Week of Events
Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake
Naturalist Field Day: Snow Geese Migration at Freezout Lake
Date: Monday, March 27 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. Due to overwhelming interest, we'll be taking two buses! Register here. Birds by the hundreds of thousands and humans by the handful congregate at Freezeout […]
Field Notes Writing Workshop, 6-Part Class
Field Notes Writing Workshop, 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom on Zoom Dates: Tuesdays, March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2 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 MNHC’s […]
Spring Master Naturalist Course
Spring Master Naturalist Course
Spring 2023 Master Naturalist Certification Course Tuesdays, February 7 – May 9, 4:00-7:00 p.m.; tentative Saturday field trips on February 18 and April 8. Register Here 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 […]
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
miniNaturalist Pre-K Program
The miniNaturalist pre-K program encourages curiosity for the natural world. Dates: Every Thursday, 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. Each […]
Yellowstone’s Wolves and the “Mind-Control” Parasite
Yellowstone’s Wolves and the “Mind-Control” Parasite
Date: Thursday, March 30th Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Perhaps you’ve heard of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (or “toxo” for short), sometimes called the “mind-control parasite.” It can infect any warm-blooded species, but it requires a feline host in order to reproduce. It’s estimated that one third of all people are carriers, and some […]
Bringing The Zoological Museum to You!
Bringing The Zoological Museum to You!
Dates: April 1 & 29 Time: Drop in between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Learn about the work going on at the UM Philip L Wright Zoological Museum! Drop by MNHC to visit Ivie Carvo, who is an intern this semester at the Zoological Museum. Ivie will demonstrate what we can learn […]