September 2020
Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »Geology Tour by Car and Foot 2-Part Class with Bruce Baty
DATES: September 17 & 24 TIME: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. LOCATION: September 17 - meet at the Montana Natural History Center September 24 - meet at the 'M' trailhead Get an extra-special view of the geological process shaping our local landscape with geologist Bruce Baty. These two classes, one driving, one hiking, will cover major topics such as Glacial Lake Missoula, faulting, river bed dynamics, erosion, and more. Gain a foundational understanding of our fascinating geology here in Missoula through in-depth…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »October 2020
Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »Montana Nature Week
Save the date for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Learn more and get tickets here!
Find out more »Montana Nature Week
Save the date for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Learn more and get tickets here!
Find out more »Montana Nature Week
Save the date for our biggest fundraiser of the year! Learn more and get tickets here!
Find out more »Field Notes Writing Workshop – 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom through Zoom Dates: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM 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 Museum Programs Coordinator In this six-part class, you'll work with Field Notes editor Allison De Jong, naturalist Drew Lefebvre, and your fellow participants to research, write, and…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »Field Notes Writing Workshop – 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom through Zoom Dates: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM 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 Museum Programs Coordinator In this six-part class, you'll work with Field Notes editor Allison De Jong, naturalist Drew Lefebvre, and your fellow participants to research, write, and…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »(Second Offering!) Geology Tour by Car and Foot 2-Part Class
DATES: October 22 and 29 TIME: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. LOCATION: October 22 – meet at the ‘M’ trailhead October 29 – meet at the Montana Natural History Center Get an extra-special view of the geological process shaping our local landscape with geologist Bruce Baty. These two classes, one driving, one hiking, will cover major topics such as Glacial Lake Missoula, faulting, river bed dynamics, erosion, and more. Gain a foundational understanding of our fascinating geology here in Missoula through in-depth information and lively discussion!…
Find out more »Field Notes Writing Workshop – 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom through Zoom Dates: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM 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 Museum Programs Coordinator In this six-part class, you'll work with Field Notes editor Allison De Jong, naturalist Drew Lefebvre, and your fellow participants to research, write, and…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »(Second Offering!) Geology Tour by Car and Foot 2-Part Class
DATES: October 22 and 29 TIME: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. LOCATION: October 22 – meet at the ‘M’ trailhead October 29 – meet at the Montana Natural History Center Get an extra-special view of the geological process shaping our local landscape with geologist Bruce Baty. These two classes, one driving, one hiking, will cover major topics such as Glacial Lake Missoula, faulting, river bed dynamics, erosion, and more. Gain a foundational understanding of our fascinating geology here in Missoula through in-depth information and lively discussion!…
Find out more »November 2020
Field Notes Writing Workshop – 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom through Zoom Dates: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM 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 Museum Programs Coordinator In this six-part class, you'll work with Field Notes editor Allison De Jong, naturalist Drew Lefebvre, and your fellow participants to research, write, and…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »Field Notes Writing Workshop – 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom through Zoom Dates: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM 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 Museum Programs Coordinator In this six-part class, you'll work with Field Notes editor Allison De Jong, naturalist Drew Lefebvre, and your fellow participants to research, write, and…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »Field Notes Writing Workshop – 6-Part Class
Location: Virtual Classroom through Zoom Dates: October 12, 19, 26 and November 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM 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 Museum Programs Coordinator In this six-part class, you'll work with Field Notes editor Allison De Jong, naturalist Drew Lefebvre, and your fellow participants to research, write, and…
Find out more »Fall Online Master Naturalist Course
Fall Online Certification Course 2020 Tuesdays, September 1st – November 17th, 2020 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will be recorded and supplemental material can be provided. …
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »December 2020
Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »Certified Interpretive Guide VIRTUAL Training Course
Become a Certified Interpretive Guide! Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 24 - December 22 (Thanksgiving day off). Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch break included. Location: Anywhere! This is virtual class. Calling all interpretive program educators, present and future! If you work, or plan to work, in museums, environmental education, field-based settings, or any educational capacity with the public, we have a fabulous professional development opportunity for you. Learn to create, conduct, and evaluate interpretive presentations and programs, and…
Find out more »CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Montana Natural History Center will be closed on Thursday, December 24th, Friday, December 25th, and Saturday, December 26th so that our staff can spend time with their families! Happy Holidays!
Find out more »CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Montana Natural History Center will be closed on Thursday, December 31st and Friday January 1st so that our staff can spend time with their families! Happy Holidays!
Find out more »February 2021
Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »March 2021
Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »April 2021
Douglas-fir: The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree
DATE: October 8 TIME: 7:00 pm LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center Join the Montana Natural History Center and the Clark Fork Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society for Douglas-fir: The Story of the West's Most Remarkable Tree with Steve Arno and Carl Fiedler. This lecture will be presented by renowned and legendary foresters Arno and Fiedler who have written a new book on the subject. Westerners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir--but how well do…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Nature Photography 4-Part Course
DATES: April 2021 TIME: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. LOCATIONS: Meet at the Montana Natural History Center for the first 3 classes. Meet at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography for the last class on the 23, 216 N. Higgins Ave. We will travel to field sites in the MNHC bus. Learn nature photography techniques from the masters and take your skills to the next level in this 4-part, 16 hour course. You will travel to beautiful locations including Lee Metcalf Wildlife…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »Spring Online Master Naturalist Course
Spring Online Certification Course 2021 Tuesdays, February 2nd – April 20th, 2021 + Field Weekend - April 17-18 4:00-6:00 p.m. Our immersive online certification course will help you develop a naturalist state of mind and essential skills through a blend of recorded webinars, live online classes, guided independent study, and an in-person field weekend. Engage with the course anytime, anywhere. The online format can fit your schedule. Though attending the field weekend and live online classes is highly encouraged, they will…
Find out more »May 2021
1st Annual Nature Journaling Conference at the Montana Natural History Center
DATES: May 21-23 2021 TIMES: Friday, 4:30-7:00 p.m., Saturday, 9:00- 4:30 p.m. & 7:00 -9:00 p.m., Sunday, 9:00- noon LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center Registration is required. Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on January 1st. Follow this LINK to register. Learn from four experienced instructors: Hannah Hinchman, Nancy Seiler, Claire Emery and Jenah Mead. Throughout the weekend they will teach a variety of nature journaling tips and techniques- event-mapping, drawing native plants and more- to enhance your joy of nature…
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