August 2020
PaddleHead Baseball Community Night
Conservation & Environment - Missoula PaddleHeads vs Rocky Mountain Vibes Wednesday, August 12th @ 7:00pm MDT Ogren Park Allegiance Field , Missoula , MT Purchase Deadline: Aug 10th @ 11:59pm MDT Join Montana Natural History Center at the ballpark on Wednesday, August 12th as your Missoula PaddleHeads take on the Rocky Mountain Vibes. This season, every Wednesday home game highlights a different theme encompassing local non-profits. On this night we will be celebrating Conservation and the Environment in the Missoula Community. When purchasing your tickets…
Find out more »POSTPONED UNTIL 2021 | Master Astronomer Train-the-Trainer Workshop
DATES: SORRY! THIS COURSE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO AUGUST 2021 DUE TO COVID CONCERNS TIME: Friday: 6:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m., Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., Sunday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center The Montana Natural History is pleased to offer a weekend workshop for individuals interested in engaging in astronomy outreach and dark sky advocacy. This workshop will be based on materials from the Master Astronomer Program created by the National Park Service in collaboration with Cedar Breaks…
Find out more »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 »Stories in Stones: Rock Identification and Geology Primer 4-Part Class
DATES: Wednesdays September 2, 9, 16, 23 TIME: 12:00-1:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch if you like. LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center Take a learning lunch break! Geologist Bruce Baty provides lectures and hands-on activities to illustrate geologic principals during this fascinating series. You will practice recognizing different types of igneous rocks through study and sorting, get a primer on common mineral composition, discover how rock changes through metamorphism, and find out how landscape features are the key to understanding the past. The…
Find out more »Closed for Labor Day
MNHC will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 7. Have a wonderful weekend!
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 »Stories in Stones: Rock Identification and Geology Primer 4-Part Class
DATES: Wednesdays September 2, 9, 16, 23 TIME: 12:00-1:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch if you like. LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center Take a learning lunch break! Geologist Bruce Baty provides lectures and hands-on activities to illustrate geologic principals during this fascinating series. You will practice recognizing different types of igneous rocks through study and sorting, get a primer on common mineral composition, discover how rock changes through metamorphism, and find out how landscape features are the key to understanding the past. The…
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 »Stories in Stones: Rock Identification and Geology Primer 4-Part Class
DATES: Wednesdays September 2, 9, 16, 23 TIME: 12:00-1:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch if you like. LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center Take a learning lunch break! Geologist Bruce Baty provides lectures and hands-on activities to illustrate geologic principals during this fascinating series. You will practice recognizing different types of igneous rocks through study and sorting, get a primer on common mineral composition, discover how rock changes through metamorphism, and find out how landscape features are the key to understanding the past. The…
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 »Stories in Stones: Rock Identification and Geology Primer 4-Part Class
DATES: Wednesdays September 2, 9, 16, 23 TIME: 12:00-1:30 p.m. Bring a sack lunch if you like. LOCATION: Montana Natural History Center Take a learning lunch break! Geologist Bruce Baty provides lectures and hands-on activities to illustrate geologic principals during this fascinating series. You will practice recognizing different types of igneous rocks through study and sorting, get a primer on common mineral composition, discover how rock changes through metamorphism, and find out how landscape features are the key to understanding the past. The…
Find out more »Treading Lightly Lecture Series: The Language of the Wild: Studies in Animal Communication
From time immemorial, humans have found ways to explore, learn from, and connect with the natural world. We do this in a variety of ways, some of which leave more footprints than others. This year, our lecture series explores how we can study and observe the natural world while doing our best to minimize our impact. Join us as biologists, philosophers, conservationists, and more share their work and their views on how to learn from nature while treading lightly. Our…
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
Treading Lightly Lecture Series: Living Museums: Learning in Missoula’s Urban Forests
From time immemorial, humans have found ways to explore, learn from, and connect with the natural world. We do this in a variety of ways, some of which leave more footprints than others. This year, our lecture series explores how we can study and observe the natural world while doing our best to minimize our impact. Join us as biologists, philosophers, conservationists, and more share their work and their views on how to learn from nature while treading lightly. Our…
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 »Nature Photography 4-Part Class
Photo by Kathy Eyster DATES: October 8, 15, 22, 29 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. *Depending on the best social distancing practices regarding COVID-19. We may be meeting in the field and not riding the bus together.* Learn nature…
Find out more »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 »Annual Banquet & Auction
Save the date for our biggest fundraiser of the year! More details coming soon.
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 »Treading Lightly Lecture Series: Treading Lightly in the Anthropocene
From time immemorial, humans have found ways to explore, learn from, and connect with the natural world. We do this in a variety of ways, some of which leave more footprints than others. This year, our lecture series explores how we can study and observe the natural world while doing our best to minimize our impact. Join us as biologists, philosophers, conservationists, and more share their work and their views on how to learn from nature while treading lightly. Our…
Find out more »Nature Photography 4-Part Class
Photo by Kathy Eyster DATES: October 8, 15, 22, 29 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. *Depending on the best social distancing practices regarding COVID-19. We may be meeting in the field and not riding the bus together.* Learn nature…
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 »Nature Photography 4-Part Class
Photo by Kathy Eyster DATES: October 8, 15, 22, 29 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. *Depending on the best social distancing practices regarding COVID-19. We may be meeting in the field and not riding the bus together.* Learn nature…
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 »Nature Photography 4-Part Class
Photo by Kathy Eyster DATES: October 8, 15, 22, 29 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. *Depending on the best social distancing practices regarding COVID-19. We may be meeting in the field and not riding the bus together.* Learn nature…
Find out more »November 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 »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 »Treading Lightly Lecture Series: Live Community Storytelling: Notes from the Field
From time immemorial, humans have found ways to explore, learn from, and connect with the natural world. We do this in a variety of ways, some of which leave more footprints than others. This year, our lecture series explores how we can study and observe the natural world while doing our best to minimize our impact. Join us as biologists, philosophers, conservationists, and more share their work and their views on how to learn from nature while treading lightly. Our…
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 »December 2020
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 »April 2021
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 »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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