Montana's native plants and their communities
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 ... […]
Saturday, May 2, 9:30 am (Stryker) LeBeau RNA & Lichens Dr. Toby Spribille will lead a walk through this geologically complex area “research natural area” featuring steep cliffs, humid grand-fir forests and Pacific-yew-filled ravines. The walk will include an introduction to basic concepts of lichen identification and biology, and highlight some of the rare and […]
Monday to Friday, May 4 to 8 in Columbia Falls Flathead Forestry Expo plant ID station Help share the joy of plant identification and appreciation with 5th graders from the Flathead Valley. Volunteer to spend a half-day guiding students in a prepared, activity-based lesson. You will be partnered with an experienced presenter. Contact Tad Wehunt […]
14th Prairie Conservation & Endangered Species Conference, May 5-7, 2026 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada Event theme is “Diversity: Key to Resilience.” Key features include keynote speakers, break-out sessions, a trade show and a poster sessions. A variety of pre-event workshops are also available to offer hands-on learning. A banquet and conservation awards ceremony will be […]
Thursday, May 7, 6 pm to 8:30 pm Columbia Falls) - Columbia Mountain Trail Join Tara Carolin for an early season walk through diverse habitats to see species that occur in the inland rainforest as well as on dry rocky slopes. We hope to find early-season blooms, including shooting stars, glacier lilies, serviceberry and more […]
