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. NOTE: Click here for other community calendars.
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October 2024
October is Campus Sustainability Month– See UM’s events here (scroll down at that site to see many events), including campus sustainability tour at noon on Oct 24 <–Note new date.
Now until Nov 21 — Food & Farming on a Hot Planet at UM. Thursdays, 7-8:20 pm in UM Social Science building 356. All welcome.
Now to Nov 26 — Free online class: Plastics & Human Health. Tuesdays 6-8 pm. To enroll, contact megan@cottonwoodlaw.org. Donations to Cottonwood Environmental Law Center appreciated.
Now thru Dec 5–Pesticide container recycling. at many sites in MT. Collection places & dates here <- schedules on that web page.
Oct 23,28– Presentations of the draft Missoula Land Use Plan. at Missoula Public Library. Info on times here. scroll down at that site.
Oct 23 (Wed) — Learn About Heat Pump Water Heaters. 6pm at Bozeman Publich Safety Center (901 N. Rouse). Free.
Oct 23 — The Future of Grizzlies & Wolves in Montana. Drs. Chris Servheen & Doug Smith at 7pm in Missoula’s Wilma Theater, 131 S. Higgins. FREE
Oct 23-24 — Stock up for winter at Garden City Harvest’s fall veggie sale. noon to 6pm at 1657 River Road, Missoula
Oct 24 (Thurs) — Art + Science = Better Storytelling. Dr Robert Van Pelt explains how he uses art to enhance his science stories about world’s biggest trees (including one on Seeley Lake! ). 7pm, UM’s University Center Theater.
Oct 25 (Fri) — MT Natural History Center’s Fall Banquet/Auction. 5-9 pm in UM’s University Center Ballroom
Oct 26 (Sat) — All day Field Trip to Brown’s Lake to look for waterfowl. Meet at 9am at UM’s Adams Center parking lot (NW corner) to carpool. Led by 5 Valleys Audubon.
Oct 26 — Let’s be Bear Aware –– learn how to coexist with bears from bear conflict specialist Morgan Vance. 11 am at UM FLAT (633 South 5th St. West, Missoula). Free.
Oct 28-30 — Montana Pesticide Stewardship Partnership’s annual meeting at Flathead Lake Biological Station. More info.
Oct 28,30 — Help manage recreation impacts on the Blackfoot River. Give your input at one of these meetings at 5pm: Oct. 28– Seeley Lake Community Foundation; and Oct. 30 in Lincoln Library Community Room. For those who can’t attend, contact the Blackfoot Challenge to fill out a survey. More info.
Oct 30 — Protect Flathead Lake by maintaining your septic system — here’s how. 6-8 pm at Polson Library. Info/register here – altho walk-ins are also welcome. RSVP ensures enough refreshments.
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November 2024
Nov 1 (Fri) — The Future of Yellowstone’s Wild Bison. Rick Wallen, Wildlife biologist. talk at 6pm in Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies. 5:30 pm doors open
Nov 2 (Sat) – UM FLAT’s Harvest Party, 1-5pm – homemade soup, pie, music, raffle. 633 S 5th St E (NW corner of UM). umflat@gmail.com
Nov 8 (Fri) — Celebrate the Wild with Great Burn Conservation Alliance. Help keep the Great Burn Wild. Snacks, prizes, raffles. 5-8 pm at 129 W. Alder, Missoula.
Nov 10 (Sun) — Montana Co-op annual membership meeting at the Red Poppy (1 Eisenhower St. SW, Ronan, MT) @ 4pm. Learn how Montana Co-op has been bringing local food to communities.
Nov 12 (Tues) — MT Invasive Species Council’s quarterly meeting. Helena. Free
Nov 13 (Wed) — MT Fish Wildlife & Parts Aquatic Invasive Species Conference, Helena. Free
Nov 14 (Thurs) — Montana Invasive Species Summit, Helena. register by Nov 4. $40
Nov 14 — Long term effects of forest fuel reduction & restoration treatments in western MT. Fire Lab researcher Sharon Hood speaks at 7pm in Missoula’s Rocky Mountain Exploration Center. 1075 South Ave W.
Nov 15 — Dance Party for a Cool Earth: 6-9pm at Free Cycles. dance, games, pizza, cocoa, Details here.
Nov 17 — –The Ice Age in Rattlesnake Valley –– travel back in time 10,000 years to meet ice age animals & see how the ice carved our landscape. 2-3:30pm at Missoula Public library, 4th floor.
Nov 25-27 —Pesticide container recycling. Stevensville 11/25 from 10am to 3pm; Missoula landfill 11/26, 9am to 2pm; Kalispell 11/27; 9am to 2pm. More collection places & dates here <-check schedules for each month on that web page.
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December 2024
Dec 10-12 — Montana Organic Association’s Annual Conference. Great Falls Convention Center.
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January 2025
Jan 13 (Mon) — Plant & Wildlife Interactions in Glacier Park. Tabitha Graves speaks at 7pm in UM’s Interdisciplinary Science building room 110. Part of Five Valleys Audubon & MT Native Plant Society’s annual joint meeting.
Jan 16 (Thurs) — Dam It: Partnering with Beavers to heal watersheds. 6pm reception; 7 pm talk by Ben Goldfarb, author. Emerson Center for the Arts, Bozeman. Free. All welcome. check back for zoom link.
Jan 24 — Climate Advocacy Day in the state capitol rotunda. Speakers, panels, art. For more info, contact <winonarachel@livableclimate.org>
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February 2025
Feb 11-14 — Annual meeting of Montana Chapter of American Fisheries Society. Bozeman Best Western GranTree hotel. Check back for details.
Feb 12 (Wed) — Grasslands: Our Least-known & Most-threatened Ecosystem. a talk by wildlife biologist Beth Madden. Free. 6:30 pm at Bozeman Public Library. check back for zoom link.
Feb 19 — Gallatin Water Science Symposium. Scientists & managers share research that informs water stewardship. 8am-6pm. Asbjornson Hall, MSU, Bozeman. More info: asigler@montana.edu
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March 2025
March 15 — 5 Valleys Seed Library’s Spring Seed Swap at Missoula Public Library. check back for details
March 29-30 — Natural Medicine Inclusion Summit, University of Montana.
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April 2025
April 8-10 — Crown Managers Partnership Forum, NW MT. Check back for details.
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May 2025
May 9 — Walking audit for bike-ped safety on Reserve St, Missoula. 4-5 pm. Info here.
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June 2025
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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
- Clark Fork Coalition calendar
- Clean Smurfit Now Coalition
- 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 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
- Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance events
- Great Burn Conservation Alliance stewardship project calendar June-Oct
- Home Resource Missoula events
- Land to Hand Wildcat Garden volunteering Fridays June to August, Columbia Falls
- 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
- 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 (updated Mondays);
- Montana Association of Conservation Districts
- (CD meetings, workshops, tours)
- 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
- Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks public events calendar
- Montana Institute on Ecosystems … Events Calendar
- Montana Natural History Center
- MT Native Plant Society’s 2024 Field Trip schedule.
- MT Native Plant Society Clark Fork Chapter events .. Facebook
- 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
- 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 Wildlife Biology seminars
- Watershed Education Network events
- Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation events
- Whitefish Legacy Partners
- Wild Montana Events ….. & Wilderness Walks
- Women Bike Missoula Facebook events
