Montana's native plants and their communities
Willow ID Workshop held Tuesday, March 24 from 6 to 8:30 pm in the Helena Food Share Community Room Please join us for an herbarium night led by Scott Mincemoyer focusing on the Salix genus - Scott was formerly a botanist with the Montana Natural Heritage Program. The workshop will include a brief overview of […]
Thursday, March 26 at 7 pm - Montana Natural History Center Trivia Night - 120 Hickory St., Suite A. Come 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. For questions, email kylie.mtnativeplants@gmail.com.
Saturday 3/28/26 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Billings library Inspiring a Native Plant-Conscious Community The 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. Featuring MNPS presentations about the Citizen […]
Have a hands-on learning experience about cushion plants with PROFESSOR MEREDITH ZETTLEMOYER in Room 302/303 of the Natural Sciences building (formerly the Botany building, just NW of the University Center) on the UM campus. -- 7 pm on Tuesday, March 31 -- Just 15 spots are available. Reserve your space by emailing Giovanna Bishop.
All Season Glacier Park Huckleberry Phenology Citizen Science Taking a hike in or near Glacier National Park? You can help scientists understand the phenology, or timing, of berry ripeness in this region. Huckleberries are an important food source for wildlife, including grizzly bears. The park is collecting data to understand how weather and other factors […]
Tuesday, April 14 & Wednesday, April 15 at the University of Montana Plants, Fire & Conservation conference brings together leading voices in botany, ecology and land stewardship for two days of learning and collaboration. The conference is open to the public. It's particularly relevant for people in federal, state, Tribal and local governments, as well […]
Free, on Tuesday, April 14, from 7 to 8:30 pm on campus in the University Theater on the 3rd floor of the University Center after the day's "Plants, Conservation & Fire" conference Insects, the tiny, alien-like architects of life, sustain ecosystems and ultimately, our own survival. As these distant cousins on our evolutionary tree face […]
Thursday, April 16 at 7 pm - Rocky Mountain Exploration Center, 1075 South Avenue West Join Kathy Settevendemie to explore the Vegetation and Flora of the Caribbean. Experience the colorful, fascinating flora of the countries that circumscribe the Caribbean Sea. Join the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89829014052?pwd=blO5V0GZ1axlpv3OqCatHhvE8moNkL.1 Meeting ID: 898 2901 4052 Passcode: 180809
Wednesday, April 22, 7 pm (Bozeman) - A Botanical Expedition in Iran in Room 108 of the Plant Bioscience Building, on the west side of 11th Avenue on the MSU campus Kelly Steele will present about the botanical expedition to Iran that she went on in 2004. Her trip was sponsored by the National Geographic […]
Saturday, April 25, north of Troy - Yaak River & Falls walk The hike starts on terraces overlooking Yaak Falls with beds of glacier lilies and other early bloomers. Then an easy 1-to-2-mile round-trip walk downstream along the Yaak River on the Dipper Trail #704. The trail has little elevation change, but an uneven, rocky […]
Saturday, April 25, 10 am - noon – Garden Party in Belgrade Belgrade Community Library at 205 East Main To initiate its seed exchange, the Belgrade Community Library will host a party with a plant swap, seed giveaway and family activities. The Valley of Flowers chapter will have a table.
Saturday, April 25, 10:00-2:00 – Earth Day Festival Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds Join Valley of Flowers chapter members and other conservation-minded folks for what's going on at the Gallatin Valley Earth Day festival ... like a fun-run & films & a petting zoo & a magic show & composting clinic & a live raptor presentation ... […]
