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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June 2025 — Bitterroots are blooming
Saturdays Outdoor Farmers Markets. See Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .
Wednesdays now to Sept — MT Native Seed Network‘s weekly volunteer days. Lots of planting. 9am to noon, DNRC Conservation Nursery. 2823 Spurgin Rd, Missoula. Info call: 406-258-3430
Now to June 15 — Five Valleys Audubon’s BIRDATHON ! FUNdraiser. How many bird species can you find in a day?. Find a donor to reward your effort by donating to 5-Valleys Audubon. Info.
Now to June 30 — Montana Conservation Voters Road Tour. 5-8 pm at June 4 Whitefish; June 7 Livingston; June 30 Missoula, ; see also July 9 Bozeman, July 24 for Billings.
June 9-20 — Energy rate hike case before the PSC Public Service Commission. Check out MEIC’s fact sheet & webinar of rate case experts.
June 12 (Thurs)– Zoom meeting on Montana Resolutions to overturn Citizens United & get big money out of elections . 7pm. Hear from resolution sponsors how resolutions fared in the legislature and strategize next steps. Zoom link. Corporations are not People and Money is not Speech.
June 12 & 14 — Local Food Guide Launch Parties: June 12 | Bozeman … June 14 | Billings
June 13 (Fri) — Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation offers training to citizens who plan to serve on the Great Bear Trail Posse. The posse picks its own time to do service work on trails. Info here.
June 13 — Celebration of Water Quality and science presentations on threats to Flathead Lake. 6-8:30 pm at Flathead Valley Community College, 777 Grandview Dr. Kalispell (Building 7, Arts & Technology. room 139, campus map here ). Click here for more info.
June 13-14 — Heritage Timber sale of salvaged historic building materials. Get some beautiful history thanks to this deconstruction business.
June 14 (Sat) – Mount Jumbo Mullein (weed) Pull — help Missoula Conservation Lands pull a big patch in the Jumbo saddle. 9am to noon. Info & sign up here.
June 14 — Tours of Missoula’s Native Plant Gardens Free. 5 different gardens toured from 10am to 4pm. Self driven tour (or bike it). More info provided to registrants. Register here.
June 14 — No Kings rallies in Montana — Info here . Anaconda, Hamilton, Hot Springs, Kalispell, Missoula, Polson
June 14 —Montana Arboretum Tour. 10am-11:30 am. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). More tours on July 12, Aug 16, Sept 17 & Oct 11
June 14 — Bear Gulch Pictograph Visitor Center Grand Opening. Forest Grove.
June 15 (Sun) — Birding in Missoula’s Greenough Park with 5 Valleys Audubon. meet at 7am at Greenough Park pavilion on Monroe St.
June 15 —Birding along the Bitterroot River with MT Folk School. 1-3pm
June 15 — Rally for Public Lands, Waters, & Wildlife. 4:30-6:30pm, UM Oval
June 16 (Mon)– Bands for Lands Concert series continues. in Helena, free & family friendly. Every other Monday until July 28. Wild Montana and others.
June 17 (Tues) — Garden Party for a Livable Climate.5:30-7:30, Bozeman .Info/RSVP here
June 17 — Why & How to Use iNaturalist. RESCHEDULED TO July 16. 6-8pm, Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens.
June 17 — Field trip with MT Biocontrol Project. 5:30-7pm. Offered by Missoula County extension. Location provided when you register.
June 17 — Missoula Planning Commission holds public hearing on Missoula’s Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails (PROST) 2040 Master Plan. 6pm, Missoula County Courthouse.
June 17-22– The first of 30 Volunteer Adventures in the Bob Marshall wilderness. Info here.
June 18 (Wed) — Flathead Lakers annual meeting at the Barn at Finley Point. check back for details.
June 18 — Hike Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge, Kalispell with MT Native Plant Society. 11am-2pm. For info, see Native Plant Society’s summer field trip guide. .
June 18 — Home Resource explains ZWAP –Zero Waste Ambassadors Program. noon at Home Resource, 1515 Wyoming, Missoula. Includes lunch for those who RSVP here.
June 18 — Clark Fork Science Forum (webinar) — Hannah Adkins of MT DEQ speaks on nutrient & nuisance algae management in the Clark Fork River. noon-1pm. Check back for zoom link.
June 18 — Complexity in Conservation –– a talk by Molly McDevitt, Blackfoot Challenge science director. noon-1:15 at Missoula Public Library, 4th floor. More info on Linkage Lunch page.
June 19 (Thurs) — Future of Organic/Regenerative Agriculture Field Day. Field demos, panels, Lunch! Free thanks to Montana Organic Association. Prairie Grass Ranch, Havre. RSVP
June 19 — Seeley Lake Sewer District board meeting. 8pm at Seeley Lake Community Foundation building &via zoom. Will discuss new funding from Congress.
June 20-22 — Montana Native Plant Society annual meeting –-Camp Needmore, Custer National Forest, near Ekalaka, MT (eastern MT).
June 20-22 — Old Salt Festival — Food & music celebration of Montana land stewardship. Mannix Family Ranch, Helmville.
June 21 (Sat) — Beginning Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf wildlife refuge in Bitterroot Valley. Meet at Visitor’s Center at 10 am.
June 21-22 — Edible Wild Plant Foraging — 2 day class south of Dillon.
June 23 — Missoula City Council holds public hearing on Missoula’s Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails (PROST) 2040 Master Plan. 6pm, City Council Chambers. 140 W Pine.
June 23 — Screening of Common Ground – on the pioneers of the Regenerative Agriculture Movement . 7pm at The Roxy Theater in Missoula. Tickets here.(click on 7pm at that page)
June 24 (Tues) — Managing weeds. 6-7pm at Rocky Mountain Gardens, Missoula. Free. Info/register here.
June 25 (Wed) –Help UM Bird Ecology Lab do some Bird Banding on Rock Creek. east of Missoula. Many opportunities this summer (July 8,17,24) Info here.
June 28 (Sat) — Canyon Creek Restoration Inventory volunteer day. 9am-4pm More volunteer projects led by Great Burn Conservation Alliance on July 11, 17,19, 25, 31, Aug 3, 29, Sept 4, 20, 27, Oct 11. Described here.
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July 2025
July 1 (Tues) — Balsamroot Seed Collection — help Missoula Conservation Lands gather seeds for restoration projects. 4-7pm. Location– the best balsalmroot patch in July. Info & sign up here.
July 2 (Wed) — Ed Gannon, Flathead Lakers, speaks on Phosphorus in our Waters. at Science on Tap. 6:30-8pm. The Durham, 49494 US93. Polson. $5.
July 3 (Thurs) — Bird banding with UM and 5 Valleys Audubon at MPG Ranch in the Bitterroot Valley. 8:15 am (carpool from Missoula at 7:15 am). Register for trip with thomas@fvaudubon.org
July 7-11 — Herbal Immersion course offered by Green Path Herb School, Missoula.
July 8 (Tues) — Summer Social with MT Environmental Info Center. 6-8pm in Victor Park, Hamilton. RSVP to polson@meic.org or 406-443-2520 x 008
July 8 –Help UM Bird Ecology Lab do some Bird Banding on Rock Creek. east of Missoula. Many opportunities this summer (July 17,24, Aug 4) Info here.
July 9 (Wed) — Montana Conservation Voters Road Tour. 5-8 pm July 9 Bozeman ; see also July 24 for Billings.
July 10 (Thurs) — MT Native Seed Network Tour at DNRC plant nursery (Missoula). 5:30-6:30 pm. For info, see Native Plant Society’s summer field trip guide. .
July 10-13 — North American Indian Days, Blackfeet Reservation, Browning
July 11--Upper Clark Fork Superfund Bird Tour — 8:30 am-12:30 pm. Galen. Info/register. limited space
July 11-12– Farming, Climate & Health –– an On-Farm Summit at Quinn Institute & Vilicus Farms, Big Sandy, MT. Info and Register here.
July 12 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 10am-11:30 am. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). More tours on Aug 16, Sept 17 & Oct 11
July 15 (Tues) — Flathead Lake Biostation Research Cruise. 4-6pm. Tickets $75 . by phone 406-872-4500 or email flbs@flbs.umt.edu
July 16 (Wed)– Why & How to Use iNaturalist. 6-8pm, Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens.
July 17-20 — International Choral Festival, Missoula
July 19 (Sat) — Beginning Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf wildlife refuge in Bitterroot Valley. Meet at Visitor’s Center at 10 am.
July 19 — Poker Paddle for Clean Water –– FUNdraiser for Flathead Lakers. Polson
July 20 — Ethical Foraging for Wild Foods & Medicines. offered by Green Path Herb School, Missoula.
July 22 — 22nd Annual Blackfoot River Cleanup. River friends cleanup litter. Starts at 8 am at Johnsrud Park, near HWY 200, east of Missoula, west of Potomac. Followed by a community lunch 11am to 4pm provided by Blackfoot Home & Community Club.
July 24 — Montana Conservation Voters Road Tour, 5-8 pm, Billings. Info/RSVP info on current conservation efforts.
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August 2025
Aug 6 (Wed) — Matt Church, Flathead Biostation speaks on the Hidden Life of Flathead Lake at Science on Tap. 6:30-8pm. The Durham, 49494 US93. Polson. $5.
Aug 7 (Thurs) — Frenchtown mill site Community Advisory Group meeting. EPA will provide updates on the studies of the site. 6pm at Frenchtown Fire Station.
August 8 (Fri) — Flathead Lake Biostation Open House. 11am-3pm . All welcome.
Aug 13 (Wed) — Bird banding with UM and 5 Valleys Audubon at MPG Ranch in the Bitterroot Valley. 8:15 am (carpool from Missoula at 7:15 am). Register for trip with thomas@fvaudubon.org
Aug 14 (Thur) — PEAS Farm Party, 3010 Duncan Dr. Missoula. 5:30 pm. Local Food, Friends, Fun.
Aug 16 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 10am-11:30 am. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). More tours on Sept 17 & Oct 11
Aug 16 (Sat) — Beginning Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf wildlife refuge in Bitterroot Valley. Meet at Visitor’s Center at 10 am.
Aug 23 (Sat) — Montana Clean Energy Fair. Great Falls. 9am-4pmv
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September 2025
Sept 6 (Sat) –Missoula Urban Demo (MUD)’s annual Garden Party (& FUNdraiser). check back for more info.
Sept 8-10 — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority annual conference. Livingston.
Sept 10 — Flathead Lake Sunset Cruise. Fundraiser for Flathead Lakers.
Sept 15-19 — MT Watershed Coordination Council’s 2025 Watershed Symposium. Billings. check back for more info.
Sept 17 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 5:30-7pm. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). Fall fruits. Next tour on Oct 11
Sept 17-Oct 5 — Climate Solutions Week. check back for details
Sept 19-21 — MMI Warriors Retreat on Flathead Lake. Self defense, self care, sisterhood.
Sept 20 (Sat) — River Rooted — a celebration of the Bitterroot River. Dinner, Drinks, Dance, Ducks. 4-7:30 pm. River Park in Hamilton. Info here.
Sept 20-21– Montana Herbal Festival, Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens
Sept 26 (Fri) — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm . Info here.
Sept 27 (Sat) — ClimateFEST –– 10a-2pm; Missoula’s Caras Park. Info & register to table here.
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October 2025
Oct 8-10 — American Water Resources Association–MT chapter annual meeting. Great Falls.
Oct 11 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 10am-11:30 am. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). Fall colors tour.
October 25 (Sat) — Most outdoor farmers market end for the season.
Oct 28-30 — Montana Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program (MTPSPP) annual meeting. Past work and upcoming plans. Check back for time and place.
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November 2025
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December 2025
Dec 9-11. Montana Organic Association’s annual conference. Mansfield Convention Center, Great Falls. Workshops, panels, speakers, food & fun.
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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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
