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 2025
Saturdays Outdoor Farmers Markets. See Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .
Now thru August – Many Volunteer Adventures in the Bob Marshall wilderness. Info here.
Wednesdays thru Sept — MT Native Seed Network volunteer days. conservation project planting. 9am to noon, DNRC Conservation Nursery. 2823 Spurgin Rd, Missoula. Info: 406-258-3431
Alternate Mondays until July 28 — Bands for Lands Concert series in Helena, free & family friendly.
July 10-13 — North American Indian Days, Blackfeet Reservation, Browning
July 12-19 — Wildfire-Smoke-Ready Week. Missoula. how to prepare. Also volunteers needed to help with tabling at farmers markets. Email Amy. to arrange a shift.
July 13 (Sunday) — help at Ft Missoula Native Plant Garden, 9-11 am. Info here <– scroll down.
July 14 — (Mon) — City Club Missoula shares updates & future vision for transportation infrastructure in Missoula. 11:30am-1 pm, Missoula Public Library. Info here.
July 15 (Tues) — Flathead Lake Biostation Research Cruise. 4-6pm. Tickets $75 . by phone 406-872-4500 or email flbs@flbs.umt.edu
July 16 (Wed)– 80th anniversary of Trinity –the first nuclear bomb test
July 16 — MT Drought & Water Supply Advisory Committee meets 9:30-11:30 am in MT Room of DNRC, 1539 11th Ave, Helena. Public invited to attend in person or online. Via Zoom.…. Agenda here
July 16 — Why & How to Use iNaturalist. 6-8pm, Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens.
July 17 (Thurs) — webinar on Community Solar , 1pm, free tickets
July 17–Help UM Bird Ecology Lab do some Bird Banding on Rock Creek. east of Missoula. Also on July 24, Aug 4. Info here.
July 17 — Stories of intention on the land –– 3 local authors tell stories of land conservation. Greg Tollefson. .. Donna Erickson…Bruce Bugbee. 6-8 pm at The Line Ranch near Missoula. Dinner & drinks. Info/register
July 17 ––Dalton Lake Trail Improvement volunteer day. 9am-4pm More projects led by Great Burn Conservation Alliance on July 17,19, 25, 31, Aug 3, 29, Sept 4, 20, 27, Oct 11. Described here.
July 17 — 50th anniversary of the Handshake In Space – when US astronauts & Soviet cosmonauts met in space, shook hands and worked together on science studies. — a thaw in the cold war. And July 16 is the 80th anniversary of Trinity — the first nuclear bomb test
July 17-20 — International Choral Festival, Missoula
July 18-20 — Wild Montana offers Leadership Development Training. Billings. Info/RSVP
July 18 & 19 – Volunteer Training to help with an assessment of recreation use of the Clark Fork River. July 18, 2-3:30 pm at Sha-ron Access east of Missoula, and July 19, 5-6:30 pm at Madison Bridge in Missoula. Trained volunteers can choose from these data collection dates: July 19, 27, 29, Aug 2, 6, 10.15, 16, 22, 24, 29, 20, Sept 4. Info, signup here. (scroll down at that site).
July 19 (Sat) — Volunteers needed at Missoula’s Bluebird Preserve trail. 9am to noon. will be spreading soil. All tools provided. Info & Signup Here.
July 19 — Beginning Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf wildlife refuge in Bitterroot Valley. Meet at Visitor’s Center at 10 am.
July 19 — Poker Paddle for Clean Water –– FUNdraiser for Flathead Lakers. Polson
July 20 (Sun) — Ethical Foraging for Wild Foods & Medicines. by Green Path Herb School, Missoula.
July 22 (Tues)– 22nd Annual Blackfoot River Cleanup. River friends cleanup litter. Starts at 8 am at Johnsrud Park, near HWY 200, east of Missoula, west of Potomac. Followed by a community lunch 11am to 4pm provided by Blackfoot Home & Community Club.
July 22 — Insect Exploration at Ft Missoula native plant garden <–link. 9-11 am.
July 24 (Thurs)– Montana Conservation Voters Road Tour, 5-8 pm, Billings. Info/RSVP info on current conservation efforts.
July 24 — A Night of Fun with Moths near the Big Hole River, led by MT Native Plant Society. Details in their summer field trip guide here. Scroll down to that date.
July 24 — Online discussion of strategies to get corporate money out of politics. 7pm. Zoom link. RSVP Text 406-240-0610 suekmontana@gmail.com
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August 2025
Saturdays Outdoor Farmers Markets. See Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .
Now thru August – Many Volunteer Adventures in the Bob Marshall wilderness. Info here.
Wednesdays thru Sept — MT Native Seed Network volunteer days. conservation project planting. 9am to noon, DNRC Conservation Nursery. 2823 Spurgin Rd, Missoula. Info: 406-258-3431
Aug 4 — Tour of the PEAS farm in Missoula. 5pm. 3010 Duncan Drive.
Aug 6 (Wed) — Matt Church, Flathead Biostation speaks on the Hidden Life of Flathead Lake at Science on Tap. 6:30-8pm. The Durham, 49494 US93. Polson. $5.
Aug 7 (Thurs) — Frenchtown mill site Community Advisory Group meeting. EPA will provide updates on the studies of the site. 6pm at Frenchtown Fire Station.
August 8 (Fri) — Flathead Lake Biostation Open House. 11am-3pm . All welcome.
Aug 8 — Meeting on the Central Clark Fork Watershed Restoration Plan, hosted by Clark Fork Coalition. All welcome. 3pm in Missoula. Check back for details.
Aug 11 (Mon) — Deadline to comment on EPA’s plan to eliminate rule regulating toxic air pollution from coal power plants. Submit written comments here by Aug 11. MEIC provides talking points here.
Aug 13 (Wed) — Bird banding with UM and 5 Valleys Audubon at MPG Ranch in the Bitterroot Valley. 8:15 am (carpool from Missoula at 7:15 am). Register for trip with thomas@fvaudubon.org
Aug 14 (Thur) — PEAS Farm Party, 3010 Duncan Dr. Missoula. 5:30 pm. Local Food, Friends, Fun. Info/tickets.
Aug 16 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 10am-11:30 am. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). More tours on Sept 17 & Oct 11
Aug 16 (Sat) — Beginning Bird Walk at Lee Metcalf wildlife refuge in Bitterroot Valley. Meet at Visitor’s Center at 10 am.
Aug 21 (Thur) — Farm Dinner FUNdraiser for Land to Hand,<–link to info 5:30-9pm. Columbia Falls.
Aug 23 (Sat) — Montana Clean Energy Fair. Great Falls. 9am-4pm
Aug 23 — Wild Rockies Field Institute’s End of Summer Party & Fundraiser. 2-5 pm Silent Auction; 5-7pm–Students present their course projects. 7-9 pm food & music. Confluence Center, Missoula
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September 2025
Saturdays Outdoor Farmers Markets. See Farmers Market Guide & Local Food Guide .
Wednesdays thru Sept — MT Native Seed Network‘s volunteer days. conservation project planting. 9am to noon, DNRC Conservation Nursery. 2823 Spurgin Rd, Missoula. Info: 406-258-3431
Sept 6 (Sat) –Missoula Urban Demo (MUD)’s annual Garden Party (& FUNdraiser). 6-10 pm. Food, Music, Square dancing, tabling. more info coming.
Sept 7 –– International Clean Air Day
Sept 8-10 — Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority annual conference. Livingston.
Sept 10 — Flathead Lake Sunset Cruise. Fundraiser for Flathead Lakers.
Sept 13 (Sat) — SPONCON (Spontaneous Construction) — Home ReSource’s annual celebration of reuse. Teams build useful or artistic pieces from used materials. Missoula. register your team here.
Sept 15-19 — MT Watershed Coordination Council’s 2025 Watershed Symposium. Billings. Agenda & Registration here.
Sept 16 (Tues) — Deadline to register for one of the Montana Pesticide Disposal events. These are Sept 23 in Plentywood, Sept 24 in Glasgow, Sept 25 in Glendive, Sept 26 in Hardin. For more info, visit agr.mt.gov/Pesticide-Waste-Disposal-Program or contact Carli Davis at (406) 465-0531.
Sept 17 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 5:30-7pm. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). Fall fruits. Next tour on Oct 11
Sept 19-21 — MMI Warriors Retreat on Flathead Lake. Self defense, self care, sisterhood.
Sept 20 (Sat) — River Rooted — a celebration of the Bitterroot River. Dinner, Drinks, Dance, Ducks. 4-7:30 pm. River Park in Hamilton. Info here.
Sept 20-21– Montana Herbal Festival, Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Gardens
Sept 25 (Thurs) — Healthy Acres Healthy Communities Foundation’s annual ‘Taste of Missoula’s Finest’ FUNdraiser. 5:30 pm . Great local food & music. Check back for link to info/tickets .
Sept 26 (Fri) — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm . Info here.
Sept 27 (Sat) — ClimateFEST –– 10a-2pm; Missoula’s Caras Park. Info & register to table here.
Sept 27-Oct 5 — Climate Solutions Week …Missoula
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October 2025
Oct 4 (Sat) — Fall Gathering at the Moon Randolph Homestead, 5pm, Missoula North Hills.
Oct 4 (Sat) – Helena Sun Run, 10 am, raising funds for solar panels on Helena Food Share. Info/register. NOTE: the Helena Energy Expo info will be posted at this site soon.
Oct 8-10 — American Water Resources Association–MT chapter annual meeting. Great Falls.
Oct 11 (Sat) – Montana Arboretum Tour. 10am-11:30 am. UM campus. Meet at The Root (interpretive site west of the University Center). Fall colors tour.
Oct 24 (Fri) — Montana Natural History Center’s annual banquet & fundraiser. 5-9pm in UM’s University Center ballroom.
October 25 (Sat) — Most outdoor farmers market end for the season.
Oct 28-30 — Montana Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Program (MTPSPP) annual meeting. Past work and upcoming plans. Check back for time and place.
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November 2025
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December 2025
Dec 9-11. Montana Organic Association’s annual conference. Mansfield Convention Center, Great Falls. Workshops, panels, speakers, food & fun.
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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
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clearwater Resource Council events | Clearwater River watershed
- Climate Smart Missoula calendar
- Conservation Calendar for Montana
- Families for a Livable Climate
- Five Valleys Audubon community calendar
- Five Valleys Land Trust volunteer events
- Flathead Lake Biological Station events.
- Flathead Lakers events calendar
- Flathead Trails Association (scroll down to calendar)
- Free Cycles Missoula Calendar and Facebook 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
- Gallatin Watershed Council events
- Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance 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 and volunteer page
- Missoula Events Calendar
- Missoula Foodbank events
- Missoula Redevelopment Agency Meetings & Agenda
- Missoula’s Reserve Street — Let’s Improve it.
- 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 Elections Calendar (primary & general)
- Montana Environmental Information Center events
- Montana Events Calendar
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks public events calendar
- Montana Folk School classes & outings
- Montana Institute on Ecosystems … Events Calendar
- Montana Natural History Center (Missoula)
- MT Native Plant Society events
- MT Native Plant Society’s 2024 Field Trip schedule.
- MT Native Plant Society’s 2025 field Trip Schedule
- 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
- 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 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
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Events ….. & Wilderness Walks
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
