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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January 2027
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November 2027
December 2027

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September 2026

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

Sept 26- Oct 4 — Climate Solutions Week.  info here.  Over 20 events –films, tours, E-V/E-Bike show, training, art, potluck & more.

Sept 29 (Wed) — Cataract Creek Hike with Wild Montana. 9 am near Trout Creek. Info/register

Sept 29 —Overwinter Pollinators in your Garden  5:30-7pm, Rocky Mountain Gardens, Missoula.

Sept 29 — Pattee Creek — changing course. short films on how restoring nature is a powerful climate solution. 5-6:30 pm at Roxy Theater in Missoula.

Sept 29 ––Water policy initiatives in the 2027 Legislative Session:   Virtual, 1-2:15 pm. Hosted by Gallatin Water Collaborative.

Sept 29 — Hands-on Learning in urban permaculture at Living Classroom. Missoula.  info, email Kate 

Sept 30 (Wed) –– Mining Threats in the Clark Fork Watershed. 6-8 pm. Confluence Center, Missoula. Mining experts will explain the threats posed by multiple proposed mining projects in the basin. Hosted by Clark Fork Coalition.

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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/potluck. 5:30-7:30pm. Flathead Lakers office. 110 Main,  Polson

Thursdays — Volunteer at Rocky Mountain Gardens by Missoula Fairgrounds. 9-11 am.. except not Oct 1.

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

Oct 1 (Thur) — Public Comment Party — write comments to protect the Roadless Rule . noon on the UM Oval. All welcome. Hosted by MontPIRG.

Oct 1 — Wild Montana offers The Road to November– Virtual via Zoom  11am to noon.

Oct 1 — Public meeting on plan to remove illegally introduced bass in Sacajawea Lagoon. 5 pm, Community Room of City/County Complex building at 414 E. Callender St, Livingston.  Info here.

Oct 2 (Fri) — Climate Aid  Music Festival, featuring Ron Moody & Bill McKibben & many Montanan artists. 7pm, Wilson Auditorium, Bozeman.

Oct 2,3,9 — Rocky Creek Restoration Day . near Bozeman. noon to 4pm. Sign up to help on Oct 2, or Oct 3 or Oct 9.  Will plant over 250 plants.

Oct 3 (Sat) — Garden Bird Walk at Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens. 10-11:30 am. REGISTER HERE

Oct 3 — Home Resource’s Zero Waste Awards. Missoula. 6-8:30 pm. FUNdraiser, dinner, music, auction of creative reuse art. 1515 Wyoming, Missoula.

Oct 3 — Used tools sale — bargains at Missoula Urban Demo (MUD) project. 10-4 at 1527 Wyoming.

Oct 3 — Helena Sun Run — FUNdraiser for a solar array for Helena’s Smith School — the Solar Sabertooths!  Packet pick up at 9am and various runs starting at 10 am.  info/registation/sponsorships here  

Oct 3 & 4 — Bridger Raptor Festival –– view eagle migration

Oct 4 (Sun) — Ride for their Lives — bikers raise awareness of how air pollution & climate change affect children’s health. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Billings. Info/signup  Registration ends at 8 am.

Oct 4 — Climate Ride Missoula. half-day, all-ages, community bike ride. Can choose to raise funds for community organizations.  Check-in begins at 9:30am for longer route, and at 10:30am for short route. Lunch, raffle, and  celebration 11:30-2pm. Info/register here

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

Oct 6, 7, 8 — Volunteer to plant trees in Missoula. at Trinity Apts on Oct 6; at Franklin to Fort oct 7.  For info on Oct 8 planting, contact info@treesformissoula.org.

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 7,8,19,14,15 — Harvest willows to use in Grant Creek stream restoration. pick a date & time that works for you.  locations are 20-40 minutes from Missoula. Info/sign up here  Organized by Clark Fork Coalition.

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 — Monthly Volunteer Gathering of Families for a Livable Climate. 9:15 to 10:15 am at MT Natural History Center. 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 the Stateline Trail. Free lunch. Sign up. 

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 — Native Seed Collection Day. 1-3pm in Missoula. More info to come.

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

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

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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

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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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