Conservation Calendar

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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October 2025
November 2025
December 2025
January 2026
February 2026
March 2026

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October 2025

Saturdays– Outdoor Farmers Markets. See  Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .

Sundays — Watershed Education Network’s Stream Team monitors Missoula area streams. 11am-3pm. RSVP here.

Weekends — Bus Shuttles from downtown Missoula to Marshall Mountain (can carry bikes also). hourly from 10am to 5:30 pm.

Wednesdays ––Volunteer in Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens,  10am-noon. Learn while helping maintain this beautiful place.

Wednesdays to Nov 19  — Citizen Law School at UM. 6:30 pm. offered online here.  Free.

Fridays to Oct 24 — Owl Research Institute’s Fall Visitor Nights at Flathead Lake Biostation. Info/Register here. 

Help glean apples to keep bears out of trouble in Missoula.  Info/sign up here. 

Oct 8-10 — American Water Resources Association–MT chapter annual meeting. Great Falls.

Oct 9 — Open house on Missoula Zoning Framework. 4-7pm at Missoula Fairgrounds. Review and comment on the Interactive Proposed Zoning Map and/or  the draft zoning district standards

Oct 10 (Fri) — Bob Fest — Celebrate the Bob Marshall Wilderness. 6-9 pm at Flathead Fairgrounds Expo building. Music, food, raffles, mules. Info/tickets here.

Oct 10-16 — Screening of ‘Bring Them Home’ (trailer) at the Roxy in Missoula. Blackfoot tribe members work to return wild bison to their former home. Info & tickets

Oct 11- 12 — Heart Lake cleanup volunteer work weekend with Women who Explore. <–Info.

Oct 11 -14 — Help collect data on beaver near Lolo Hot Springs.  Info here. 

Oct 13 (Mon) — Raptors of the Rockies Director Kate Davis speaks on 40 years of Raptor Programs. 7pm, UM’s Interdisciplinary Science Bldg room 110 and on zoom. 

Oct 13 — Magic of Bird Song. 7pm. Hope Lutheran Church, 2152 W Graf, Bozeman. Sacajawea Audubon

Oct  14 — Essential Climate Fix — Transmission & Markets–– webinar offered by MEIC. 4:30 pm. Info here.

Oct 14-15 — Volunteer trail work on Mt Sentinel, Missoula. 4-7 pm. Trail reconstruction & native planting. Full at present. Thanks, Missoula.  Info & signup here. 

Oct 14-16 — MT Emergency Managers Association conference. Lewiston

Oct 15 (Wed) — Tree Planting in Missoula’s Franklin to Fort neighborhood. 9am-5pm. Volunteers welcome any of that time. Info here.

Oct 15 — Bear Aware Fair on the UM Oval. 11am-1pm.

Oct 15 — Don’t Toss It — Fixit ! Get help fixing things. noon- 1pm at Home Resource. Free Lunch for those who RSVP here. 

Oct 15 — State of the Clark Fork River — Clark Fork Coalition shares stories of progress and continuing challenges & plans. 5-7pm. Missoula Public Library 4th floor. Info/RSVP

Oct 15 — Shape the future of Pattee Creek in Missoula. RESCHEDULED to Oct 28. .

Oct 16 (Thurs) — Citizen science monitoring of Missoula groundwater. 1-3:30pm in Greenough Park. Info/signup 

Oct 18 (Sat)  — Pumpkin Party at the PEAS Farm.  11am-3pm. 3010 Duncan Drive, Missoula. Carve pumpkins,  u-pick kale. Costumes welcome

Oct 18 — No Kings Missoula Rally.  10:30 am-12:30 pm. starts at Missoula County Courthouse. Info here. 

Oct 19 (Sun) — Volunteer at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden  9-11 am.

Oct 20 (Mon) — Tour of Grant Creek restoration project near Missoula. 8:30-10:30 am. To attend: RSVP to Lily at Clark Fork Coalition

Oct 21 (Tues) — Plant native seed pods on Missoula’s Mount Jumbo. 4-7pm. FULL. Info/signup here.  

Oct 21 — UM Campus Sustainability tour — see what UM has been doing to shrink its footprint. noon-1pm.

Oct 21 — Public Open House on Sixmile Creek Wildlife Crossing Study. 5-7pm, Ninemile Community Center, 25620 Ninemile Rd, Huson.  also a virtual public house from Oct 22 to Nov 12. Info here. 

Oct 22 & 23 — Veggie Stock Up Sale at River Road Farm, noon-6pm. 1657 River Road, Missoula

Oct 23 (Thurs) — Using aquatic macroinvertebrates to teach about watershed health. Missoula Butterfly House.  Doors open 6:30 pm, speaker at 7:15 pm. Info/tickets 

Oct 23 — When the Waters Rise Again– free screening & panel discussion on flood preparation. 7pm at Columbia Falls High School. Hosted by Climate Smart Glacier Country. 

Oct 23-24 — Montana Youth Climate Summit, Livingston. Free including meals.

Oct 24 (Fri)  — Montana Natural History Center’s annual banquet & fundraiser.  5-9pm in UM’s University Center ballroom.

Oct 24-25 — Harvest & transplant willow poles along Cameron Creek near Sula. 9:30am – 3:30 pm. Info/signup.  Bitterroot Water Partnership.

October 25 (Sat) — Most outdoor farmers market end for the season. 

Oct 26 (Sun) — UM FLAT Harvest Party –– soup, bread, pie, cider for $5 (or bring a pie & eat free). Live music & local business raffle. noon- 4pm at 633 South 5th E (by UM), Missoula.

Oct 27 (Mon) — Deadline to submit comments on the Montana Beaver Transplant program. Info here

Oct 27, 29, 30 — Public listening sessions on MT DEQ’s draft Greenhouse Gas Emission Guidelines. Oct 27 in Billings, Oct 29 in Missoula, Oct 30 in Helena. Also via Zoom. Details here.   Written comments due Oct 30.

Oct 28 (Tues) — Shape the future of Pattee Creek in Missoula. community conversation organized by the city. 5:30 pm at Missoula County Extension (1075 South Ave West) in Balsamroot room.

Oct 28-30 — Montana Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program (MTPSPP) annual meeting. Past work and  upcoming plans.  Public seminar open to all on Oct 28 at 6:30 pm. Flathead Lake BioStation.

Oct 30 & Nov 6 — Fish Creek Collaborative meets to develop management plan for Fish Creek State Park & Wildlife Management Area. at FWP Region 2 Office, 3201 Spurgin Rd, Missoula. Check back for details.

Oct 31 (Fri)– FUNdraiser for Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium. features tasty bug treats ! 6pm at the Butterfly House, 1075 South Ave. W, Missoula

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November 2025

Some Saturday Farmers Markets move indoors. Like Missoula’s Clark Fork Market  at Locals Only/Badlander, 135 W. Broadway, Nov 15 to April 4. See  Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .

Wednesdays to Nov 19  — Citizen Law School at UM. 6:30 pm. offered online here. Free.

Nov 1 (Sat) — Mount Jumbo Elk Ramble 15K Trail Race! This area closes to recreation on Dec 1 to welcome the elk herd. Organized by RunWild Missoula. info/registration here.

Nov 7 (Fri)– Great Burn Conservation Alliance annual party. 5-8pm at GoodWorks Ventures, Missoula.

Nov 8 (Sat) — Like those  Lichens Field Day with Tim Wheeler  10-3; Missoula Kim Williams Trail.

Nov  12 & 17 — Missoula City Council will take public comment on plans to replace the turf at Ogren Park — grass vs plastic turf. Check back for details. Meanwhile can sign this letter in support of natural grass.

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December 2025

Dec 1 — MT TMDL Advisory Group meets. 1:30-3pm at DEQ HQ in Helena and via zoom. Info here (scroll down to TMDL info) .

Dec 9-11. Montana Organic Association’s annual conference. Mansfield Convention Center, Great Falls. Workshops, panels, speakers, food & fun. Info here.

Dec 12 (Fri) — Clark Fork Coalition Holiday Party. 6-10 pm. The Wilma , 131 S. Higgins. Missoula

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January 2026

Jan 14 (Wed) — Tribute to Ted Turner’s Conservation Efforts at Emerson Center for the Arts, Bozeman.  Check back for more info.

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February 2026

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

Feb 13-23 — Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula

Feb 24-27 — Association of Montana Floodplain Managers annual conference, Great Falls.

Feb 27 — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm . Info here.

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March 2026

Events coming soon.

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