• Screech Owls at Sunset with Adam Potts of the Hoot Owl Project

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Friday, May 29, 2026 Time: 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula Cost: Free, but registration required REGISTER HERE Screech Owls are among the most widespread owls in the US, but are notoriously enigmatic and difficult to see. Join us the evening of May 29th for a lecture about […]

  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden 404 H Road, Missoula, MT, United States

    Dates: Select Sundays, May-August  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 any time during […]

  • First Friday – Inspired by Nature: Block Prints By David Miles Lusk

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: June 5, 2026 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Montana Natural History Center Cost: Free, and open to the public Join us for a First Friday event with artist David Miles Lusk of Anomal Press, as he shares work from his block print collection. David will provide a brief introduction about his work […]

  • Birding by Ear with Ryan Mahar, Session 2

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Saturday, June 6 Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Location: Meet at Council Grove Cost: $35 MNHC members/$40 non-members REGISTER HERE! Want to sharpen your birding-by-ear skills and gain confidence identifying birds by sound? Birding-by-Ear 2 is an intermediate-level class that explores more advanced listening techniques, including how to distinguish similar songs, recognize patterns and […]

    $35 – $40
  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden 404 H Road, Missoula, MT, United States

    Dates: Select Sundays, May-August  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 any time during […]

  • Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”

    Nature Writing “Hush Hour(s)”
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: 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 […]

  • Dig Your Own Native Shrubs

    Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden 404 H Road, Missoula, MT, United States

    Date: Tuesday, June 9 Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location: Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula Cost: $20 MNHC members/$25 non-members (1 child free per ticketed adult!) REGISTER HERE! Native shrubs are important for pollinators, nesting birds and other wildlife. The garden has an abundance of chokecherry, snowberry and Wood’s rose and you can dig up a bunch! We’ll first teach […]

    $20 – $25
  • Virtual Naturalist Book Club #1

    Virtual Zoom Classroom

    Date: 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 […]

    free
  • Confident Color Mixing for Nature Journaling

    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Time: 9:00 am. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $45 MNHC members/$50 non-members. Add your MNHC membership to your order when you check out! REGISTER HERE!  (Registration closes June 3rd.) Master color mixing with artist Nancy Seiler! Have you been nature journaling for a while and feel […]

    $45 – $50
  • Color Mixing Greys, Blacks, and Neutrals for Nature Journaling

    Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location: Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden Cost: $45 MNHC members/$50 non-members. Add your MNHC membership to your order when you check out! REGISTER HERE! (Registration closes June 3rd.) Master color mixing with artist Nancy Seiler! Follow the morning class (or just attend this one) with this afternoon class […]

    $45 – $50
  • Master Naturalist Club

    Master Naturalist Club
    Montana Natural History Center

    Date: Monthly, on the second Wednesday of the month Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Location: Various - contact club host Share outdoor explorations and learning experiences with other curious naturalists at our monthly Master Naturalist Club! We will connect with experts and hone our skills, meeting at field locations around Missoula. June Topic: TBA Club hosts: Master […]

    FREE
  • Volunteering at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

    Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden 404 H Road, Missoula, MT, United States

    Dates: Select Sundays, May-August  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 any time during […]