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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May 2026
June 2026
July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026

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May 2026

May is Bike Month — Missoula Parks & Rec offers guided bike tours. May 6,13,20,27 at noon.

Saturdays–  Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .

Sundays —  Volunteer at Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden

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

Tuesdays — Living Classroom  — hands-on learning on creating permaculture urban homesteads. 5-7 pm, Missoula. Info/RSVP . 

Now to June 8, can comment on   MT DEQ’s updating of Circular DEQ-7  (human health water standards)

Now to June 10, can comment on   MT DEQ’s Water Quality Standards review.

May 11 (Mon) — Water Policy Interim Committee meets. 9am. Capitol room 317.  Agenda.  … How to participate.  in person or remotely. Listen to the livestream here. 

May 11,13, 14 — Return of the Buffalo book & film tour. 5/11 at 6pm, MT Book Co. Helena; 5/13 at 7pm, Fact & Fiction, Missoula; 5/14 at 7pm, Teller Wildlife Refuge, Corvallis.

May 12 (Tues) — Ecology & Management of Invasive Weeds. Missoula County Fairgrounds. $10.

May 12 — Public meeting on  Missoula County Zoning Regulations Billboard Amendment (to prohibit new billboards). 2pm. Missoula County Courthouse (Sophie Moiese Room) , 200 W. Broadway, Missoula  

May 12 — beginning of multi-day PSC public hearing on Northwestern Energy proposal to merge with Black Hill Energy to better attract data centers to Montana. Info on the issue and how to submit comments here.

May 12-13 — Environmental Quality Council. .. Meeting materials. 8am – 4pm Tue; 8am -1pm Wed. State capitol room 317.  Agenda & how to participate at end of agenda. Many critical issues; public welcome. Listen to the livestream here. 

May 13 (Wed) — End of Semester Thrift Sale at UM. 9am – 2pm. Schreiber Gym.  Students donate items they no longer need; you get a great deal, and less waste to the landfill.

May 13 — Tree Planting in Missoula’s Northside Neighborhood. 10am – 2 pm. Info/sign up to volunteer.

May 13 — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Board meeting. 11am–12:30pm. Agenda & TEAMS link.

May 13 — Farming in the face of climate change — farmer Max Smith. speaker & potluck. 5:30-7:30 pm at Flathead Lakers office, 110 Main, Suite B, Polson.

May 13 — Mt Jumbo wildflowers. Hike led by Wild Montana in Missoula. meet at the Lincoln Hills trailhead at 6:30 pm and should be back by 8:30.

May 13 — Missoula County offers free workshops on how to make your home more energy efficient. Info here.  Steps in the process are May 13,   May 16 &  May 20   Most are 5:30-7pm except the tour on May 16 which is 2-4pm.

May 14 (Thurs) — Spring Potluck of Native Plant Society–Clark Fork Chapter. 6:30 pm at Pineview Park Pavilion in Missoula. Bring your own utensils & a dish to share. No alcohol.

May 14 & 16 — Volunteer orientation at Rocky Mountain Gardens — learn all the ways you can help care for this beautiful garden. 10 am to noon. Missoula Fairgrounds.

May 15 (Fri) — Jeannette Rankin Peace Center’s annual Peace Party. 5-9pm in Univ. of Montana’s Education Building. Info & tickets.

May 15-June 8 — 5 Valley’s Audubon’s Birdathon fundraiser. participate as individuals, teams or supporters.

May 16 (Sat) — Gallatin Watershed Spring  Cleanup  10 am – 12:30pm followed by Celebration 12:30 -2:30 pm.  Bozeman. Info/signup

May 16 — Resilient Homes Tour — see how Missoulians have made their homes climate change resilient.  2-4pm tour; 4-5pm happy hour. Info/RSVP

May 16 — Springo FUNdraiser for Missoula Urban Demo Project. Play bingo & win garden tools. 4-7pm at Rocky Mountain Gardens.

May 16 — 50th annual meeting of Cabinet Resource Group. potluck, silent auction, presentation on Tailings Dam Failure. Social hour starts at 4pm. Elk Barn Inn, 407 Elk Cr. Rd, Heron.

May 18 (Mon) — UM Retirees perform cleanup on Highway 200, meet at Comfort Inn, 1021 E. Broadway at 10 am. Register here to attend.

May 19 (Tues) — Science for conserving fish species — Dr. Kellie Carim, USFS. noon-1:15 at Missoula Public Library, 4th floor.

May 19 — MT Data Centers panel discussion. 5:30 pm. University of Montana University Center Theater. hosted by MEIC, Western Environmental Law Center (WELC), Climate Smart Missoula, and UM’s Office of Sustainability. Learn more here.

May 20 (Wed) — DNRC Seedling Nursery seedling sale. 8am.  2823 Spurgin Rd, Building G, Missoula.

May 20 — Lunch gathering at Home Resource  (Missoula) to learn about Sustainable Agriculture. noon. Info/register here

May 20-21 — Western MT Conservation Commission meeting. Bitterroot Inn & Conference Center, 139 Bitterroot Plaza, Hamilton. Agenda…… Zoom registration

May 21 (Thur) — MT Bumble Bee Atlas –– Community Science in Action. 7pm at Missoula Butterfly House, Info/tickets.

May 24 (Sun) — Celebration of Life of wilderness advocate Jim Coefield. 1 pm in Missoula’s Silver Park.

May 29 (Fri) — Volunteer trail work day at Lee Creek. (tributary of Lolo Creek). Help reduce erosion into the creek & learn about local restoration work. Tools & snacks provided. Meet at Clark Fork Coalition office (140 S 4th St W, Missoula)  at 8:45 am to carpool. Info/signup

May 30 (Sat) — Great Day of Gardening.  Help get Missoula’s community gardens ready for the growing season. 10am to 1pm. Info/signup here

May 30 — How to ReWild your Yard. Workshop offered by Missoula County. Register for $25. Plant packs are $40.

May 30 — 5 Valleys Audubon 50th Birthday  Party/potluck. noon-5pm at Missoula’s Greenough Park picnic shelter on Monroe St.

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June 2026

Now until June 8, submit comments on  MT DEQ’s updating of Circular DEQ-7  (human health water standards)

Now until June 10, submit comments on   Montana DEQ’s Water Quality Standards review.

June 1-4 — Public meetings on Missoula County Wildfire Protection Plan    6-7:30pm.  Missoula June 1; Frenchtown June 2; Lolo, June 3; Seeley Lake June 4. Locations & more info here. 

June 2-4 — 406 Grazing Academy. Paradise Valley. Register by 5/25

June 3 (Wed) — USFS webinar on how the Lolo National Forest draft plan addresses Wildlife Habitat, connectivity & linkage areas. 5:30-7pm via TEAMS.  Link here.  

June 3 — Trails, Rivers, Forests Expo — celebrating our wild places, 5-9pm. Missoula. Info 

June 6 (Sat) — National Trails Day — Wild Montana leads a volunteer work day on Canyon Creek trail near Hamilton.

June 6 — MT Native Plant Society native plant sale at Clark Fork Farmers Market,  Missoula.

June 6 — Garden carpentry –build tomato cages, trellises, etc. 10am-2pm at Missoula’s Northside Gardens, 650 Cooley. Register here (scroll down at that website).

June 7 — Festival of Cycles (30th anniversary), FreeCycles in Missoula. noon-6pm. To help/participate — email missoulamist@gmail.com.  Music, games, bike repair, project bikes & fixit help.

June 8 (Mon) — public hearing on MT DEQ’s updating of Circular DEQ-7 (including human health water standards for cyanide, lead, pesticides, etc). In person at 2401 Colonial Dr, Helena, and via ZOOM. 

June 9 (Tues) — Hike the House of Sky Trail above Missoula’s Pattee Canyon. 11am-3pm. Info/RSVP.

June 10 (Wed) — public hearing on Montana Water Quality Standards review. In person at 2401 Colonial Dr, Helena, and via Zoom. 

June 10 — Montana Rural Summit,  Townsend.

June 12-14 — MT Audubon’s Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival. Kalispell. Over 30 field trips!  Info here.

June 13 & 20 — Boat building workshop. 9am-2pm, MUD, 1527 Wyoming, Missoula. Register here (scroll down at that website).

June 14 (Sun) — Tour de Farms by bike. Hamilton area. Info/register here. 

June 17  (Wed) –– Flathead Lakers Annual Meeting. 5-7:30 pm, Barn at Finley Point.

June 17 — Montana Range Tour (scroll down). Gold Creek. Register by 6/2

June 23 (Tues) — Tour the Jocko River restoration project. 10 am – 2 pm. Info/RSVP

June 23 — Free screening of The Little Things that Run the World (by High Plains Films). 7:30 pm, Roxy Theater, 718 South Higgins, Missoula. Info/Reserve your seat here. 

June 26-28 — MT Native Plant Society Annual Rendezvous, Homestake Lodge along the Continental Divide just east of Butte. Theme: Botany on the Batholith. Deadline to register is June 10.

June 27 (Sat) — Montana Herbal Festival –– Medicinal Plants regenerating the land. Orion Farmstead, Ovando.

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July 2026

July 1 (Wed) — tentative date for Missoula Land Use Board hearing on the Bonner Data Center project 6pm at Missoula County Courthouse annex room 151.  Info here.

July 7 (Tues) — Tour CSK Tribes native plants greenhouses. Ronan. 10 – 11 am. Info/RSVP

July 8 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group  meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge. Followed in the afternoon by tour of some stream restoration work on Spotted Dog creek.

July 16 (Thurs) — Flathead Lake Biostation Lake Cruise .   5-7pm.

July 23 (Thurs) — Native Seed Collecting Workshop offered by MT DNRC Nursery, Missoula. 5:30 – 6:30 pm.. Info/RSVP. 

July 25 (Sat) — Raspberry Jam at ThunderRoad Farm near Arlee. check back for details.

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August 2026

August 6  (Thurs) — Flathead Lakers’ Summer Soiree (FUNdraiser), Flathead Forever in Big Arm.

Aug 7 (Fri) — Flathead Lake Biostation Open House. 11am-3pm.

Aug 7 — Hoodoo Pass volunteer weed pull, kiosk installation, followed by hike. 11 am – 4pm. Info/RSVP. 

Aug 8 (Sat) — Flathead Waters Annual Cleanup.  Info. 

Aug 14 (Fri) — MUD (Missoula Urban Demo) Project Sustainability Fair at  Missoula’s Ogren Park at Allegiance Field (where the Paddleheads play).

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September 2026

Sept 11 (Fri) — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm . Info here.

Sept 14-18 — Watershed Tour — Responsible Practices to Protect Water Quality. Offered by MT Watershed Coordination Council . Info/register.   Includes Butte, Hamilton, Missoula, Kalispell, Flathead

Sept 16 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group  BBQ, meeting, tour. 2pm to 8pm. Check back to confirm place & time.

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October 2026

Oct 3 (Sat) — Home Resource’s Zero Waste Awards. Missoula. check back for info.

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

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 

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November 2026

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

Nov 18 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group  meets. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge

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December 2026

Events coming soon.

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