The MT Conservation Calendar is maintained in partnership with the University of Montana Environmental Studies program. Updated daily. REFRESH/RELOAD often. Times are Mountain Time. Links to more info are in bold blue italics. Scan ahead to check for RSVPs, deadlines & rescheduling. All events open to the public. NOTE: Click here for other community calendars.
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November 2024
Now to Dec 5–Pesticide container recycling. in MT. Collection places & dates here <-
Nov 18-22 — Climate Week at MSU talks on climate science, policy, action. Info here.
Nov 19-21 — MT Association of Conservation Districts Convention , Great Falls
Nov 20– Geothermal Exchange Systems webinar. learn about costs, benefits & logistics of developing these systems to optimize energy efficiency. noon. Hosted by MT Renewable Energy Association. Recordings of past webinars here.
Nov 21 (Thur)– A River Run Brews It –– a forum on the value & strategy of protecting clean water (including for brewing). Speakers from MEIC, Our Montana, Yellowstone River Parks Assn & Meadowlark Brewing of Billings (which is hosting). 6pm
Nov 21 — Superfund Site Progress at Pulp Mill on the Clark Fork River. Presentation & expert panel & community forum. 6pm at UM’s University Center ballroom. Co-hosts MontPIRG & UM Environmental Studies.
Nov 21-22 — Regional Climate Symposium at Salish Kootenai College. Keynote speaker: Robin Wall Kimmerer. Agenda here.
Nov 24 (Sun) — Lewis & Clark’s journey through the Missoula & Bitterroot Valleys. a talk by Bruce Mihelish. 2-3:30 pm, Missoula Public Library, 4th floor.
Nov 25-27 —Pesticide container recycling. Stevensville 11/25 from 10am to 3pm; Missoula landfill 11/26, 9am to 2pm; Kalispell 11/27; 9am to 2pm. More collection places & dates here <-check schedules for each month on that web page.
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December 2024
Now thru May 1 2025 — Citizen scientist elk spotters needed to monitor Missoula’s Mt Jumbo herd. Info here.
Now thru Dec 5–Pesticide container recycling. in MT. Collection places & dates here <-.
Dec 4 (Wed) — Missoula Electric Vehicle open house. Learn about Missoula’s efforts to encourage e-vehicles and provide your feedback. 4-7pm at Missoula Public Library (455 E. Main).
Dec 4 — Navigating Climate Change, land access & affordable food in Missoula County. Join UM students, faculty & the Missoula Food Policy Advisory Board for poster displays & panel discussion on how Missoula’s food system has changed in the last 20 years. 5-6:30 pm at Missoula Extension at the Fairgrounds ( 1075 S. Avenue W). Panelists from Garden City Harvest, Farm Connect & W. MT Growers Coop. Free.
Dec 6 (Fri) — Five Valleys Land Trust’s Holiday Party. 5-7pm at 120 Hickory, Msla. All welcome to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and look forward to the year ahead.
Dec 9 (Mon) — Public Hearing on Our Missoula Growth & land use policy, before Missoula City Council. 6pm at City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine. Also online.
Dec 10-12 — Montana Organic Association’s Annual Conference. Great Falls Convention Center.
Dec 13 (Fri) — Flint Creek Valley Winter gathering. Learn about Five Valleys Land Trust’s conservation efforts in the Flint Creek Valley. 4-5:30 pm at Philipsburg Opera House.
Dec 13 — Climate Smart Missoula year end celebration & awards. 4:30-7:30 pm at GoodWorks, 129 W. Alder.
Dec 13 — Clark Fork Coalition Holiday Party & Auction. 6-9 pm. The Wilma, Missoula. Fun, food, friends.
Dec 13 — Bitterroot Water Partnership Winter Gathering (potluck & music). 6-10 pm, Rocky Mountain Grange, Hamilton
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January 2025
Jan (Sat) — Missoula’s Winter Farmers Market. Saturdays 9am to 2pm at Southgate Mall.
Jan 13 (Mon) — Plant & Wildlife Interactions in Glacier Park. Tabitha Graves speaks at 7pm in UM’s Interdisciplinary Science building room 110. Part of Five Valleys Audubon & MT Native Plant Society’s annual joint meeting.
Jan 16 (Thurs) — Dam It: Partnering with Beavers to heal watersheds. 6pm reception; 7 pm talk by Ben Goldfarb, author. Emerson Center for the Arts, Bozeman. Free. All welcome. Register for live stream or watch recording HERE.
Jan 22 (Wed) — Climate & Health Advocacy Day in the state capitol rotunda. hosted by MT Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate. Info/register here.
Jan 24 (Fri) — Climate Advocacy Day in the state capitol rotunda. 11am to 1pm. Speakers, panels, art. Hosted by a coalition of climate action groups. Info here.
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February 2025
Feb 11-14 — Annual meeting of Montana Chapter of American Fisheries Society. Bozeman Best Western GranTree hotel. Check back for details. Submit presentation titles/abstracts here.
Feb 12 (Wed) — Grasslands: Our Least-known & Most-threatened Ecosystem. a talk by wildlife biologist Beth Madden. Free. 6:30 pm at Bozeman Public Library. Register for live stream or recording HERE.
Feb 15 — Running Up for Air — on Missoula’s Mt Sentinel . Fundraiser for Climate Smart Missoula
Feb 19 — Gallatin Water Science Symposium. Scientists & managers share research that informs water stewardship. 8am-6pm. Asbjornson Hall, MSU, Bozeman. Abstracts due Jan 8. More info: extensionwater@montana.edu
Feb 26-28 — Association of Montana Floodplain Managers annual conference — theme: a Confluence along the Clark Fork River. Missoula. Abstracts are due Dec 20, 2024
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March 2025
March 1 — 10th Free the Seeds — annual event led by Land to Hand. Columbia Falls. Seed giveaway, workshops.
March 7-9 — MT Environmental Education Association annual conference, Helena. Theme: Roots of Tomorrow.
March 15 — 5 Valleys Seed Library’s Spring Seed Swap at Missoula Public Library. check back for details
March 29-30 — Natural Medicine Inclusion Summit, University of Montana.
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April 2025
April 8-10 — Crown Managers Partnership Forum, NW MT. Check back for details.
April 19 (Sat) — Gallatin Valley Earth Day celebration. 10am-2pm, Gallatin County Fairgrounds
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May 2025
May 9 — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm. Info here.
May 14-16 — Volunteer Water Monitoring Training at Flathead Lake Biological Station. Contact rachel.malison@flbs.umt.edu
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June 2025
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July 2025
July 17-20 — International Choral Festival, Missoula
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Other Community Calendars (links) –lots more events on these.
- Abundant Montana events (farmers markets, farm tours)
- Abundant Montana’s Local Food Guide — Farmers Markets info on p 10-14.
- Aerie Backcountry Medicine –wilderness first responder courses
- Big Hole Watershed Committee events
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clean Smurfit Now Coalition
- Clearwater Resource Council events | Clearwater River watershed
- Climate Smart Missoula calendar
- Conservation Calendar for Montana
- Families for a Livable Climate
- Five Valleys Audubon community calendar
- Five Valleys Land Trust volunteer events
- Flathead Lakers events calendar
- Flathead Trails Association (scroll down to calendar)
- Free Cycles Missoula Calendar and Facebook Events
- Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument
- Garden City Harvest (Missoula) Cornocopia of events
- Gallatin Valley Earth Day scroll to latest newsletter for more events
- Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance events
- Great Burn Conservation Alliance stewardship project calendar June-Oct
- Home Resource Missoula events
- Land to Hand events
- Land to Hand volunteer events.
- Let’s Improve Missoula’s Reserve Street
- Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
- Missoula County boards, commissions, etc — links to meetings info
- Missoula County Extension/Ecology
- Missoula Events Calendar
- Missoula Foodbank events
- Missoula Redevelopment Agency Meetings & Agenda
- Missoula Trails for Bikes (MTB) –scroll down to events
- Missoula Urban Demonstration Project events
- More Missoula Links:
- Neighborhood Councils; City Meetings; City Calendar; Public Hearings; Committee Schedule (updated Mondays);
- Montana Association of Conservation Districts
- (CD meetings, workshops, tours)
- Montana Audubon Center (Billings) events
- Montana Board of Environmental Review meetings
- Montana Conservation Calendar
- Montana Elections Calendar (primary & general)
- Montana Environmental Information Center events
- Montana Events Calendar
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks public events calendar
- Montana Institute on Ecosystems … Events Calendar
- Montana Natural History Center (Missoula)
- MT Native Plant Society events
- MT Native Plant Society’s 2024 Field Trip schedule.
- MT Native Plant Society Clark Fork Chapter events .. Facebook
- Montana Watershed Coordination Council calendar–scroll down past calendar for list of events
- MT Wilderness Assn (Wild MT) Events .. & Wilderness Walks
- National Center for Appropriate Technology
- Sierra Club-MT … Outings
- Sustainable Living Systems (sign up for e-newsletter)
- Teller Wildlife Refuge Events
- Trees for Missoula
- University of Montana Bird Ecology Lab bird banding events
- University of Montana Events
- University of Montana Wildlife Biology seminars
- Watershed Education Network events
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Events ….. & Wilderness Walks
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
