Montana's native plants and their communities
Bridger Bowl Blooms - Bozeman Saturday, June 20 – 8:30 am A moderate 4-mile hike meanders through the open runs of Bridger Bowl Ski Area, and zigzags up the rocky slopes below the ridge. Habitats include wet meadows, forested stands, and alpine scree, which yield everything from Solomon’s plume and coralroots, to monument plant and […]
Jocko River Restoration (Scilip - formerly Dixon) Tuesday, June 23 – 10 am Rusty Sydnor, Wetland/Riparian Restoration Ecologist with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, will walk us through the Jocko River restoration project. The project aims to move a section of the river that was straightened for agricultural purposes, back into its historical meandering […]
River Weed Rodeo on Middle Fork of the Flathead River June 26, 2026 - starting at 9 am Groups will have a full day of rafting with one of the four commercial raft companies or by joining the group of private boaters. Along the way, we'll stop to listen to a short educational talk on […]
The 2026 annual membership meeting, aka "rendezvous," will take place on June 26-28, 2026, at Homestake Lodge on the Continental Divide. The lodge is a private inholding on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The closest place that looks like a community is Pipestone at the eastern base of the pass -- Homestake Pass is the one […]
Gravelly Range wildflower tour, S of Dillon Thursday, July 2 – 9 am This almost-annual tour offered by the Madison Ranger District is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to immerse yourself in the abundant floral display of the Gravelly Range subalpine meadows. Registration not required. Meet at the Madison District Office, 5 Forest Service Road in Ennis. […]
Little Beaver Lake - Whitefish Saturday, July 4 – 9:30 am A ‘fen’-nominal exploration along the Whitefish Trail system. We’ll visit managed forest, fen and riparian plant communities. Meet at the Beaver Lake Trailhead. Call Joe Rizzi at 406-334-9583 for more info and to reserve a spot.
Botany & Foraging "Intensive" along the Magruder Corridor - S & W of Darby July 5-18 Join Tom Elpel and guest instructors for a botanical exploration of southwestern Montana and central Idaho, exploring ecosystems ranging from sagebrush rangelands to cattail swamps, coniferous forests and alpine meadows. We’ll have five different campsites, visiting the traditional lands […]
CSKT Greenhouse Tour - Ronan Tuesday, July 7 – 10 am Join Matthew Ogden for a walk through of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes native plant greenhouses. The tour will showcase locally sourced native species grown for restoration projects within the Mission Valley and throughout Montana. Please register at https://volunteersignup.org/EQ4AJ or email gunnerdavies@live.com.
Woodland Garden Tour - Whitefish Tuesday, July 7 – 6:30 to 8 pm Participants are invited to tour ~2 acres of a fenced, private woodland garden in Whitefish Hills. We’ll tour the extensive plantings of more than 200 species, many Montana natives, as well as view the raised-bed vegetable garden, a 16’-x-16’ water feature and […]
Yeager Flats - Choteau Wednesday, July 8 – 8 am to 3 pm Dave 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 […]
Glacier NP weed blitz - West Glacier Thursday, July 9 – 10 am to 3 pm Join fellow citizens to remove invasive plants from priority sites in Glacier National Park. Park biologist Dawn LaFleur will train participants how to identify the targeted weed species and effective hand-pulling techniques. The morning will focus on learning about […]
Northfork Forests & Fire - Columbia Falls Saturday, July 11 – 9 am to 5:30 pm Join 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 […]
