The MT Conservation Calendar is maintained in partnership with the University of Montana Environmental Studies program. Updated daily. REFRESH/RELOAD often. Times given 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.
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April 2024– Earth Month
Earthrise by Poet Amanda Gorman; Funny Earth video here. … Inspiring Earth video here.
April — MT Soil Health Day/Week/Month.. See Missoula County Extension’s programs &. classes including pollinator conferences (4/24-25). More info.
April 20-25 — International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, kicks off with Wild Walk Parade & WildFest on April 20. Best of Festival screening on April 27 and Virtual Festival available on Eventive from April 28 to May 3.
April 20-27 – Earth Week at the Missoula Public Library (navigate on the library calendar to April 20)
April 22 (Mon) — EARTH DAY was beautiful in Montana
April 22- 26 — Climate Week at MSU. Talks, music, displays, raffle. Most events live-streamed & recorded. More info, email Paul Lachapelle
April 23 (Tues) –6th annual Cleanup of Clark Fork riverside at Missoula’s Reserve St Bridge. 9am-4pm, meet at 700 block of N. Davis. Hosted by Reserve Street Working Group. Volunteers pick up litter and provide feedback on park planning at the site. Info here.
April 23 — UM’s Earth Week Sustainability Fair. (<– scroll down to events). 11:30 am – 2 pm, tabling on the Oval.
April 23-25 — FWP offers community meetings on bear safety concerns. remaining events: April 23, 6pm; Harlowtown Public Library, 13 Central Ave. S; April 25, 6pm; Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co., 1445 N. Broadway.
April 24 (Wed) — Garden City Harvest Weekly Workshop series –Prepping garden beds, 6-8 pm, 206 N. 2nd St. W., Msla.
April 24 — Building Livable Communities workshop. 1-3 pm, Bozeman Public Library. More info: danika.comey@umontana.edu
April 24 — Help maintain/weed UM’s FireWise Demo Garden. (south of Schreiber Gym parking lot). 4-6 pm followed by pizza. RSVP here so there is enough food. Questions — cara.nelson@umontana.edu.
April 24-25 — Public meetings on cleanup plans for the Columbia Falls aluminum smelter superfund site. Open house from noon-5pm. Formal presentation at 6:30 pm followed by Q&A. Where: The Hub Downtown, 533 1st Avenue East in Columbia Falls.
April 24-25 — Clark Fork Science Forum. at Montana Technological University, Butte. Info/register here.
April 25 (Thur) — Water Quality 101 Webinar for volunteer water monitors. 1-2:30 pm. Info/register here.
April 25 — Connectivity of land & stream biogeochemistry in mountain watersheds. a talk by Dr. Tim Covino, MT State Land Resources. 3:30 pm in UM’s Forestry bldg 106.
April 25 — Trees & Climate Resiliency — Trees for Missoula explains how urban <– moderate climate impacts. 5-6:30 pm at Rocky Mountain Gardens, Missoula Fairgrounds. More info here (scroll to that event).
April 25 — Indigenous Environmental History of the Buffalo Food System. by Dr. Jill Falcon Ramaker (Anishinaabe) Asst Professor, Community Nutrition & Sustainable Food Systems at MSU & Director, Buffalo Nations Food System Initiative. 6-7pm, Strand Union, MSU, Bozeman (info here).
April 26 (Fri) — Lunch & Learn about the toxic papermill site on the Clark Fork River. Noon- 12:30 in UM’s Eck Hall (rm 342) . Pizza & info provided by MontPIRG.
April 26 — Volunteer work day at Rocky Mountain Gardens at Missoula Fairgrounds. can sign up for various shifts between 11:30 am & 4pm. more info: spotts@missoulacounty.us
April 26 — Arbor Day tree planting, North Meadows Park, Bozeman. noon to 3pm.
April 26-June 10 — Public may comment on rules for narrative nutrient standards for water quality proposed by MT DEQ. Info on DEQ website under “Agendas, Meeting Summaries & Materials” accordion of Nutrient Work Group. Questions to : kyle.milke@mt.gov or (406) 444-6491.
April 27 (Sat) — Birding field trip to Brown’s Lake. Meet at 8 am in NW corner of UM’s Adams Center parking lot.
April 27 — Hands on the Land volunteer work day — replacing fencing with wildlife friendly fencing along LaValle Creek near Missoula airport. 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Five Valley Land Trust provides lunch. RSVP by April 24 to mari@fvlt.org
April 26-27 – Forestry Day at Ft. Missoula. 9:30am-4pm
April 27: Wild Wander: Springtime at Fort Missoula and Slevin’s Island, 10am – 1pm.
April 27 — Family Friendly Open House for Friends of Seeley & Swan Valley. 11am-3pm, Foundation building in Seeley Lake. Info here (scroll down on that page).
April 27 — University Neighborhood clean up & updates led by University District Neighborhood Assn. 12-2pm at Bonner Park, Missoula.
April 27 — Cabinet Resource Group annual meeting. at Elk Barn, 407 Elk Cr. Rd, Heron, MT. 3pm social; 5 pm business meeting, board election, silent auction.
April 28 — Rankin Peace Center’s Peacemaker of the Year Award Ceremony, 1-3 pm at Freecycles, 732 1st St W., Missoula
April 29 (Mon) — Watershed Education Network’s Speaker Series ends with report on Rattlesnake & Grant Creeks . 5-7 pm in UM’s University Center 333 . or via Zoom link.
April 29 — Building Livable Communities workshop. 4-6pm, Belgrade Community Library. More info: danika.comey@umontana.edu
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May 2024
May 1 (Wed) — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Executive Committee meeting. 11am -noon.May 1 (Wed) — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority
May 1 — Garden City Harvest Weekly Workshop series –veggie garden basics, 6-8 pm, 1657 River Road, Msla.
May 1 —Montana Trivia Night x — FUNdraiser for Protect the Clearwater. 7-9 pm at MT Natural History Center, 120 Hickory, Missoula. purchase $5 tickets in advance at MT Trivia Night | Humanitix
May 1, 8, 15, 18, 22, 29 — Waterwise Landscaping webinars, 6pm. Free but must register for zoom link.
May 2 (Thur) –Stone pulpmill cleanup Citizen Advisory Group meets. all welcome. 6 pm in Frenchtown Fire Department or via zoom.
May 2 — CSKT fisheries biologist Barry Hanson speaks on Trout Restoration Efforts on Flathead Lake. 6:30-8 pm at FLBC Pubhouse, 116 Holt Dr. Bigfork, Reserve your seats
May 3 (Fri) — Women: A Force of Nature ! Art Auction & FUNdraiser for Earth Within Girls. 5-8 pm at Confluence Center, 119 W. Main, Missoula.
May 3 & 5 — Bird Walk in the Indreland Sacajawea Wetland Preserve. 8-10 am. Meet at 777 E. Main, Bozeman. wetlands@sacajaweaaudubon.org
May 4 (Sat) — Volunteer Garden Work Day at Rocky Mountain Gardens at Missoula Fairgrounds. Help build the new demonstration gardens. 10 am to noon. All ages & abilities welcome. More info, contact spotts@missoulacounty.us
May 4 — Dry Land Vegetable Garden Workshop at the Moon-Randolph Homestead, Missoula. 11 am to noon. This kicks off the Homestead’s open visitation season.
May 4- Oct (Saturdays) — Moon-Randolph Homestead‘s open visitation season. Missoula. 11 am to 5pm.
May 6 (Mon) — UM Retirees Cleanup Highway 200. 10 am until done. All welcome. For more info, email Tim Edwards
May 7 (Tues) — Deadline to submit comments to DEQ on Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for the Burlington Northern (BN) Livingston Shop Complex. <–info
May 8 (Wed) — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Board Meeting, 11 am-12:30 pm. Billings and online.
May 8 — Seed Saving Basics workshop —6-8 pm, Garden City Harvest, 1657 River Road, Missoula
May 11 — Birding field trip to Kelly Island, Missoula. 8am
May 13 (Mon) — Bird Migration Watch at Fort Missoula Ponds,4:30 to 6:30 pm. Scopes & guides provided or bring your own. Hosted by Clark Fork Coalition, Five Valleys Audubon, Learning with Meaning.
May 13 — Waterfowl Protection Program, 7pm, UM’s Interdisciplinary Science bldg room 110. Hosted by Five Valleys Audubon.
May 14 (Tues) – MT Water Review Working Group meets. 9am-4pm. in Glasgow & via Zoom. info/register here. Focus — how to protect existing uses of water while providing for growing communities. Hopefully web site will be updated to show this meeting.
May 15 (Wed)– UM’s annual Sustainability Thrift Sale. 9 am to 5pm in Schreiber Gym — clothes, books, household items. donated by students heading out on new adventures.
May 15 – Preventing Climate-Related Harm webinar series ends-7:30pm. Info/Register free here.
May 15 — MT Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case against DEQ’s approval of NorthWestern Energy’s Laurel gas plant. 9:30 am in Montana Supreme Court courtroom, Joseph P. Mazurek Justice Building, Helena. Open to the public. online schedule here (scroll down to May 15).
May 16 (Thur) — Wild Montana Dinner & Jamboree — 5:30 pm at Northern Rockies Heritage Center, Missoula. info/tickets.
May 16-17 — Conference on Indigenous Science & Language. 8am -4pm. University of Montana
May 17 (Fri) — Citizens for a Better Flathead FUNdraiser/Raffle Party, 6-8:30 pm at Flathead Community College.
May 18 (Sat) — The Garden City’s Great Day of Gardening. 1-4 pm. Lots of resources for gardeners at Missoula’s community gardens. Volunteers needed 12:30-3:30pm. More info here.
May 18 — Electrification Home Tour in Missoula, 2-4 pm (followed by happy hour). Info here (will need to scroll to that event). Missoula Climate Smart.
May 18 — Five Valleys Land Trust annual Banquet/Fundraiser. UM Adams Center, 5-9:30 pm.
May 19 (Sun) — Medicinal Plant Sale offered by Missoula Extension. 10am-1pm, behind Meadowsweet Herbs, 180 S. 3rd St West, Missoula.
May 31 (Fri) — Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s annual Peace Party/fundraiser. 5pm at Ogren Park, Missoula. Info/tickets.
May 31 – June 2 — Wings Across the Big Sky, MT Audubon’s Birding Festival. Helena. Info/Register
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June 2024
June 1-2 — National Trails Day. Great Burn Conservation Alliance kicks off its summer stewardship projects which continue through October. List here.
June 6 — Happy Birthday, Montana Constitution, ratified by the people, June 6, 1972.
June 6 — Federal Railroad Administration meets in Missoula to discuss returning passenger rail service along Montana’s North Coast Hiawatha route. Info here.
June 7 (Fri) — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority annual meeting. Missoula. check back for details.
June 10 (Mon) — Public Hearing on proposed narrative nutrient water quality standards. 10 am in room 111 of DEQ’s Metcalf building in Helena and also via zoom. When available, zoom link will be on DEQ’s public participation web page. More info, contact : kyle.milke@mt.gov or (406) 444-6491.
June 10-12 — Roots of Integrity master class, Livingston, MT. practical strategies for regenerating soil health, water systems and quality food.
June 13 — Deadline to comment on BLM’s draft Environmental Impact Statement on Sage Grouse management plan
June 20(Thur) — Flathead Lakers annual meeting. at The Barn on Finley Point. Details to follow.
June 21-23 — Old Salt Festival, Helmville, MT. Celebrate land stewardship, local food & music.
June 23 (Sun) — Walk along the Missouri River with Wild Montana & Missouri River Open Lands. 2pm. Register at wildmontana.org/wilderness-walks/ . Then BBQ & FUNdraiser at 4-8 pm, Great Falls. RSVP missouririveropenlands@gmail.com.
June 24-27 — Glacier National Park birding week. For info, email Andrea
June 28-30 — MT Native Plant Society’s annual meeting– Prairies to Potholes. at Camp Utmost in the Blackfoot Valley. Workshops & Field trips. all welcome.
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July 2024
July 11 (Thurs) –Flathead Lake Biostation Research Cruise for donors. Info here (scroll down at that site).
July 20 — Poker Paddle FUNdraiser for Flathead Lakers, Polson. 8:30am to 1pm.
July 26-29 — Wild Rockies Field Institute celebrates 30 years ! in Missoula. Info/RSVP.
July 27 — Composting/Organic Fertilizer Workshop. noon-2pm, Soil Cycle, Msla. Info/Register here.
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August 2024
Aug 2 (Fri) — Flathead Lake Biostation Open House. Info here (scroll down at that site).
Aug 7 (Wed) –– Summer Soiree FUNdraiser for Flathead Lakers. Polson, 5:30-9pm.
Aug 10 (Sat) — Flathead Waters Cleanup — for more info, contact <lakers@flatheadlakers.org>
Aug 17-18 — Montana Herbal Festival , Exploration Center, Missoula Fairgrounds
Aug 18 (Sun) — Community BBQ/FUNdraiser in Great Falls with Missouri River Open Lands. 4-7 pm. RSVP to missouririveropenlands@gmail.com
Aug 24 (Sat) — Montana Clean Energy Fair, Billings. MT Renewable Energy Association
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September 2024
Sept 12 (Thur) — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm. Info here.
Sept 13-15 — Wilderness Watch Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. at Wilderness Gateway Campground on the banks of the Lochsa River by the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. speakers, discussion, music, food. Check back for more info.
Sept 18-21 — Watershed Tour in the Sun River Watershed led by MT Watershed Coordination Council
Sept 27 (Fri) — UM’s Environmental Law Group hosts a continuing legal education event at UM Law School. Followed by Biomes, Blues & Brews fundraiser at Freecycles. check back for details.
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October 2024
Oct 5 (Sat) — Fall Gathering at Moon-Randolph Homestead, Missoula.
Oct 9-11 — Annual conference of MT Chapter of American Water Resources Association. Grouse Mountain Lodge, Whitefish. Theme: Climate Change, Wildland Fire, and their impacts on Montana’s water resources. Oral abstracts due July 26; poster abstracts due Aug 9
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November 2024
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December 2024
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Other Community Calendars (links)
- Abundant Montana’s Local Food Guide has Farmers Markets info on p 37-40.
- Aerie Backcountry Medicine –wilderness first responder courses
- Big Hole Watershed Committee events
- Blooms & Brews — monthly workshops by Missoula Extension & Conservation District.
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clean Smurfit Now Coalition
- Clearwater Resource Council events | Clearwater River watershed
- Climate Smart Missoula calendar
- Conservation Calendar for Montana
- Conservation Events around MT — compiled by MT Assn Conservation Districts
- (includes regular meetings of all conservation districts in MT)
- Families for a Livable Climate
- Five Valleys Audubon community calendar
- Five Valleys Land Trust volunteer events calendar 2022
- Flathead Lakers events calendar
- Flathead Trails Association (scroll down to calendar)
- Free Cycles Calendar
- Free Cycles Facebook Events
- Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument
- Garden City Harvest (Missoula) Cornocopia of events
- Gallatin Valley Earth Day (hope to have an events calendar by fall 2023).
- Great Burn Conservation Alliance — stewardship project calendar June-Oct
- Home Resource Missoula events
- Let’s Improve Missoula’s Reserve Street
- Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium
- Missoula County boards, commissions, etc — links to meetings info
- 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 (Posted Mondays);
- Montana Association of Conservation Districts
- Montana Audubon Center events
- Montana Board of Environmental Review meetings
- Montana Conservation Calendar
- Montana Elections Calendar (primary & general)
- Montana Environmental Information Center events
- Montana Events Calendar (scroll past 2019 events to search box)
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks public events calendar
- Montana Institute on Ecosystems … Events Calendar
- Montana Natural History Center
- Montana Native Plant Society 2023 Field Trip Guide
- Montana Native Plant Society Clark Fork Chapter events .. Facebook
- Montana Watershed Coordination Council calendar
- Montana Wilderness Assn Events ….. Wilderness Walks
- National Center for Appropriate Technology MT events
- Rocky Mountaineers upcoming trips
- Sierra Club-MT Outings in Montana 2022
- Sierra Club-MT action calendar
- Sustainable Living Systems (sign up for e-newsletter)
- Teller Wildlife Refuge Events
- Trees for Missoula
- University of Montana Events
- University of Montana Wildlife Biology seminars
- Watershed Education Network events
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Wilderness Walks
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
