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SUMMARY:Native Plant Symposium - Billings
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 3/28/26 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Billings library \nInspiring a Native Plant-Conscious Community\nThe Montana Audubon Center: Native Plant Symposium aims to inform and inspire the Billings community to plant native and naturalized species\, supporting the health of our local water systems\, wildlife\, and overall well-being. \nFeaturing MNPS presentations about the Citizen Botany program and about collecting seed. \nVisit the Native Plant Symposium website to see the schedule of events\, presenters\, workshops\, and other resources. \nCost: $20 \nAudience: Adults and teens (13+) with an interest in native plants. \nLearn More & Register Here
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/native-plant-symposium-billings/
LOCATION:Billings Public Library\, 510 North Broadway\, Billings\, MT\, 59101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Montana Audubon Center - Billings":MAILTO:info@mtaudubon.org
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SUMMARY:Trivia night - Missoula
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 26 at 7 pm – Montana Natural History Center Trivia Night – 120 Hickory St.\, Suite A. \nCome and showcase your native plant knowledge or learn something new\, meet some fellow plant folks\, and win prizes! Registration required at montananaturalist.org/events/. This event is capped at 30 participants. \nFor questions\, email kylie.mtnativeplants@gmail.com.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/trivia-night-missoula/
LOCATION:Montana Natural History Center – Missoula\, 120 Hickory St.\, Suite A\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59801
CATEGORIES:Social gathering
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ORGANIZER;CN="Clark Fork Chapter":MAILTO:teagan.mtnativeplants@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:One Flower\, One Place: Spotlight on Missoula Phlox - Missoula
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 10\, 2026\, from 6 – 8 pm in the Balsamroot Conference Room\, 1st floor of the Exploration Center at the Missoula fairgrounds \nBlooms & Brews\nDr. Meredith Zettlemoyer will be sharing her research on our beloved Missoula Phlox (Phlox missoulensis). Learn the history of this adorable\, inconspicuous plant\, and what you can do to protect it! \nNestled in the windswept\, arid ridges of Missoula’s North Hills grows an endemic wildflower found nowhere else on Earth. Learn how it survives\, reproduces\, and fits into its ecological and evolutionary neighborhood. We will discuss the remarkable floral diversity of this species\, its population health\, how it’s related to similar species\, and how it interacts with the local plant and pollinator community. By understanding Missoula phlox’s evolution and ecology\, we hope to help guide conservation for this rare species and the unique ecosystem it depends upon. \n 
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/one-flower-one-place-spotlight-on-missoula-phlox-missoula/
LOCATION:Exploration Center at fairgrounds – Missoula\, 1075 South Ave. West\, Missoula\, MT\, 59801
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Social gathering
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SUMMARY:Peatlands of the Flathead Region - Kalispell
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 4 – starting at 7 pm – in the Montana FWP meeting room at 490 N Meridian Road in Kalispell\nPeatlands are a widespread and common wetland type in the boreal regions of the world\, but rare in Montana’s temperate climate. What exactly are peatlands? What makes them unique? How do they form?  What native plants and animals call this unique vegetation type home? Learn this & more in a presentation by plant ecologist Maria Mantas. \nMaria has researched native plants in northwest Montana for more than 40 years.  Her graduate work focused on rare plants of peatlands in the Swan Valley\, with particular emphasis on terrestrial orchids. She’s published several scientific papers related to rare flora and wetlands\, and she completed the first floristic survey of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. She worked as Forest Botanist for the Flathead National Forest\, as the Western Montana Science Director for The Nature Conservancy\, and as Director of Swan Valley Connections. \nMaria was a founding member of MNPS and established the Flathead Chapter with Anne Morely. She currently serves as Membership Chair for the state MNPS. \nBefore the presentation\, join other Chapter members at 5:30 pm to make plans for future activities.  Have ideas but can’t make the meeting?  Please email us at mnps.flathead@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/peatlands-kalispell/
LOCATION:Montana FWP Region 1 – Kalispell\, 490 North Meridian Road\, Kalispell\, MT\, 59901
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flathead Chapter":MAILTO:mnps.flathead@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:How Do Those Quillworts Get Around? - Bozeman
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 10\, 7 pm – How Do Those Quillworts Get Around? \nCome meet new MSU plant scientist (& herbarium curator & Valley of Flowers chapter member) Sylvia Kinosian. \nHear about her work puzzling out the relationships & ecology of the ancient aquatic plants known as quillworts (Isoetes sp.) as they occur on the granite outcrops of the Texas Llano Uplift. Her unexpected findings yield insights into possible conservation methods for small plants growing in isolated habitats. \nRoom 108 of the Plant Bioscience Building\, west side of 11th Avenue on the MSU campus – parking could not be more convenient.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/how-do-those-quillworts-get-around-bozeman/
LOCATION:Montana
CATEGORIES:Lecture,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Valley of Flowers Chapter":MAILTO:beesgrmt@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Winter potluck - Helena
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, February 6 from 5 to 8 pm\, the Kelsey Chapter holds its Annual Winter Potluck in the Power Room of the Lewis & Clark Taproom. \nBring a dish to share – no outside drinks allowed. We’ll gather to enjoy a meal together and discuss trips and events that will be held in 2026! \nIf you would like to share photos for display during the potluck\, please send submissions to kelseychaptermnps@gmail.com. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/NCBnFz6A1iThzJpz8.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/winter-potluck-helena/
LOCATION:Lewis & Clark Taproom – Helena\, 1535 Dodge Ave\, Helena\, MT\, 59601
CATEGORIES:Social gathering
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kelsey Chapter":MAILTO:kelseychaptermnps@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Plant Trivia night - Bozeman
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, January 13\, 6 pm to 8 pm – Plant Trivia night\nJoin us for a fun-filled evening with trivia questions ranging from highly-technical to pop-cultural – friendly for all levels of know-how!\nThis will take place at MAP Brewing; folks can order drinks and appetizers downstairs before heading upstairs to match wits with question-masters/Valley of Flowers members Bryce Pease and Jared Trilling.\nNaturally\, prizes will be awarded.
URL:https://mtnativeplants.org/event/plant-trivia-night-bozeman/
LOCATION:MAP Brewing – Bozeman\, 510 Manley Rd\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715
CATEGORIES:Social gathering
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