!

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September 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

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September 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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September 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Voyage to the Varves: Glacial Lake Missoula Field Day

September 24 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Nature Journaling

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Saving the Big Sky

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September 27 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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September 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Climate Solutions Week: Garden Tour & Seed Ball Workshop

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September 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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Rooted at the Edge: Reading and Book Signing with Donna Erickson

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October 5 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

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