Montana's native plants and their communities
Northwest Peak Scenic Area (Yaak) Saturday, August 8 – 8:30 am to ~4:30 pm Hike 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 […]
Prairie Peace Garden self-guided tour - SE of Townsend Saturday, August 8 - 11 am to 4 pm Come see Bryan Flynn’s Private Stock Peonies (aka Prairie Peace Garden), a few miles southeast of Townsend. Bryan has created an ever-expanding number of native grass and forb strips in various stages of development, as well as […]
Hoodoo Pass work trip (Superior) - RESCHEDULED Friday, August 21 – 11 am The skies are free of smoke and rain has permeated the soil. Come help pull invasive weeds along the Hoodoo Pass trailhead and join in the Clark Fork Chapter's celebration of adopting the trailhead! Pull weeds and hike State Line Trail #738 […]
Land Stewardship & Range Management - Tippet Rise tour August 27 from 10 am - 2 pm Tippet Rise Art Center has generously offered to host a tour and discussion of land stewardship and ranch management. Space is limited to 15 MNPS members. Please email artemisiamnps@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Itinerary: Thursday, August 27th - MT […]
Baree Lake - Libby Saturday, September 12 – 8 am to 5 pm Moderate-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 […]
Join Montana Discovery Foundation for two days of learning about mosses & lichens. Course registrants are eligible for Master Naturalist credits and/or OPI PDUs. Day 1 - September 26, from 10 am to 3 pm Lab session at Carroll College Science Labs Spend a day in the lab learning about the intricacies of mosses and lichens through guided instruction and individual exploration. Day 2 - September 27, from 10 am to 3 pm Field session at the Skidway Campground on Deep Creek Road outside of Townsend Apply the skills introduced in the lab to field […]
Wood Creek Larch Scenic Area - Yaak Saturday, October 17 or 24 – 10 am to 3 pm Golden 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 […]
Pollinator Garden fall cleanup new date: 2 pm on Monday, Oct 19 (postponed from Sun, Oct 11) Fall cleanup of the native-plant garden by the Gallagator Trail north of Mason Street (Langohr Community gardens) has been postponed due to inclement weather this weekend. Cleanup doesn’t take long, and it’s a great opportunity to catch up […]
Wood Creek Larch Scenic Area – Yaak Saturday, October 17 or 24 – 10 am to 3 pm Golden 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 […]
