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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July 2026
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September 2026
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
February 2027
March 2027

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July 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. Register on Home ReSource  events page.

Tuesdays — Missoula Parks Chats. 4:30-6:30 pm (dates, locations here) — share your ideas for the parks.

Thursdays — Volunteer at Rocky Mountain Gardens by Missoula Fairgrounds. 10 am to noon.

July 28 (Tues) — Riparian Walk with Gallatin Watershed Council . 7-8:30 am. Lindley Park, Bozeman 

July 28 — Wild MT leads a hike near Missoula (if air quality OK). meet at 8:30 am. More info, email Mike

July 28 — 20 Native Plants for Food, Medicine, and More, 9-11 am at Ft Missoula Native Garden

July 28 — Big Hole River Angler Entomology Clinic — learn to match the hatch. 2- 5 pm, Divide Bridge Boat Ramp & Campground 74916 MT43, Divide, MT. Space limited. RSVP/Info here. 

July 28– The Living Classroom provides hands-on learning on how to transform an urban lot into a  diverse oasis of habitat, food & medicine. In Missoula.   5-7pm. For info, contact Kate

July 28 — Deadline for public comment to the  PSC on NorthWestern Energy’s IRP (integrated resource plan). Info here. 

July 29 (Wed) — Volunteer Youth Day at DNRC Conservation Seedling Nursery. 10am-noon at 2823 Spurgin Rd, Building G, Missoula. Help at the nursery & learn about careers in conservation. Also ice cream!

July 29 — Integrated Water Resource Planning Advisory Committee meets at Bozeman City Hall. 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.

July 29-30 — MT Water Resources Association meets   at Bitterroot River Inn, Hamilton. Speakers, exhibits, tours.  RSVP to mwra_h2o@msn.com

July 30 (Thur)– MT Native History Center Open House and Membership Drive! 6-8pm in Missoula

July 30 — Earth Overshoot Day — the day human use of earth’s renewable resources exceeds the annual supply, and we start using up Earth’s Principal instead of living on Earth’s Interest. Explore Footprint Network’s report and press release for additional context and insights.

July 30 — MT Drought & Water Supply Advisory Committee meets virtually & in person 9:30 am in DNRC’s HQ, 1539 11th Ave., Helena. Agenda. Zoom link.

July 31 (Fri) — Agricultural Land Tour  with Gallatin Conservation District. 9am-2 pm, Manhattan. 

July 31 — Upper Blackfoot River Angler Entomology Clinic — learn to match the hatch. 1-4 pm, Russell Gates Memorial Fishing Access 2MFV+45, Ovando.  Space limited. RSVP/Info here. 

July 31, Draft Big Hole River Watershed TMDL Implementation Evaluation  info/comments to Kyle.Milke@mt.gov of DEQ

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August 2026

July 31 -Aug 2 — IndigiPalooza in Missoula. Celebration of Indigenous Pride & Power.

Aug 1 (Sat) —Volunteer work day with Wild Montana in Selway-Bitterroot Wildlerness (cleaning up fire rings & trash near lakes). Info/sign up here 

August 2 (Sun) — Hands on Gardening with Robin Wall Kimmerer, 9am-1pm at Native Plant Garden at Fort Missoula.  Free but registration required

August Sundays – free workshop series on Nuclear Weapons & Disarmament in Missoula. Contact  Carol.bellin@yahoo.com

Aug 4 (Tues) — Lower Blackfoot River Angler Entomology Clinic — learn to match the hatch. 6-9 pm,  Angevine Fishing Access V6WP+JP, Bonner, MT.  Space limited. RSVP/Info here. 

Aug 4 & 6 — The Living Classroom provides hands-on learning on how to transform an urban lot into a  diverse oasis of habitat, food & medicine. In Missoula.   5-7pm. For info, contact Kate

August 6  (Thurs) — Flathead Lakers’ Summer Soiree (FUNdraiser), Flathead Forever in Big Arm. Info/tickets by July 31

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 8 — Bitterroot River Cleanup — please sign up here.for a specific area.

Aug 8 — Clean River Rally for the Bitterroot. 4:30-7pm at Fin’s Taphouse, Corvallis.

Aug  11 (Tues) — Ecology Project International’s annual Research Symposium (high school students report on their Bitterroot Valley research). 6:30-8:30 pm at Missoula County extension office, 1075 S. Ave. W.         RSVP   by July 29

Aug 13 (Thur) — PEAS Farm Party. Missoula. farm fresh food/drink/music/dance . 5:30-9pm. Info/tickets

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

Aug 16 (Sun) — Rock Creek Confluence volunteer trail workday. 10am – noon.. (map)… Learn more and sign up.

Aug 20 to Oct 17 — Master Naturalist Course offered in Hope Lutheran Church, Bozeman. Tues & Thurs at 5:30 pm.  (some Saturday field trips).

Aug 24 — Comments due on BLM’s proposed Oil & Gas rule.  Info Here… Submit comments here.

Aug 25 (Tues) — Gallatin River Angler Entomology Clinic — learn to match the hatch. 6-9 pm, Gallatin River Guides 47430 Gallatin Rd, Big Sky, MT.  Space limited. RSVP/Info here. 

Aug 25-27 — Greater NW Rail Summit & Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority conference. Helena. Info/Register here.

Aug 25-28 — Floodplain Surveyor Training & Certification program in Missoula.

Aug 27 — Beaver-Human Coexistence: Wildlife Speaker Series 6:30-8pm. Gallatin Conservation District, Manhattan MT

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September 2026

Sept 5 (Sat) — MUD’s annual Garden Party. 6-9 pm. 1527 Wyoming, Missoula

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

Sept 11 — Deadline to comment on MT DEQ’s Draft Eutrophication Assessment Method for Wadeable Streams & Medium Rivers. .. Info here. 

Sept 12 (Sat) — River Rooted –– a celebration of the Bitterroot River. 4-7:30 pm. Hamilton River Park.

Sept 14-16 — Local Food Summit, Hardin, MT . Info/signup here. 

Sept 14-18 — Watershed Tours — Responsible Practices to Protect Water Quality. Offered by MT Watershed Coordination Council . Info/register by Aug 14 .   Includes tours near Butte, Hamilton, Missoula, Mission Valley, Flathead

Sept 15 — Missoula Parks Chat at Kiwanis Park , 4:30-6:30 pm  (info here) — share your ideas.

Sept 16 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group  BBQ, meeting, tour. 3pm to 8pm. For location, check with richard.forbes@mso.umt.edu.

Sept 16-18 — Montana Nonprofit Association Conference — Changemakers. Helena.

Sept 19 (Sat) — MT Audubon’s Evening Under the Big Sky celebration & FUNdraiser. 5:30 pm at MT Audubon Center, Billings on the Yellowstone River.  Food, music, auction, raffles. Info/tickets.

Sept 20 (Sun) — Sunday Streets in Missoula. a mile of Higgins Avenue closed to car traffic and open to walkers/rollers, food, music and many activities. (from the XXXX’s to 5th Street). Noon- 4pm.  Info. 

Sept 26- Oct 4 — Climate Solutions Week. Start with Climate FEST, Sept 26, 10am-2p. in Missoula’s Caras Park.  info here.

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October 2026

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

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 7 (Wed) — American Water Resources Assn — MT Chapter annual meeting in Billings.

Oct 8 (Thurs) — Celebration of 50 years of the Jeannette Rankin Scholars fund. UM’s University Center Ballroom. 5-7pm. Free tickets here. 

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

Oct 16 — Montana Natural History Center Fall Banquet & Auction 5-9 pm, UM’s University Center Ballroom.

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. Info.  Focus: Interpreting, protecting, restoring ecological resilience in the basin.

Nov 18 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group  meets. 10 am to 2 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge

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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 26-29 — MT Chapter of American Fisheries Society meets in Billings

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February 2027

Events coming soon.

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March 2027

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