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SUMMARY:Yeager Flats - Choteau
DESCRIPTION:Yeager Flats – Choteau\n\nWednesday\, July 8 – 8 am to 3 pm\n\nDave Shea and Rachel Potter will lead participants through a limber pine savannah\, cottonwood groves\, sagebrush and an old burn\, before ending in a vast\, high-elevation native fescue prairie near the base of Ear Mountain on the Rocky Mountain Front. We should see bitterroot\, and if our stars are aligned\, they’ll be in bloom\, as well as plenty of other wildflowers. \nIt’s a 5-mile round-trip with 1\,000 feet of elevation gain. Contact Rachel Potter for more details and to sign up at jrepotter@gmail.com.  \nRachel and her family will be camping at the Cave Mountain Campground before and after the trip. Join us!
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/yeager-flats-choteau/
LOCATION:Yeager Flats – Choteau\, Choteau\, Montana\, 59422
CATEGORIES:Hike
ORGANIZER;CN="Flathead Chapter":MAILTO:mnps.flathead@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260711T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260711T173000
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SUMMARY:Northfork Forests & Fire - Columbia Falls
DESCRIPTION:Northfork Forests & Fire – Columbia Falls\n\nSaturday\, July 11 – 9 am to 5:30 pm\n\nJoin Steve Wirt\, retired USFS forester and fire manager\, as he discusses fire history in this area for the fourth consecutive year. Emphasis on plant response\, identification and forest succession before and after fires. There may be an opportunity to view the Hay Creek fire of 2021. Hiking the Hornet Lookout trail will be the highlight of the day. \nWear sturdy shoes\, bring a sack lunch and plenty of water. Meet in Columbia Falls to carpool up the Northfork of the Flathead River. The trip is limited to 15 people. \nTo sign up contact Steve at 406-261-2542.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/north-fork-forests-fire-columbia-falls/
LOCATION:Hornet Lookout trail – Columbia Falls\, NF-9805\, Polebridge\, Montana\, 59928
CATEGORIES:Hike,Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Flathead Chapter":MAILTO:mnps.flathead@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260711T130000
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SUMMARY:North Yaak Wetlands & Fens - Yaak
DESCRIPTION:North Yaak Wetland/Fen Walkabout – Yaak\n\nSaturday July 11 – 10 am to 1 pm\n\nEasy\, slow-paced\, mostly flat 2.5-mile walk round-trip\, exploring habitat security in the Yaak Valley. This field trip will visit recently protected wetland and fen habitats near Yaak\, with opportunities to observe English sundew\, mosses and other wetland indicator species. The outing allows time for discussion around species ecology and sensitive habitat types. \nGroup size is limited to 10 participants. To sign up\, contact Pat McLeod at pat_mcleod@yahoo.com.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/north-yaak-wetlands-fens-yaak/
LOCATION:Montana
CATEGORIES:Hike
ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260726T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260726T170000
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SUMMARY:Spanish Peaks Trail - Bozeman
DESCRIPTION:Spanish Peaks Trail – Gallatin Gateway\n\nSunday\, July 26 – 8 am\nWe’ll take the main trail south from Spanish Peaks trailhead\, following the gentle valley\, and stopping often to look at the flowers\, including side trips to look at montane riparian wetland species along the creek. \nIt’s a bit of a drive to a popular trailhead with limited parking\, so we’ll meet to carpool at the northeast corner of the Bozeman Rosauer’s parking lot.  Trip leader is Bryce Pease: 775-550-0759.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/spanish-peaks-trail-bozeman/
LOCATION:Spanish Peaks trail – Gallatin Gateway
CATEGORIES:Hike
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley of Flowers Chapter":MAILTO:beesgrmt@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260801T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260801T160000
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SUMMARY:McGuire Ridge - Rexford
DESCRIPTION:Hike McGuire Ridge\, S of Rexford\nSaturday\, August 1 – ~8:30 am to ~4 pm\nExplore NW Montana’s upper elevation vegetation. Join Peter Lesica as we walk a ridge that is nearly 7\,000 feet in elevation. We’ll go past a maintained lookout on McGuire Mountain – the views in all directions should be spectacular! \nModerate\, 3-to-4 miles round trip (we drive to 6\,400’).  Carpooling from Libby or the Eureka area is recommended. Meeting time and location is to be determined. \nTo sign up\, contact Jon Reny at jreny@kvis.net.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/mcguire-ridge-rexford/
LOCATION:McGuire Ridge – Eureka\, Eureka\, Montana\, 59917
CATEGORIES:Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260808T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260808T163000
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SUMMARY:Northwest Peak Scenic Area - Yaak
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Peak Scenic Area (Yaak) \nSaturday\, August 8 – 8:30 am to ~4:30 pm\nHike to Northwest Peak in Lincoln County to visit whitebark pine and subalpine larch habitats. Chris Reichert and Betty Kuropat\, retired Forest Service silviculturists\, will lead this moderate 3-to-4-mile round-trip hike. This will be a good time to visit the beautiful Northwest Peak Scenic area\, find blooming wildflowers in the subalpine zone\, and discuss efforts to conserve whitebark pine. \nThe drive to the trailhead is about 60 miles (2 hours) from Troy.  To carpool from Troy\, meet at 8:30 am at the Troy Museum parking area.  Or\, meet at 9:30 am in the parking area at the junction of Pete Creek Road 338 & Yaak Highway 508. \nWear sturdy hiking shoes\, bring rain gear\, a lunch and plenty of water. To sign up\, contact Chris at reichert.chris9@gmail.com or 406-291-8324\, or Betty at blueirismt@gmail.com or 406-250-8156.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/northwest-peak-scenic-area-yaak/
LOCATION:NW Peaks scenic area – Libby\, Troy\, Montana\, 59935
CATEGORIES:Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T170000
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SUMMARY:Baree Lake - Libby
DESCRIPTION:Baree Lake – Libby \nSaturday\, September 12 – 8 am to 5 pm \nModerate-to-strenuous hike to Baree Lake in the Cabinet Mountain Wilderness to look for whitebark pine. The trail is roughly 3.3 miles with 2260’ of elevation change. We can take our time hiking in and out\, and may continue on to the ridge above the lake if people would like. \nMeet in Libby or at the trailhead. Group size is limited to 8 participants. To sign up\, contact Kat Thomas at katthomas0316@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/baree-lake-libby/
LOCATION:Baree Lake – Libby\, Libby\, Montana\, 59923
CATEGORIES:Hike
ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20261017T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20261017T150000
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SUMMARY:Wood Creek Larch Scenic Area - Yaak
DESCRIPTION:Wood Creek Larch Scenic Area – Yaak\n \nSaturday\, October 17 or 24 – 10 am to 3 pm \nGolden larch in the fall. Date will depend on optimum fall color and weather. Easy 4-mile round-trip hike to a grove of big\, old western larch near the Canadian border. There won’t be many\, or any flowering plants\, and you’ll mostly be looking up. \nThe trailhead is about ½ hour from Yaak on Road 92. Meet at the Dirty Shame Saloon at 9:30 am. Also carpool options from Libby and Troy. \nTo sign up\, contact Betty Kuropat at blueirismt@gmail.com or 406-250-8156.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/wood-creek-larch-scenic-area-yaak/
LOCATION:Montana
CATEGORIES:Hike
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ORGANIZER;CN="Western at-large area":MAILTO:jreny@kvis.net
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