The MT Conservation Calendar is maintained in partnership with the University of Montana Environmental Studies program. Updated daily. Refresh/reload often. Times given 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. Email event notices here.
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September 2023
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December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
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September 2023
Sept — Lolo National Forest offers a series of public meetings on its new draft plan. Info here.
Sept 27-28 — MT Environmental Quality Council meets –– state Capitol, room 317. Will discuss Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in MT, also wildlife management, land transfers and more. Can watch meeting online here. More info: contact Jason Mohr, council staff, at (406)444-1640 or jason.mohr@legmt.gov.
Sept 27-28 — Help Montana Trout Unlimited with stream restoration work on Flint Creek near Drummond. 9am-1:30 pm. For info, email Bri Fain
Sept 27-28 — Tours of UM’s new energy efficient Combined Heat & Power Plant. For info on tours, email UM Sustainability Office.
Sept 28 — Deadline to submit written comments on the proposed development of a critical bird habitat area at Ft. Missoula. More info on the issue & how to submit comments here. The public meetings set for October have been canceled.
Sept 29– Fridays for Action on Climate weekly meeting . Missoula Public Library room 401 at 9:15 to
Sept 30 (Sat) — Fall Gathering at the Moon-Randolph Homestead, Missoula. 5pm. Info/tickets. harvest feast, apple cider making & drinking, live music, and dancing under a nearly full moon. Volunteers needed — sign up here.
Sept 30 — Volunteer Tree Planting in Missoula. at these parks: Skyview (meet there at 1pm), Garland & Russell Park West. Info here (scroll down to the tree planting events). Bring water & work gloves.
Sept 30 — Yank that Yarrow — help weed Missoula’s Ivy Street Community Garden & prep it for next year’s garden. 1-4 pm at the corner of Ivy, Marshall & Franklin streets. Map & more info here.
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October 2023
October Sundays — Help Watershed Education Network monitor Rattlesnake Creek, Missoula. 11 am. Info/signup here.
Oct 1,7,8 — Volunteer Tree Planting in Missoula. at 1pm. 10/1, Redfern park; 10/7, Nicole Park; 10/8 start at LaFray Park. Info here (scroll down to the tree planting events). Bring water & work gloves.
Oct 1 — Climate Ride Missoula . Bike riding FUNdraiser for Missoula climate groups.
Oct 1 — Water-wise Landscaping Workshop. 10am-2:30 pm, Hamilton. Tickets here.
Oct 3 (Tues) — Tour Solar Systems by Bike in Bozeman. 2:30-4 pm or 4:30-6pm. info here.
Oct 4 (Wed) — Environment/Conservation/Sustainability Career Fair in UM’s University Center Ballroom, 11am-1pm. Also Panels on careers — 1:30-2:30 & 2:45 to 3:45 pm.
Oct 4 — Special public hearing on the possible use of open space bond funds to purchase Marshall Mountain Park. 3-5 pm, Missoula Public Library
Oct 5 (Thurs)– 3 Rivers Collaborative meets at 4pm Imagine Nation Brewing (1151 W. Broadway) to review Missoula’s river recreation management issues of the past summer. All welcome.
Oct 5 — Celebrate MT Native Plants — beautiful photos from MT Native Plant Society field trips shared via zoom at 7pm. Great tips on where to find MT’s most beautiful landscapes. Register for the Zoom link.
Oct 6-7 — Help Montana Trout Unlimited with stream restoration work on Willow Creek near Phillipsburg. 9am-1:30 pm. For info, email Bri Fain
Oct 6-8 –– MT Environmental Education Association’s annual conference — sadly has been cancelled.
Oct 7 — Evening for the River –– Bitterroot Watershed Partnership FUNdraiser. Info & tickets here.
Oct 10-12 — Managing Water in the 21st Century, annual meeting of MT Chapter of American Water Resources Association, Missoula. Info here.
Oct 11 & 14 — Guided Tour of MT Arboretum (on UM Campus). 6pm on Oct 11 & 11 am on Oct 14. Theme: Fall Colors. Meet at The Root (interpretive area just west of the University Center & north of Main Hall).
Oct 11-12 — MT Water Policy Interim Committee meets to work on legislation for the next legislature. Room 172, Capitol Building. Agenda here https://www.leg.mt.gov/water
Oct 12 –Workshop on Growing Native Plants from seed. Hosted by MT Native Plant Society at 7pm on the UM Campus, Natural Science Building room 207.
Oct 12-13 — Montana Youth Climate Summit, Livingston. For high school students. For more info, email Alecia of of Park High School.
Oct 13 (Fri) — Bitterroot Resilience Day, 10-2pm, Hamilton City Hall. a community discussion of how to adapt to and mitigate impacts.
Oct 13 — Montana Conservation Voters annual Gala FUNdraiser in Livingston, 5 to 8pm. Info here.
Oct 13 — Benefit auction for Home ReSource. 5-9 pm at Missoula County Fairgrounds.
Oct 13 — Climate Solutions in Agriculture. A talk by Liz Carlisle, author of Healing Grounds & Lentil Underground. 6-8 pm at Missoula Fairgrounds (Marks Center). $10. Info & Register here.
Oct 14 (Sat) — PEAS Farm Pumpkin Party, Missoula. 11am-3pm. Grab & carve your Halloween pumpkin. and grab some fall storage veggies.
Oct 18 (Wed) — Bitterroot Resilience Night, 5:30-7:30 pm, Hamilton City Hall. Summary of the ideas from the Oct 13 community discussion of how to adapt to and mitigate climate impacts.
Oct 18-19 – Stock up for the winter at Garden City Harvest’s Annual Fall Veggie Sale!. Noon to 6pm. 1657 River Road, Msla. Onions, potatoes, carrots & more.
Oct 18-20 — Montana Lakes Conference at Whitefish Lake. “Montana Lakes at Risk; Challenges and Opportunities.”
Oct 20-21 — AERO’s Expo, Helena. Theme: Building Whole-Community Engagement with Local Food, Stewardship Agriculture and Renewable Energy. Register here.
Oct 26-27 — UM Law School hosts Public Lands Law Review Symposium. check back for info.
Oct 27 (Fri) — UM Environmental Law Group FUNdraiser — Bulls, Blues & Brews Silent Auction. check back for info.
Oct 28 (Sat) — Farm To School Workshop in Columbia Falls, 9am-4pm. includes tours & tasty food. Education credits available. Info/register here.
Oct 28 — Volunteer work day at UM FLAT (Forum for Living with Appropriate Technology) — clean garden, remove irrigation & cover soil for the winter. 1pm at 633 S. 5th. E, Missoula
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November 2023
Nov 1-3 –– Stolen Waters Summit at UM. Indigenous scholars & activists & artists tell how pipelines & water development projects have impacted indigenous people and share actions (past, present, future) to address these impacts. Free. All welcome. Info here.
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December 2023
Dec 6-9 — Montana Organic Association annual conference. Mansfield Center, Great Falls.
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January 2024
January 8 — Restoring the Natural Diversity of Milltown State Park — Park rangers share info on park restoration, planting of native species & use by native birds. Joint meeting of MT Native Plant Society and Montana Audubon. 7pm; UM Campus, Interdisciplinary Science Building room 110. All welcome.
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February 2024
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March 2024
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April 2024
April 2 — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5pm. Info here.
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Other Community Calendars (links)
- Abundant Montana’s Local Food Guide has Farmers Markets info on p 37-40.
- Aerie Backcountry Medicine –wilderness first responder courses
- Big Hole Watershed Committee events
- Blooms & Brews — monthly workshops by Missoula Extension & Conservation District.
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clearwater Resource Council events | Clearwater River watershed
- Climate Smart Missoula calendar
- Conservation Calendar for Montana
- Conservation Events around MT — compiled by MT Assn Conservation Districts
- (includes regular meetings of all conservation districts in MT)
- Families for a Livable Climate
- Five Valleys Audubon community calendar
- Five Valleys Land Trust volunteer events calendar 2022
- Flathead Lakers events calendar
- Flathead Trails Association (scroll down to calendar)
- Free Cycles Calendar
- Free Cycles Facebook Events
- Friends of the Missouri Breaks Monument
- Gallatin Valley Earth Day (hope to have an events calendar by fall 2023).
- Home Resource Missoula events
- Let’s Improve Missoula’s Reserve Street
- Missoula County boards, commissions, etc — links to meetings info
- Missoula Events Calendar
- Missoula Foodbank events
- Missoula Redevelopment Agency Meetings & Agenda
- 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 (Posted Mondays);
- Montana Association of Conservation Districts
- Montana Audubon Center events
- Montana Board of Environmental Review meetings
- Montana Conservation Calendar
- Montana Elections Calendar (primary & general)
- Montana Environmental Information Center events
- Montana Events Calendar (scroll past 2019 events to search box)
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks public events calendar
- Montana Legislative Redistricting Map proposals — public meetings. Aug to Dec 2022
- Montana Natural History Center
- Montana Native Plant Society 2023 Field Trip Guide
- Montana Native Plant Society Clark Fork Chapter events .. Facebook
- Montana Watershed Coordination Council calendar
- Montana Wilderness Association Events ….. Wilderness Walks
- National Center for Appropriate Technology MT events
- Rocky Mountaineers upcoming trips
- Sierra Club-MT Outings in Montana 2022
- Sierra Club-MT action calendar
- Sustainable Living Systems (sign up for e-newsletter)
- Teller Wildlife Refuge Events
- Trees for Missoula
- University of Montana Events
- Watershed Education Network events
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Wilderness Walks
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
