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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February 2025
Saturdays — Winter Farmers Markets. 9am to 2pm at Missoula’s Southgate Mall and 9am to noon at Gallatin County Fairgrounds..
Now thru May 1 — Citizen scientist elk spotters monitor Missoula’s Mt Jumbo herd. Info here.
Now to April 30 — Montana Legislature in session.
Now to April 30 — Gardening in Western MT Climate –12 week workshop series on Wednesdays. 6-8 pm. Info here. offered by Missoula County Extension.
Feb 14-23 — Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula. Schedule here (select date at upper left). Tickets
Feb 16-22 — National Justice for Animals Week. here is an action you can take to protect Endangered Species Act.
Feb 20 (Thur) — MEIC’s weekly Legislative Update Webinar. 4:30 pm. Updates on bills & how to engage with legislature. Zoom link here. Info & RSVP for reminders here.
Feb 20 (Thur)– MEIC Legislative Road Show rolls into Bozeman. 5:30 to 6:30 at Bozeman Public Library (626 E. Main). Hear about bills on air, water, livable communities, energy, Constitutional rights & responsibilities.
Feb 20 — How to upgrade your home (energy retrofits, energy audits, products, costs, tax incentives). 5:30-7pm at Marks Exploration Center. Missoula Fairgrounds. Info/sign up here.
Feb 21 (Fri) — Deadline to apply for MT DEQ’s Volunteer Monitoring lab analysis funds. Info on funding here.
Feb 22 (Sat) —Household Chemical Disposal day at Missoula’s Home Resource. Info & appointments here.
Feb 24 (Mon) — Mondays for Montana — Biweekly citizen skills sessions hosted by MT Conservation Voters — Learn to engage effectively with our legislature on public lands, climate, & democracy. Every other Monday 5:30-7:30pm (until May 5) at Imagine Nation Brewing in Missoula. Info here.
Feb 24 — Virtual training for citizen scientists who want to help with MT Audubon’s Screech Owl Survey. 7pm. Info/sign up here. The survey will be from March 1 to April 30.
Feb 25 (Tues) — Watershed Education Network’s monthly speaker series continues — topic: Groundwater. 5-7 pm in UM’s University Center. RSVP here to receive reminders & info on speakers.
Feb 25 — Public meeting on Clark Fork superfund remediation work in the Deer Lodge area. 6pm at Powell County Community Center, 416 Cottonwood, Deer Lodge. Info on Arrowstone Park, Racetrack Pond, and declining fish populations in the river.
Feb 25-28 — Association of Montana Floodplain Managers conference — theme: Confluence along the Clark Fork River. Missoula. Abstracts were due Dec 20, 2024
Feb 26 (Wed) — Human dimensions of water resources across urban and working landscapes. Dr. Sarah Church. noon at MSU’s Byker Auditorium and online via webex
Feb 26 — Women’s Trades Training Program info session (for work in the clean energy field). 4-5pm at Home Resource, 1515 Wyoming, Missoula. Info/RSVP here.
Feb 26 — Starting Seeds Indoors –– workshop offered by Garden City Harvest in Missoula. 6-8pm. Info
Feb 26-27 — Community Organizing Training offered by Common Good Missoula. Info here.
Feb 27 (Thur) — MEIC’s weekly Legislative Update Webinar. 4:30 pm. Updates on bills & how to engage with legislature. Zoom link here. Info & RSVP for reminders here.
Feb 27 — Rewilding the American Prairie. webinar with Daniel Kinka of American Prairie. 7pm. Info/register for zoom here.
Feb 28 (Fri) — Montana Conservation Voters annual celebration. 6-8 pm, Helena Featured speaker is Betsy Gaines Quammen. Info/tickets
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March 2025
March 1 (Sat)– 10th Free the Seeds — annual event led by Land to Hand. Columbia Falls. Free Seed giveaway, food growing workshops, fundraising raffle.
March 1 — How Women Foster Peace in Times of Crisis. 5pm. Whitefish. MT World Affairs Council. Sold out. to get on waiting list email rthompson@montanaworldaffairs.org.
March 3 – Wild Love Trivia Night – not trivial at all ! – share fun facts on wildlife and plant courtship and reproduction at Missoula County Extension, Missoula Fairgrounds, 7-9 pm. $10 ($5 for students) benefits Montana Natural History Center. Register early! More info here.
March 5 (Wed) — MT Native Seed Network annual meeting (virtual). 10-11:30 am. For more info, contact michael.butts@mt.gov
March 5 — Abundant Montana’s virtual speaker series continues on Wednesdays. Info here.
March 6 (Thurs) — Watershed & Wetland Stewardship Awards Celebration. <–Info here.
March 6 — 5 Valleys Audubon’s Advanced Birding Workshop series starts and continues on Thursdays until April 17. at Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 3201 Spurgin Rd, Missoula.
March 6 — Smurfit-Stone mill site Community Advisory Group meets. 6pm at Frenchtown Fire Department and zia zoom. Discussion of this year’s sampling goals. zoom link.
March 6 — Soil Health workshops (free) begin in Missoula, 5:30-7pm — also April 3 & May 1. .
March 7-9 — MT Environmental Education Association annual conference, Helena. Theme: Roots of Tomorrow. Speakers, films, field trips, socials. Info here.
March 10-14 — Bitterroot Water Partnership’s Fish Week & International Fly Fishing Film Festival. Tours, games, raffle, expert panel (on Headwaters Impact on the River), Film festival. Info.
March 11 (Tues)– Missoula Water Quality Advisory Council meets 6-8 pm at City-County Health Dept. (301 W. Alder, Missoula; 2nd floor conference room). For agenda, call 406-258-4890. Update on White Pine Sash cleanup.
March 11 — Healing the Earth by growing Food as Medicine — Free talk by Bob Quinn (Big Sandy organic farmer, author, sustainable change maker). 7pm at Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies & live-streamed. Register for zoom link.
March 12 (Wed) — Organic Vegetable Garden workshop offered by Garden City Harvest in Missoula. 6-8 pm.
March 12-14 — ServeMontana Symposium, Helena.
March 13 (Thurs) — Recreation Repair Reimagined — workshop series on repairing recreational gear. 4-6 pm in UM’s University Center 250. Another workshop on April 10.
March 13 — MT Wetlands & Watersheds Stewardship awards. 5pm in downtown Helena. Info/RSVP here.
March 13 — MEIC Legislative Road Show rolls into Billings. 5:30 to 6:30pm. Location: Rock31 (201 N Broadway STE 9d, Billings). Hear about bills that could impact our air, water, livable communities, energy, Constitution rights & responsibilities.
March 15 (Sat) — 5 Valleys Seed Library’s Spring Seed Swap at Missoula Public Library. 10am to 2 pm. Missoula Public Library, 4th floor.
March 16 (Sun) — Wildfire in the Rattlesnake watershed by MT DNRC fire managers. 2-3:30 pm . Missoula public library. 4th floor.
March 16 — History of removing the Milltown Dam-– a panel of folks who helped make it happen recall why, how, & effects of the removal. 1-3pm at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bonner (followed by the annual pasty dinner. YUM! ).
March 19 — Busy Beavers — low tech stream restoration. 7pm. part of a free monthly webinar series offered by MT Natural History Center & Trout Unlimited . Info.
March 20 (Thurs) — Tree Pruning Workshop offered by Trees for Missoula. 10am-3pm. RSVP/info here.
March 24 (Tues) — Watershed Education Network’s monthly speaker series continues — topic: Dipper birds. 5-7 pm in UM’s University Center. RSVP here to receive reminders & info on speakers.
March 25-26 — Energy, new era economy & innovation. 6pm. March 25 Bozeman; March 26 Missoula. MT World Affairs Council. purchase tickets by March 20.
March 27-28 — Mission Valley Ag Producers Summit, Polson (scroll down here for info)
March 26 (Wed) — Growing Great Tomatoes workshop offered by Garden City Harvest, Missoula. 6-8 pm.
March 29-30 — Natural Medicine Inclusion Summit, University of Montana. Speakers, workshops, giveaways, and great food. Natural medicine is a holistic approach to health and wellness that emphasizes using natural remedies and lifestyle choices to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Integrates traditional knowledge & modern science.
March 31 (Mon) — Montana Science Fair at University of Montana. Many environmental science exhibits.
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April 2025
APRIL IS EARTH MONTH — Earthrise by Poet Amanda Gorman….
… Funny Earth video here. .… Inspiring Earth video here.April 7-13 — Food Waste Prevention Week. check back for details on MT events.
April 1-2 — Montana Beaver Working Group annual meeting. Carroll College, Helena. Fill out pre-meeting survey/RSVP by March 4. zoom link. More info: WeigandS@nwf.org
April 3 (Thurs) — Soil Health workshops (free) in Missoula, 5:30-7pm — also May 1.
April 6 (Sunday) — Prune the Moon (-Randolph Homestead’s historic orchard). 2-5pm. Missoula’s north hills. Info here. How to restore old apple trees.
April 8-10 — Crown Managers Partnership Forum, NW MT. Check back for details.
April 8-10 — Confluence 2025: Montana’s Annual Public and Environmental Health Conference. Helena MT. Info here.
April 9 (Wed) — Saving Bozeman’s Wild Backyard. Todd Wilkinson at the Museum of the Rockies. Free 7pm. Check back for zoom link.
April 9-10 — Interweaving Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science for Collaborative Conservation in the Crown of the Continent . Salish Kootenai College. Hosted by CSKT and Crown Managers Partnership
April 10 (Thurs) — DNRC’s Conservation Seedling Nursery produces seeds & seedlings for conservation projects. 7pm at Missoula’s Rocky Mtn Exploration Center, 1075 S. Ave W., All welcome.
April 12 (Sat) — 3rd annual ‘Climate & Health in the 406’ conference. UM campus, Missoula. hosted by MT Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate .
April 12 — Run for the Trees –– FUNdraiser for Trees for Missoula. starts 9:30 am. 10k, 5k and 1 mile options. Info here.
April 16 –-Recreation Resiliency & Community Stewardship. 7pm. part of a free monthly webinar series offered by MT Natural History Center & Blackfoot Challenge
April 19 (Sat) — Gallatin Valley Earth Day celebration. 10am-2pm, Gallatin County Fairgrounds
April 19 — Clark Fork River spring cleanup. More info coming.
April 19 — Missoula Urban Demo (MUD) Project’s 19th Sustainability Fair. Theme: Our Power, Our Planet. noon to 4pm. Info here.
April 22 (Tues) — Earth Day is 55 years old. Email Earth Day related events here.
April 22 — UM Sustainability Fair on the Oval, 11:30am-2pm. Campus & local sustainability groups will be tabling on the Oval.
April 27 (Tues) — Watershed Education Network’s monthly speaker series continues — topic: Rattlesnake Creek studies. 5-7 pm in UM’s University Center. RSVP here to receive reminders & info on speakers.
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May 2025
May 1 (Thurs) — Soil Health workshops (free) wrap up in Missoula, 5:30-7pm.
May 3 (Sat) — Five Valleys Land Trust annual banquet/auction. 5pm at UM’s Adams Center.
May 7 (Wed) — Clean & Affordable Energy Conference at University of Montana. 10:am-5pm. Sponsored by Northwest Energy Coalition (member meeting 8-10am). Info/register here.
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. For info, contact rachel.malison@flbs.umt.edu
May 16 — Trout Unlimited-Westslope’s annual banquet & auction. check back for details.
May 21 — Tribal Reconnections –BLM & CSKT stewardship partnership. 7pm. part of a free monthly webinar series offered by MT Natural History Center
May 30-June 1 — MT Audubon’s Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival. Save the date.
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June 2025
June 20-22 — Montana Native Plant Society annual meeting –-Camp Needmore, Custer National Forest, near Ekalaka, MT
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July 2025
July 17-20 — International Choral Festival, 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.
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August 2025
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September 2025
Sept 15-19 — MT Watershed Coordination Council’s 2025 Watershed Symposium. Billings. check back for more info.
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October 2025
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November 2025
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December 2025
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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
