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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October 2026 — National Farm to School Month
Saturdays– Farmers Markets Guide & Local Food Guide .
Mondays — Household Chemical Disposal, Missoula, 11 AM to 4:30 PM. Home ReSource events.
Oct 27 (Tues) — Harvest willows for Grant Creek restoration. pick a date/time that works for you. located 20-40 minutes from Missoula. Info/sign up here with Clark Fork Coalition.
Oct 27 — Riparian Walk on Bozeman Creek. 4-5:30 pm
Oct 27 — 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
Oct 27 — Impacts of data centers and how to regulate. A presentation by Missoula County staff. 6pm in Home Arts Building at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. More presentations on Nov 4 & 12
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 use. Info: janelle.groff@flbs.umt.edu . To register, create an account here. Login
Oct 28 (Wed) — Public meeting on Missoula plans to ‘improve’ River Road. 5:30-7:30 at Garden City Harvest, 1657 River Road.
Oct 28 — Flowing Forward, river restoration stories. Panel & screening of Restoring the Watershed and 2 other films. 7pm, Roxy Theater, Missoula. Info & reserve ticket here
Oct 29 (Thur) — deadline to comment on MT DEQ’s draft Environmental Assessment of a proposed mineral exploration project near the Little Blackfoot River. Submit comments to deqmepa@mt.gov
Oct 29 — Blue Mountain Nature Trail hike with Wild Montana, near Missoula. meet at 10 am at the parking area between Blue Mountain trail head & Maclay Flat. for more info, email Mike.
Oct 29 — Gallatin Watershed Council Volunteer Celebration. 5-7pm. Bozeman. Fun, food, friends.
Oct 30 (Fri) — Bug Appetit ! FUNdraiser for Missoula Butterfly House. Gourmet meal with bug dishes. 6 pm door; 6:30 pm dinner. at 1075 South Ave. W. Tickets $85
Oct 30 — Plant trees on Grant Creek restoration site (west of Missoula). 10am – 4pm. Info/sign up. Organized by Clark Fork Coalition.
Oct 30 – Volunteer on stream restoration projects in the Bitterroot Valley — Info/signup
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November 2026
Saturdays– Farmers Markets Guide & Local Food Guide . Markets have moved indoors.
Mondays — Household Chemical Disposal, Missoula, 11 AM to 4:30 PM. Home ReSource events.
2nd Wednesdays — Climate Conversations. 5:30-7:30pm. Flathead Lakers office. 110 Main, Polson
Nov 2 (Mon) — Fire & Ice — how climate change impacts aquatic ecosystems nutrient cycling. noon-1pm in UM’s Forestry building 206.
Nov 4 (Wed) — Wildlife Crossings around the World — science & policy of road ecology & connectivity for wildlife. noon-1:15 pm at Missoula Public Library, 4th floor.
Nov 4 — Willow Planting Party on Lolo Creek. with Lolo Watershed Group. 2-4pm. Info/RSVP here.
Nov 4 — Data Center presentation to Missoula Planning Board. 6pm. Missoula Courthouse Moiese room.
Nov 4-5 — Clark Fork River Science Forum. Missoula County Fairgrounds Exploration Center. Info. Focus: Interpreting, protecting, restoring ecological resilience in the basin. Registration closes 10/23
Nov 4-5 — Montana Invasive Species Summit. Montana Heritage Center, 225 N. Roberts, Helena.
Nov 5 — Deadline to comment on draft environmental assessment of a copper mine exploration proposal in the Blackfoot River watershed. Info here.
Nov 5-6 — Montana Forest Collaboration Network workshop.. in Missoula.
Nov 6 (Fri) — Celebrate the Great Burn, 5-8pm at Goodworks, 129 West Alder Street, Missoula.
Nov 7 (Sat) — Coffee & horse packing with Smoke Elser. 10am-noon at Smoke’s Barn, 3800 Rattlesnake Drive, Missoula.
Nov 12 (Thurs) — Data Center impacts presentation to Missoula County Commissioners. 2pm. Missoula County Courthouse Moiese Room.
Nov 13-14 — Northern Plains Resource Council’s annual meeting, Billings. Will be approving new bylaws as it converts from a 501 (c) (3) to a 501 (c) (4) and sets up a nonprofit foundation.
Nov 14 (Sat) — Missoula’s Clark Fork indoor farmer’s market starts. Runs to April 3. 9am to 1pm at 208 Ryman.
Nov 16,17,18,19 — public meetings on Missoula County’s Wildfire Protection Plan. 6-7:30 pm. Locations & other info here.
Nov 17 (Tues) — Pattee Creek Watershed Group meets. 6-7pm at Missoula Public Library Blackfoot Communications room. All welcome.
Nov 17-19 — MT DNRC offers virtual seminars on Floodplain Management. 1-5pm. check back for details
Nov 18 (Wed) — Upper Clark Fork Streamflow Working Group meets. 10 am to 2 pm. Powell Community Center, Deer Lodge. Agenda: clarify group’s purpose & direction moving forward.
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. 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 5 (Sat) — Tribute to the Wild –– Wild Montana welcomes wild friends to this celebration. 3-5pm, Field & Stream Lodge, Bozeman. Check back for link to info.
Dec 8-10 — Montana Organic Association annual conference. Great Falls.
Dec 19 — 127th Annual Missoula Christmas Bird Count & potluck. Info & how to help here.
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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
Feb 10 — Gallatin Water Science Symposium, 8am-6pm at Inspiration Hall on MUS Bozeman campus.
Feb 20 — Climate & Health in the 406 annual conference. Carrol College, Helena.
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March 2027
March 6 (Sat) — Free the Seeds with Land to Hand. Flathead Valley Community College. 9am-3pm. celebrate food, gardening, community. Free seeds & workshops.
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
May 12-14 — Volunteer Water Monitoring Training at Flathead Lake Biological Station.
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June 2027
June 25-27 — MT Native Plant Society annual meeting at Sunshine Lion’s Camp near Elliston, on Highway 12, west of Helena
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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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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
- Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation speakers, films
- And Volunteer Adventures in the Bob
- City of Bozeman — Engage Bozeman.
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clearwater Resource Council events | Clearwater River watershed
- Climate Smart Missoula calendar
- Climate Smart Glacier Country
- Conservation Calendar for Montana
- Don’t Pollute the ‘Root.
- Families for a Livable Climate
- Five Valleys Audubon community calendar
- Five Valleys Land Trust volunteer events
- Five Valleys Seed Library
- Flathead Lake Biological Station events.
- Flathead Lakers events calendar
- Flathead Rivers Alliance events
- Flathead Trails Association (scroll down to calendar)
- Free Cycles Missoula Calendar and list of 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
- recordings of recent events here.
- Gallatin Watershed Council events and calendar
- Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance events
- Governor’s Energy Task Force calendar & events
- Great Burn Conservation Alliance stewardship project calendar June-Oct
- Home Resource Missoula events
- Hopa Mountain
- 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 calendar and volunteer page
- Missoula Events Calendar
- Missoula Foodbank events
- Missoula Redevelopment Agency Meetings & Agenda
- Missoula’s Reserve Street — Let’s Improve it.
- Missoula Resists — events calendar
- 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 Constitution RoadShow events
- Montana Elections Calendar (primary & general)
- Montana End of Life Collective
- Montana Environmental Information Center events
- Montana Events Calendar
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks public events calendar
- Montana Folk School classes & outings
- Montana Institute on Ecosystems … Seminars spring 2026
- Montana Kayak Academy (scroll down to calendar)
- Montana Legislature Water Policy Interim Committee. meeting recordings
- Montana Natural History Center (Missoula)
- MT Native Plant Society events and past online presentations.
- MT NPS field trip schedules: 2024 ; 2025 ; 2026
- MT Native Plant Society Clark Fork Chapter events .. Facebook
- MT State Arboretum at University of Montana
- 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
- Project Community Connect – neighbors helping neighbors.
- Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Group ….. events
- Ravalli County Fish & Wildlife Association
- Sierra Club-MT … Outings
- Slow Spokes
- 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 Volunteer Service Events
- University of Montana Forum for Living with Appropriate Technology (FLAT)
- University of Montana School of Forestry & Conservation Seminars
- University of Montana Wildlife Biology seminars
- Venery ..events — women training women in hunting.
- Volunteer Missoula — many outdoor volunteer events
- Watershed Education Network events & volunteer events
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Events ….. & Wilderness Walks
- Volunteer Trail Crew projects 2026
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
