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    • Sat 18

      • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

        Drawing Butterflies: An Introduction to Watercolor Illustration with Rich Adams

        $40 – $45
    • Tue 21

      • 10:00 am - 11:00 am

        miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

        Free
      • 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

        MNHC Spring Luncheon

        $150
    • Thu 23

      • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

        Mount Jumbo Wildflower Walk with Marilyn Marler

        $35 – $40
    • Sat 25

      • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

        Saturday Kids’ Activity: Slimy Creatures

    • Tue 28

      • 9:00 am - 11:00 am

        Spring Garden Tour

      • 10:00 am - 11:00 am

        miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

        Free
    • Wed 29

      • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

        Drop-In Nature Journaling

  • May 2026

    • Sat 2

      • 8:00 am - 10:00 am

        Birding by Ear with Ryan Mahar

        $35 – $40
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        Saturday Kids’ Activity: Flowers!

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10:00 am - 11:00 am
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
March 17 @ 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. […]

Free

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6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Jurassic Park: Fact or Fiction? with Kallie Moore
Kallie Moore with a fossil
March 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Jurassic Park: Fact or Fiction? with Kallie Moore

Date: Wednesday, March 18 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: $10 MNHC members/$15 non-members REGISTER HERE Join UM Paleo Collections Manager and PBS Eons co-host, Kallie Moore for a night of fossil facts and fiction! When the original Jurassic Park movie came out in 1993, it gave the most up-to-date […]

$10 – $15

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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club
March 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Scavengers Photography Club

Dates: Third Thursday of the Month Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: 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. Photo by Peggy Christian At […]

FREE
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
March 24 @ 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. […]

Free
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Online Field Notes Writing Workshop, 6-Part Class – Spring 2026
March 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Online Field Notes Writing Workshop, 6-Part Class – Spring 2026

Location: Virtual Classroom on Zoom Dates: Tuesdays, March 24, 31, and April 7, 14, 21, & 28 Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m. Explore various forms of nature writing, then research and write your own Field Note during this online, workshop-based six-part class! Instructors: Allison De Jong, writer, naturalist, and editor of Montana Naturalist magazine and Field Notes on Montana Public Radio Drew Lefebvre, naturalist, writer, and […]

$235 – $255

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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-In Nature Journaling
March 25 @ 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? 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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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Naturalist Trivia Night with co-host Montana Native Plant Society!
March 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Naturalist Trivia Night with co-host Montana Native Plant Society!

Date: Thursday, March 26 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free and open to the public, but please register 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 […]

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7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake
March 28 @ 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake

Date: Saturday, March 28 Time: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Location: Meet at the Montana Natural History Center, where we will get on the bus to drive to Freezout Lake. Cost: $100 MNHC members/$110 non-members REGISTER HERE Registration closes March 14. Birds by the hundreds of thousands and humans by the handful congregate at Freezout Lake to celebrate […]

$100 – $110
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday Kids’ Activity: Beavers
March 28 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday Kids’ Activity: Beavers

Date: Saturday, March 28 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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10:00 am - 11:00 am
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
March 31 @ 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. […]

Free
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sip & Felt with Claudia Paillao
March 31 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sip & Felt with Claudia Paillao

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Location: MNHC Cost: $45 MNHC members/$50 non-members. Add your MNHC membership to your order when you check out! REGISTER HERE One of our most popular artists is back with a spring Sip & Felt class! Spend an evening with Claudia Paillao of Patagonian Hands and craft […]

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March 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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Jurassic Park: Fact or Fiction? with Kallie Moore

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Scavengers Photography Club

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March 24 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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Online Field Notes Writing Workshop, 6-Part Class – Spring 2026

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March 25 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Drop-In Nature Journaling

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March 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Naturalist Trivia Night with co-host Montana Native Plant Society!

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March 28 @ 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake

March 28 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Saturday Kids’ Activity: Beavers

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miniNaturalist Pre-K Program

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Sip & Felt with Claudia Paillao

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Naturalist Blog

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Book Review: Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark

September 25, 2025
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Book Review: Grizzly Confidential

June 11, 2025
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Book Review: Birding for Boomers

March 26, 2025
Book Review: Hush of the Land

Book Review: Hush of the Land

March 20, 2025
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Book Review: Tenacious Beasts

September 30, 2024

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Foraging Creeping Thistle

April 15, 2026
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April 8, 2026
I Saw the Earth Breathe

I Saw the Earth Breathe

April 1, 2026
Song of the Meadowlark

Song of the Meadowlark

March 25, 2026
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