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 2026

Saturdays–  Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .

Sundays —  Volunteer at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden  9-11 am.

Mondays — Household Chemical Disposal, Missoula, 11 AM to 4:30 PM.  Home ReSource  events.

2nd Wednesdays — Climate Conversations. 5:30-7:30pm. Flathead Lakers office. 110 Main,  Polson

Thursdays — Volunteer at Rocky Mountain Gardens by Missoula Fairgrounds. 9-11 am.

Now to Oct 15 –– Bike to Barns – bike to local farms near Missoula. Group ride on Oct 11.

Oct 6 (Tues) — comment deadline for Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on Recission of Roadless Rule.  Send comments here  ..Suggested talking points HERE.

Oct 6 — MT Governor’s Drought & Water Supply Advisory Committee  meets 9:30-11:30 am virtually via TEAMS & in-person at DNRC, 1424 9th Ave, Helena.  Agenda (with remote meeting link)|

Oct 7 (Wed) — American Water Resources Assn — MT Chapter annual meeting in Billings.

Oct 7 — How woven wire fences affect elk movement on the Blackfeet reservation. noon-1:15pm, Missoula Public Library, 4th floor.

Oct 7 — Saving the Big Sky – Land Conservation in Montana –-how it can mitigate climate change--by  long time conservationist Bob Kiesling. 12:30 pm, Lewis & Clark Library, Helena. and via Zoom.

Oct 7 — Medicinal plant tour of Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens (1075 S. Ave W).  6-7pm Free

Oct 8 (Thurs) — Celebration of 50 years of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation’s Scholars fund. UM’s University Center Ballroom. 5-7pm. Free tickets here. 

Oct 8 — Help cleanup Baker Lakes campsite with Wild Montana. meet 8 am in Missoula. Info/register. 

Oct 8 — Volunteer Gathering of Families for a Livable Climate. 9:15 to 10:15 am at MT Natural History Center, Missoula. All welcome.

Oct 8, 13 or 15 — Hands-on Learning in urban permaculture at Living Classroom. Missoula.  info, email Kate 

Oct 9 (Fri) — Great Burn Conservation Alliance leads hike on Stateline Trail. Free lunch. Sign up. 

Oct 9 — Rocky Creek Restoration Day . near Bozeman. noon to 4pm. Sign up to help plant Oct 9.

Oct 9 — Comments due on proposal to redefine the Waters of the US as protected under the Clean Water Act. Info on issues and how to send in comments  HERE.

Oct 10 (Sat) — Corn Harvest Volunteer Day in Big Sandy. Any time you can give between 9am-6pm.

Oct 10 — Help with Trail clearing near Skyline trailhead, Mount Dean Stone, Missoula. Carpool from the 5 Valleys Land Trust office at 9:30 am to work until noon. Info & sign up here. 

Oct 10,17 — Mushroom hunting with Western MT Mycological Association. 10:30 am in Sheep Creek area. Meet at Alta Campground, 33 miles southwest of Darby. Species will be identified & DNA sequenced. For more info, email Larry.

Oct 10 — Native Seed Collection Day. Missoula. All full. sorry

Oct 11 (Sun) — Bike to Barns Group Ride. near Missoula. 10am-2pm; celebration 2-4pm.  Guided bike tour through 6 Farm Stops in Missoula’s Target Range & Orchard Homes area.   Info here .

Oct 11 — Managing Rattlesnake Valley  stormwater — 2-3:30 pm at Missoula Public Library, 4th floor.

Oct 12-14 — Cold Climate Conference –– sustainable building science for the Northern Rockies. MSU. info/tickets.  

Oct 13 (Tues) — Missoula Water Quality Advisory Council meets.  6pm at 301 W Alder. all welcome.

Oct 13-16 — Wild Trout Symposium XIV — Managing Wild Trout in a Changing Environment. West Yellowstone. American Fisheries Society — Western Division

Oct 13 to Nov 17 (Tues)– Insects 101 course, 6-7:30 pm, Missoula Butterfly House.  Info/register. 

Oct 14 — Birding to Change the World. UM President’s Lecture Series. 7:30 pm, UC Ballroom, Missoula.

Oct 14, 21, 27 — Harvest willows for Grant Creek restoration. pick a date/time that works for you.  located 20-40 minutes from Missoula. Info/sign up here  with  Clark Fork Coalition.

Oct 15 — Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop, Teller Wildlife Refuge, Corvallis . 5:30-7:30 pm.  Register. 

Oct 15 — MPG Ranch’s Native Seed Farm & some restoration projects, a talk by manager McKenzie Sebastian. 7pm at Victor Fire hall, 2383 Meridian Rd, Victor. All welcome.

Oct 16 (Fri) — Sustainability Tour on the UM Campus.  3-4pm. All welcome. Location here. 

Oct 16 — Montana Natural History Center Fall Banquet & Auction 5-9 pm, UM’s University Center Ballroom.

Oct 16 — Bob Fest –– celebrate Bob Marshall wilderness. 5-9 pm, Flathead Co. Fairgrounds Expo Building. FUNdraiser, music, dinner, auction, raffle

Oct 16, 23, 24 30 – Volunteer on stream restoration projects in the Bitterroot Valley — Info/signup

Oct 17 (Sat)– Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge, Bitterroot Valley. 10 am- 1 pm. Info here. 

Oct 17 — Don’t Toss It — Fixit ! Free repair clinic offered by Home Resource, Missoula. 11am-2pm

Oct 17 — No Kings March,  Missoula. Info here. 

Oct 17 —  No Kings Rally in Hamilton (HWY 93 & Main), 11 am – 1pm.

Oct 17 — PEAS FARM Pumpkin Party   11-3, 3010 Duncan Drive, Missoula. Carve a pumpkin, buy some veggies, feed the pigs.  

Oct 17-18 — Wildlife Tracker Certification course. Offered in the Swan Valley. Info

Oct 18 (Sun) — Lolo Pass Highway Cleanup  with Wild Montana. meet 8am in Missoula. Info/register. 

Oct 18 — Bird Walk in Milltown State Park. 9-11 am . Info 

Oct 19-22 — Landscape Conservation Design Workshop Series focuses on Native Vegetation. Hosted by Crown Managers Partnership & CSKT. Ronan.  More info madelyn.eagle@flbs.umt.edu. Indicate interest here.

Oct 20 — Cost of Mining Conference, organized by MEIC. Check back for details.

Oct 20-22 — Landscape Conservation Design — with a focus on whitebark pine, forests, grasslands, & shrublands. Hosted by CSKT & Crown Managers Partnership. Info here…. Register here.

Oct 20-22 — CoBuild Montana Summit at UM, Missoula. Many guest speakers address how to solve Montana’s economic & community challenges. Bring your ideas. Info/register here. 

Oct 21 — Climate Conversation & Potluck. 6:30-8:30 pm. Bozeman Public Safety Center Community Room, 901 N.Rouse. All welcome.

Oct 21-22 — Garden City Harvest’s Fall Stock Up Veggie Sale  . noon – 6pm at River Road Farm, 1657 River Road, Missoula

Oct 22-25 — Montana Film Festival. in Missoula

Oct 23 (Fri) — Lolo Trail Hike at Howard Creek with Wild Montana. meet 9 am in Lolo. Info/register. 

Oct 23 -24 – MT Governor’s Summit on Local Food & Agriculture, Helena. Tickets.

Oct 23 or 24 –– Help plant willows along Cameron Creek in the Bitterroot Valley near Sula. 9:30-1pm. Info/sign up (scroll down to Cameron Creek)

Oct 24 — All Day Birding trip to Brown’s Lake. 8 am meet in Missoula to carpool. Info here. 

Oct 24 or 30 — Plant trees on Grant Creek restoration site (west of Missoula). 10am – 4pm. Info/sign up. Organized by Clark Fork Coalition.

Oct 27 (Tues) –– Data Centers in Montana : pros & cons. MSU & MT Tech researchers discuss. 5:30 pm. Inspiration Hall in Norm Asbjornson Hall, 2nd floor, W Grant St, Bozeman. Info/tickets

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 . To register, you will need to create an account here. Login

Oct 30 (Fri) — Bug Appetit ! FUNdraiser for Missoula Butterfly House. Delicious gourmet meal with bug components. 6 pm door; 6:30 pm dinner. Butterfly House/Insectarium, 1075 South Ave. W. Tickets $85 

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November 2026

Nov 4-5 — Clark Fork River Science Forum. Missoula County Fairgrounds Exploration Center. Info.  Focus: Interpreting, protecting, restoring ecological resilience in the basin.

Nov 17 (Tues) — Pattee Creek Watershed Group meets. 6-7pm at Missoula Public Library Blackfoot Communications room. All welcome.

Nov 17-19 — MT DNRC offers virtual seminars on Floodplain Management. 1-5pm. check back for details

Nov 18 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group  meets. 10 am to 2 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge

Nov 18 — Montana TMDL Advisory Group meets. 9-11am. via zoom link and in-person at DEQ HQ (2nd floor Wilderness Room),  2401 Colonial Drive, Helena. More info, CStaten@mt.gov or (406) 444-2836

Nov 19 (Thurs) — Fossil Plants, a talk by UM Palentology Center manager. 7pm at Rocky Mountain Exploration Center, 1075 S. Ave. W., Missoula

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December 2026

Dec 5 (Sat) — Tribute to the Wild –– Wild Montana welcomes wild friends to this celebration. 3-5pm, Field & Stream Lodge, Bozeman.  Check back for link to info.

Dec 8-10 — Montana Organic Association annual conference. Great Falls.

Dec 19 — 127th Annual Missoula Christmas Bird Count & potluck. Info & how to help here. 

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January 2027

Jan 11 — DNRC Conservation Nursery Seed sale starts

Jan 19 — DNRC Conservation Nursery  Seedling sale starts

Jan 21 — short film and talk on ‘Is it the End of Night?’ — on loss of dark skies & how to save them. Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman. Reception (6pm) includes book signing, treats, tour of Taylor Planetarium. 7pm talk by Paul Bogard, author of End of Night.

Jan 26-29 — MT Chapter of American Fisheries Society meets in Billings

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February 2027

Feb 20 — Climate & Health in the 406 annual conference. Carrol College, Helena.

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March 2027

March 19-21 — Montana Environmental Education Association’s annual conference in Missoula. check back for details.

March 22 (Mon)– Montana Science Fair, UM’s Adams Center,  Missoula.

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April 2027

April 7  (Fri) — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm . Info here.

April 17-22 –The International Wildlife Film Festival is 50 years old. Check back for info on festivities.

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May 2027

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June 2027

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July 2027

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August 2027

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September 2027

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October 2027

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November 2027

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December 2027

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