Mar 17, 2026 Want to know more about hyperscale data centers and nuclear impacts on our lands? Come join Honor the Earth in Lame Deer for a conversation about the impacts, where Montana is at and what you can do with MEIC and Northern Plains Resource Council. Lame Deer | March 17 at 6 PM | Charging Horse Casino (1/2 US-212, Lame Deer, MT 59043) Mar 19, 2026 Join Central Montana Resource Council, Montana Environmental Information Center, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, and Big Spring Creek Watershed Council in Lewistown 6 pm on March 19 for a panel discussion to learn about data centers being proposed, what’s at stake, how we can organize to protect our communities and our future. Panelists will address what these proposed projects entail and how we can navigate them together. Free and open to the public. Refreshments, coffee and beer will be served. Comment opportunities will be available onsite. Doors open at 5:30, program at 6 pm. Panelists: Presented by Central Montana Resource Council. Sponsored by Montana Environmental Information Center, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Big Spring Creek Watershed Council. No reservations needed. Lewistown | March 19 at 6 PM | Fergus County Council on Aging (301 W Watson St, Lewistown) About Central Montana Resource Council: About Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC): About Upper Missouri Waterkeeper: About Big Spring Creek Watershed Council: Mar 30, 2026 Join MEIC, Montanans for Affordable Energy (MAE) and partners in Bozeman on March 30 for a panel discussion to hear the latest updates on the data centers being proposed, impacts to our resources, and how we can organize and take action to protect our communities and our future. Bozeman | March 30, 5:30 pm | Gallatin Gateway Community Center (145 Mill St, Gallatin Gateway) Apr 14, 2026 Please join How the Helena?! Tuesday, April 14 at 5:45 p.m., at Tenmile Creek Brewery to hear about local action we can take to address the potential for data centers in our community. Hear from Anne Hedges (MEIC), Svein Newman (Missoula County), and Barbara Chillcott (Western Environmental Law Center), moderated by Diego Rivas. Let’s talk water and practical strategies that we can take or ask our local officials to take! Questions and dialogue welcome and appreciated! More info and RSVP on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ShE74rrHK/ Helena | April 14, 5:45 pm | Tenmile Creek Brewery May 7, 2026 Register today for the Northwest Transmission Summit on May 7-8 in Boise, Idaho, hosted by the NW Energy Coalition! Join regional energy experts, advocates, utility leaders, and policymakers from across the region to move towards action and resolve barriers to transmission development that is needed for the region’s shared, prosperous future. The Northwest Transmission Summit brings the region together to resolve barriers to our shared, prosperous future. We will: Join us as we move from plans to action in Boise this May. Register here: https://nwenergy.org/eventnw/northwest-transmission-summit/Mar 2026
Lame Deer Panel Conversation: AI, Data Centers, and Nuclear
6:00 PM - 8:00 PMLewistown Data Centers Panel Discussion
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Central Montana Resource Council is a community organization based in Fergus, Judith Basin, and Wheatland Counties that focuses on protecting family ranches, building a vibrant localized food system, increasing accessibility of clean energy, and protecting our water resources. Learn more on their website: https://northernplains.org/affiliates/central-montana-resource-council/
The Montana Environmental Information Center is a non-partisan, non-profit environmental advocate dedicated to ensuring livability for Montanans now and in the future by working for clean air, clean water, and a livable climate. https://meic.org
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Inc. is dedicated to protecting and improving the ecological and aesthetic quality of the Upper Missouri River Basin of Montana for present and future generations. Learn more on their website: https://www.uppermissouriwaterkeeper.org
The Big Spring Creek Watershed Council’s mission is to provide a forum to promote cooperative resource management of the Big Spring Creek drainage. Through a spirit of cooperation and sharing, the mission is to coordinate efforts that will enhance, conserve, and protect the natural resources, the quality of life, and the economic vitality of the area. The Council focuses on recreational trails and the restoration of the Brewery Flats section of Big Spring Creek, wider watershed issues, including the PCB cleanup, Machler restoration, and drought planning. Learn more on their website: https://bigspringcreek.wordpress.comBozeman Data Center Panel Discussion
5:30 PM - 7:30 PMApr 2026
Data Centers: Practical Strategies for Helena - How the Helena?! Community Forum
5:45 PM - 7:30 PMMay 2026
Northwest Transmission Summit
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
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