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 (some require registration). NOTE: Click here for other community calendars.
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January 2026
Saturday Farmers Markets: Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .
Fridays — Open Woodshop at Home Resource, Missoula. Info/Register
Jan — Native Seed Sale continues at MT Conservation Seedling Nursery in Missoula. while supplies last. Order online ASAP; sells out FAST !! and some mixes are already sold out.
Jan 15 (Thurs) — deadline to submit proposals for presentations at MT Environmental Education Association’s annual conference in Missoula March 20-22. Submit a Proposal
Jan 15 — Deadline to comment on USFS logging/restoration project that impacts roadless areas, recommended wilderness & Flathead Wild & Scenic River corridor. where to send comments…. Talking points suggested by Wild Montana
Jan 15 — Meet the Beetles at Missoula’s Butterfly House/Insectarium. 6-8pm. Info/tickets here.
Jan 17 (Sat ) — Beginning Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf Refuge, Bitterroot Valley. 10 am
Jan 17 — Coffee with Smoke — join long-time outfitter & wildlands advocate Smoke Elser for a discussion of past, present & future efforts to conserve & enjoy wildlands. 10am-noon at Smoke’s barn, 3800 Rattlesnake Drive, Missoula.
Jan 18 (Sun) — Documentary tribute to Bear Conservation Pioneer Chuck Jonkel will air on KSPS-TV at 3pm. Can also be livestreamed in western MT at ksps.org. .. trailer .
Jan 19 (Mon) — Martin Luther King Jr Day celebration in Missoula. 4-6pm at Holiday Inn Downtown.
Jan 20 (Tues) — Landscape Connectivity for a Well Connected Earth. Dr Jedediah Brodie speaks, noon-1pm at Missoula Public Library, 4th floor. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Jan 20 — Screening of Little Things that Run the World (bugs of course– trailer). 5 pm & 7:30 pm at the Roxy Theater in Missoula. Info/tickets.
Jan 20 — Old-growth Forest Communities of Montana. 7pm on Zoom. offered by MT Native Plant Society. Register here for zoom link.
Jan 20-21 — Western MT Conservation Commission meets (agenda) at Fairmont Hotsprings. Citizens can attend via zoom. Info/register here.
Jan 20, 21, or 25 — volunteer training to gather signatures to qualify CI-132 to be on the ballot. on Zoom. Jan 20 at noon; Jan 21 at 5:30 pm, Jan 25 at 3pm. CI- 132 is a citizen initiative to keep Montana judge elections nonpartisan. Info/register here
Jan 21 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge or via zoom link
Jan 21 ( Wed) — Native Seedling Sale begins at MT Conservation Seedling Nursery in Missoula. 8am. Order online ASAP; sells out FAST !
Jan 21 — Learn how you can reduce e-waste at Missoula’s Home Resource’s Lunch & Learn. noon. RSVP here to get lunch.
Jan 21 — Montana State Technical Advisory Committee meets (advises the DNRC). Great Falls. 1pm. Info here.
Jan 22 (Thur) — Urban Tree Pruning workshop offered by Trees for Missoula. 10am-3pm. Info
Jan 22 — MEIC webinar on Northwestern Energy’s 20 year plan. 4:30-5:30 pm. Info & zoom link here Northwestern Energy will hold public meetings in the libraries of these towns: Great Falls Jan 27, Missoula Jan 28, Helena Feb 3, Bozeman Feb 4.
Jan 23 (Fri) — Bobcat Creek Snowshoe Hike: led by Wild Montana. near Lolo Hot Springs.
Jan 23 — Learn about Alternative Fuels in MT. 5 to 7 pm at Mayflower Church, 2940 Poly, Bozeman. Call 406-671-5824 with questions.
Jan 24 (Sat) — Trout Unlimited Westslope Chapter annual banquet. UM’s University Center Ballroom. 5:30-9 pm
Jan 24 — Benefit Concert for Free Cycles & Home Resource — Bolts & Bicycles — Forever Homes. Help Free Cycles & Home Resource pay off their mortgages. 6:30 – 10pm at Free Cycles, 732 South 1st W, Missoula. Donate what you can.
Jan 24 — Ski for Bob Marshall Wilderness at Teton Pass Ski Resort — portion of lift ticket goes to the Foundation when you say — I love the Bob. Info here.
Jan 26 (Mon) — Missoula City Council final consideration of Unified Development Code 6pm. Info here.
Jan 26 — 2nd session of Better Together: Wellness Series for Farmers & Ranchers — free, bi-weekly program to support well-being of those working the land. Next 2 sessions are Feb 9 & 23. in Missoula. Info/register here.
Jan 27 (Tues) — Invasive species to watch in Montana –– a talk by Russ Hartzell, MT Invasive Species Council. 5 to 7 pm at UM’s Native American Center rm 103, Missoula. Open to all. Hosted by Watershed Education Network. For more info, email Stephie
Jan 27-28 —Northwestern Energy will hold public meetings on its 20 year plan. mostly in libraries of: Great Falls Jan 27, 5:30-8pm; Missoula College (not the library); Jan 28, 5-8pm; Helena Feb 3; Bozeman Feb 4.
Jan 29-30 — Western Montana Grazing & Agriculture Conference. Missoula County Extension Exploration Center, 1075 South Ave W., Missoula.
Jan 29-Feb 1: Certified Interpretative Guiding Course — offered by MT Natural History Center in Missoula.
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February 2026
Feb — Backcountry Film Festival tours Montana: 2-1 Billings; 2-3 Whitefish, 2-5 Missoula, 2-12 Big Sky, 2-13 Bozeman, 2-19 Butte, 2-22 Helena, 2-27 Great Falls. Info/tickets
Feb 2 – 5 — International Careers Week – Virtual event offered by Montana World Affairs Council
Feb 3-4 —Northwestern Energy will hold public meetings on its 20 year plan in the libraries of: Helena Feb 3, 5-8pm; Bozeman Feb 4, 5-8pm.
Feb 3– A Guide to Becoming a Certified Floodplain Manager. webinar. 10 am – noon. Sponsored by ASFPM. Link to register
Feb 5 (Thurs) — Backcountry Film Festival | Missoula: 6-9pm. hosted by Wild MT . Info here
Feb 6 (Fri) — Household Haz Waste drop off at Home Resource. Missoula. Info here
Feb 6 (Fri) — Lolo Pass to Lee Creek XC Ski: 9 am. led by Wild MT. near Lolo Hot Springs. info here
Feb 7 (Sat) — Grizzly Creek Snowshoe Hike: 9 am. led by Wild Montana, near Clinton. info here
Feb 7 (Sat) — Running up for Air — Run & FUNdraiser for Climate Smart Missoula. Run up Mount Sentinel at the UM campus. Various time & donation options. Info here.
Feb 7 — All day birding trip to the Mission Valley. with 5 Valleys Audubon. 8 am. Info here.
Feb 9 (Mon) — Deadline to comment on MT DEQ’s draft Montana Nonpoint Source Management Plan. designed to protect water quality from nonpoint sources of pollution. More info here.
Feb 9 & 23 — last 2 sessions of Better Together: Wellness Series for Farmers & Ranchers — free, bi-weekly program to support well-being of those working the land. in Missoula. Info/register here.
Feb 10 — Wilderness Speaker Series –– Generations of Wild & Scenic Rivers. 7-8:15 pm at Flathead Valley Community College. Info here.
Feb 10-13 — Montana Chapter of American Fisheries Society annual meeting. Fairmont Hot Springs . For more info, contact Eileen Ryce at ryceeileen1@gmail.com; 406-980-1260. Titles due Dec 1; Abstracts due Jan 15. Submit here.
Feb 11 (Wed) — Solar power for cows & crops. panel discussion at Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman. hosted by Gallatin Valley Earth Day.
February 11 – May 6: Spring 2026, Master Naturalist Class (offered by MT Natural History Center in Missoula. registration closes January 21)
Feb 12 — Climate Ambassadors Training by Climate Smart Missoula. noon-1:30 pm. Scroll to training here..
Feb 13-22 — Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula
Feb 14 — Take your valentine birding along the Clark Fork River with 5 Valleys Audubon. 9am. Info
Feb 19-28 — Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Helena. in person Feb 19-23; online Feb 19-28.
Feb 24 (Tues) — Hidden Path of water in Missoula. a talk by Marie Nelson of Missoula Stormwater district. 5 to 7 pm at UM’s Native American Center rm 103, Missoula. Open to all. Hosted by Watershed Education Network. For more info, email Stephie
Feb 24-27 — Association of Montana Floodplain Managers annual conference, Great Falls. Info
Feb 27 (Fri) — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm . Info here.
Feb 28 (Sat) — Don’t Toss It — Fixit ! at Home Resource Fixit Clinic 11am-2pm, 1515 Wyoming, Missoula.
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March 2026
March 6 (Fri) — Montana Conservation Voters Member Celebration , 6-8pm. Union Restaurant in downtown Helena
March 7 (Sat) — Free the Seeds –– Land to Hand will be giving away seeds at Flathead Valley Community College.
March 7 — Climate and Health in the 406 conference. MSU-Bozeman. Hosted by MT Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate.
March 7 — International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Hamilton. Info/tickets here
March 10 — Wilderness Speaker Series –– 3 Forks of the Flathead — Fish, Flow, Future. 7-8:15 pm at Flathead Valley Community College. Info here.
March 11 – April 3 — Mountain Film tours around MT. Helena Mar 11; Whitefish Mar 12, Choteau Mar 13, Missoula Mar 22; Big Fork Apr 3. Info here.
March 14 (Sat)– 5 Valleys Audubon leads birding walk at Council Grove State Park west of Missoula . 8am. Info here.
March 18 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge
March 20-22 — Montana Environmental Education Association annual meeting, Missoula
March 23 (Mon) — Screening of One in 500 –climate crises in Montana. 6:30 pm, Art House Cinema, 109 N. 30th St, Bozeman. Call 406-671-5824 with questions.
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April 2026
April 13-14 — Montana Beaver Working Group annual meeting. Lewistown.
April 14 (Tues) — Democracy Summit at UM. 8:30am – 5 pm. Theme: from isolation to social connection.
April 14 — Wilderness Speaker Series –– What’s happening to Elk in Flathead’s S. fork? . 7-8:15 pm at Flathead Valley Community College. Info here.
April 14-15 — Native Plant Conservation Conference at University of Montana. Topics: ‘Fire as a tool’ and ‘species of concern’. In person and online.
April 22 — Earth Day — 2026 theme: Our Power; Our Planet
April 23 (Thurs) — Gallatin Valley Earth Day hosts film showing at 7pm, preceded by reception & silent auction at 6pm. Emerson Center for Arts & Culture, Bozeman.
April 25 (Sat) — Gallatin Valley Earth Day Festival (10am-2pmm) & 5K Fun Run (9am) at Gallatin County Fairgrounds.
April 28 (Tues) — Citizen Science in our streams. 5 to 7 pm at UM’s Native American Center rm 103, Missoula. Open to all. Hosted by Watershed Education Network. For more info, email Stephie
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May 2026
Saturdays– Outdoor Farmers Markets restart. See Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .
May 20 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge
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June 2026
June 12-14 — MT Audubon’s Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival. Kalispell. check back for details.
June 26-28 — MT Native Plant Society Annual Rendezvous, Homestake Lodge along the Continental Divide just east of Butte. Theme: Botany on the Batholith.
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July 2026
July 15 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge
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August 2026
Events coming soon.
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September 2026
Sept 16 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group BBQ, meeting, tour. 2pm to 8pm. Check back to confirm place & time.
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October 2026
October 27–29 — Montana Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program (PSPP) Annual Meeting. Flathead Lake Biological Station, 32125 Bio Station Ln, Polson. Connect with researchers, agencies, stakeholders; share data, strategies, solutions for pesticide stewardship. Info/questions: janelle.groff@flbs.umt.edu
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November 2026
Nov 18 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge
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December 2026
Events coming soon.
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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
- Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation speakers, films
- And Volunteer Adventures in the Bob
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clearwater Resource Council events | Clearwater River watershed
- Climate Smart Missoula calendar
- Climate Smart Glacier Country
- Conservation Calendar for Montana
- Families for a Livable Climate
- Five Valleys Audubon community calendar
- Five Valleys Land Trust volunteer events
- Five Valleys Seed Library
- Flathead Lake Biological Station events.
- Flathead Lakers events calendar
- Flathead Rivers Alliance events
- 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
- Gallatin Watershed Council events
- Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance events
- Great Burn Conservation Alliance stewardship project calendar June-Oct
- Home Resource Missoula events
- Hopa Mountain
- 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 and volunteer page
- Missoula Events Calendar
- Missoula Foodbank events
- Missoula Redevelopment Agency Meetings & Agenda
- Missoula’s Reserve Street — Let’s Improve it.
- 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 Folk School classes & outings
- 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’s 2025 field Trip Schedule
- MT Native Plant Society Clark Fork Chapter events .. Facebook
- MT State Arboretum at University of Montana
- 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
- Ravalli County Fish & Wildlife Association
- Sierra Club-MT … Outings
- Slow Spokes
- 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 Forum for Living with Appropriate Technology (FLAT)
- University of Montana School of Forestry & Conservation Seminars
- University of Montana Wildlife Biology seminars
- Venery ..events — women training women in hunting.
- Volunteer Missoula — many outdoor volunteer events
- Watershed Education Network events
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Events ….. & Wilderness Walks
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
