Conservation Calendar

Now to Sept 30 — Bike to Barns adventure — bike to the many small farms around Missoula for fun & food. Info here.

Sept 20-24 —UM Native American Heritage Week. Schedule here. 

Sept 20-24 — Western Regional Panel for Aquatic Invasive Species meeting, virtual
meeting.

Sept 23 (THurs) —Ethnobotany Garden Tour, 2-2:30 p.m. @ UM’s Payne Center

Sept  23  — Join 3 Rivers Collaborative for a review of river recreation management efforts this past summer and plans for future. 4-5:30 pm at Silver Park Pavilion in Missoula. More info, email ThreeRiversCollaborative 

Sept 23 — Communicating Energy & Environmental Justice — free public talk by UM alumna Dr. Catalina De Onis.   at 4 pm via zoom (meeting ID 942 6132 7533, passcode 167842) .

Sept 23 — UM Climate Response Club continues biweekly meetings — Thursdays at 5:30 pm in UM Honors College. Dates: 9/23; 10/7; 10/21; 11/5; 11/19; 12/3

Sept 23-26 — Big Sky Film Series features ‘Becoming Cousteau.‘ In person screening in Missoula on Sept 23; watch online from Sept 24-26. Info & tickets here.

Sept 23 & 25 — Common Good Missoula offers community organizing workshop.

Sept 24 (Fri) — MT Environmental Education Association meets to discuss the future of environmental education in Montana. at Lone Pine State Park, Kalispell. 10 am-2 pm. RSVP by Sept 22 here.  For more info (or to join via Zoom), email Garrett

Sept 24 — Move it or Lose it: a UM Webinar on Saving Endangered Species with Conservation Translocations in a Changing World. 1-3pm. Zoom link here.

Sept 24 — Opening reception of art exhibit: Avis marvelous: Ornithology in 19th Century Art & Science. 5:30-7:30 pm at UM’s Performing Arts & Radio/TV Center Paxson Gallery. The exhibit will be up Sept 24 to Jan 8, 2022. See also lecture on Sept 28 & panel on Oct 21. More info here. 

Sept 24 — Kootenai Forest Fair — forest/wildlife/wildfire managers, local businesses & conservation organizations provide info, outdoor skills demos, kids activities. 3-6pm at Libby’s Riverfront Park. Info & RSVP here. 

Sept 24 & 25 — Help Bitterroot Water Forum with stream restoration planting along the Burnt Fork in Stevensville. 10 am to 4pm. For more info & to RSVP, contact bswc.member@brwaterforum.org   there will be another work day on Oct 2.

Sept 24-27 — Bear Aware teaching trailer visits UM. in the parking lot at the M Trailhead. 

Sept 25 (Sat) — Clean Energy Expo in Missoula’s Caras Park, 10am-2pm. Info here. Volunteers needed – – volunteer info & signup here.

Sept 25 — National Public Lands Day — check back as more events are added. 

     Mount Dean Stone (Missoula)  trail work day, 9am -2:30 pm. Info/Register here.  

     Help plant native plants along Rattlesnake Creek, 1-4 pm. for more info & to volunteer, email Clancy Jandreau of Missoula Conservation Lands     

      Help remove old wildlife-harming fence on Mount Jumbo, Missoula. Organized by Tangle Free MT & MT Fish, Wildlife Parks. Meet at 8 am at Mt Jumbo’s Lincoln Hills Trailhead. More info here.  RSVP,  email TangleFree. 

     Bike Your Park Day 

Sept 25 — Mission Mountain Area Pedal to Plate, St. Ignatius – enjoy a 30 mile scenic bike tour that celebrates local farms and local food! Info and registration here 

Sept 26 (Sun) — Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Group re-launch party, CANCELED for safety sake. 

Sept 26 — Watershed Education Network’s Citizen Science Stream Team continues weekly monitoring on Rattlesnake Creek. Info here. ….Sign up here.

Sept 27 (Mon) — Webinar on the Northwest Power Plan hosted by NW Energy Coalition. 1-2:30 pm MT. Register here.  Comments due Nov 19. Webinar provides talking points for public hearing below. 

Sept 27 — Public hearing (online) on the Northwest Power Plan. 5-7pm MT. Info on the plan and registration for this & later hearings in October here. 

Sept 27 -30 — Transboundary Cooperation conference hosted by North American Invasive Species Management Association & Montana Invasive Species Council.  VIRTUAL. Info here. 

Sept 27-Oct 29 — Volunteer for Montana Natural History Center’s Fall Field Trips.  Various days/locations around the Missoula, Mission and Bitterroot Valleys.  9am-2pm.  For more info or to volunteer, email sanderson@montananaturalist.org.  

Sept 28 — Help Trout Unlimited collect willow cuttings for stream restoration. Meet at Trixie’s in Ovando at 1pm.  For more info, contact ryen@montanatu.org

Sept 28 — Public lecture on art exhibit: Avis marvelous: Ornithology in 19th Century Art & Science. 6-8 pm at UM’s Performing Arts & Radio/TV Center Masquer Theater. The exhibit will be up Sept 24 to Jan 8, 2022. See also panel on Oct 21. More info here. 

Sept 28-29 — International Symposium on Conservation Impact (online). Steps needed to accomplish the America the Beautiful Initiative (30 by 30). Info & registration here. 

Sept 28-30 — Women Stepping Forward for Agriculture conference, Billings.

Sept 29 (Wed) — Beyond Recycling — Making  Zero Waste Work — part of a monthly webinar series. at Noon on Zoom. Info/Register for:  Zero Waste Community Action

Sept 29 — Federal Climate Policy –What works & what’s possible. part of a webinar series offered by MSU. Info here. noon.

Sept 30-Oct 1 — Public Land Law Conference (virtual). Hosted by UM Law School. Theme: Forging a Climate of Justice: Reconnecting People & Place. Info here. ..  Register here. 

Oct 1 (Fri) — Montana’s Energy Future Summit hosted on Zoom by Northern Plains Resource Council. 9am-4:45 pm. Info & registration here.

Oct 1 – Lichen Discovery Day in Missoula’s Pattee Canyon. 9-11 am. Info here.

Oct 1 — Moon-Randolph Homestead‘s 20th Annual Fall Gathering near Missoula. Harvest feast, cider making, live music & dancing under the moon. Tickets here.  VOLUNTEERS needed ! info & sign up here. 

Oct 2 — Help Bitterroot Water Forum with stream restoration planting along the Burnt Fork in Stevensville. 10 am to 4pm. For more info & to RSVP, contact bswc.member@brwaterforum.org   .

Oct 1-3 — MT Audubon’s Bridger Raptor Festival 

Oct 2-3 — Solar Tour in Whitefish. Virtual & in-person. Local examples of energy efficient homes, solar panels, battery backup, heat pumps. 

Oct 6 (Wed) — Webinar on the Northwest Power Plan hosted by NW Energy Coalition. 1-2:30 pm MT. Register here.  Comments due Nov 19. Webinar provides talking points for public hearing below. 

Oct 6 — Biocontrol of weeds, presentation by Melissa Maggio. Condon, MT Info here.

Oct 7 — Public hearing (online) on the Northwest Power Plan. 6-8 pm MT. Info on the plan and registration for this & later hearings (Oct 12 & 14) here. 

Oct 7 (Thurs)–SpectrUM‘s Big Night Fundraiser POSTPONED to spring for safety sake.

Oct 7 — Montana Chapter of American Water Resources Association annual meeting will be online on Thursdays at 3pm in October. Info here.  Oct 7, 14, 21 and 28

Oct 7 — WildFest — Wild Montana’s annual celebration of wildlands. 6-7:15 pm VIRTUAL. Info here.

Oct 9 (Sat) — Nine Mile Community Apple Cider Festival. Bring your apples to make cider (it helps keep bears out of trouble). Also Chili cookoff & apple dessert contest. 11am- 3pm at Nine Mile Community Center (25620 Nine Mile Road, Huson).More info here.

Oct 9 — Fall Walk through Golden Larches. Meet at Clearwater Resource Council office (Seeley Lake) at 11:am to carpool to Girard Grove. return at 3pm. Info & registration here. 

Oct 10 (Sun) — Apple pressing party at MUD, Noon to 4 pm.  — bring your clean apples. Great Bear Foundation will also be recruiting volunteers to glean more apples (to keep bears & people safe). 

Oct 13 — Upper Columbia Conservation Commission (UC³) Fall Meeting: Trout Creek,
MT. More info, contact cassidy.bender@mt.gov

Oct 13 — Farmer Field Day on Seed Saving Methods. 4pm near Hamilton, MT. More info & register here.    Note –registration deadline is Oct 10. 

Oct 15  (Fri) — Ecosystem Restoration webinar series— 3rd Fridays, 10 – 11 am. Topics here. Sign up here. Past webinars archived here.

Oct 15 — Grand opening of MT Natural History Center’s geology exhibit Montana’s Ancient Past. 5-7pm. Free registration here, but space is limited. 

Oct 16 (Sat) — Pumpkin Party at the PEAS Farm in Missoula. 11 am- 3pm. Info

Oct 16-17 — Celebrate 50 Wild Years with Great Burn Conservation Alliance in the Great Burn. Info & RSVP here.

Oct 19-20 — Montana Small Farms Conference, Missoula. info on small farm management, specialty crops, niche markets. tours of local farms. Info/register. 

Oct 21 — Join MEIC for a discussion of the problems with NorthWestern Energy’s gas plant proposal.  5:30-6:30 pm via Zoom.  Register here.

Oct 21 — Panel discussion on art exhibit: Avis marvelous: Ornithology in 19th Century Art & Science. 6:30-8 pm at UM’s Performing Arts & Radio/TV Center Masquer Theater. The exhibit will be up Sept 24 to Jan 8, 2022. More info here. 

Oct 27 (Wed) — Beyond Recycling — Making  Zero Waste Work — Part of a monthly webinar series. At noon on Zoom. Info/Register for:  Where do we go from here?.

Nov 4: Flowering Rush: Phenology, Genetic Variability and Management virtual conference; US Army Corps of Engineers

Nov 11 — Building Organizational & Community Resiliency in the New West. A half day virtual workshop offered by MT Watershed Coordination Council.  Info here. 

Nov 12: Invasive Watermilfoil Management, virtual conference, US Army Corps

Nov 19  (Fri) — Ecosystem Restoration webinar series— 3rd Fridays, 10 – 11 am. Topics here. Sign up here. Past webinars archived here.

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