"So much joy sprang up that I learned to keep a sharp eye out for meadowlarks so I could point them out to my mother. What son doesn’t want to cause his mother to sing?" Frm Rick Davenport's Field Note: Song of the Meadowlark. Listen here: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/so... #fieldnotesfriday

Some mid-week magic from Freezout Lake. Sound up. #snowgeese

MNHC educator, Christine Morris, is teaching this spring course with the MOLLI program at the University of Montana. Space is still available - learn more about "The Science and Nature of Awe" and register today at: www.campusce.net/umtmolli/cou...

Joining in this daydream with @elevationscience.bsky.social!!

Register today for MNHC’s FIELD NOTES #writingworkshop. This virtual 6-part class includes publication and airing of your piece on @mtpublicradio.bsky.social! Open to everyone — you don’t have to live in MT to participate & enjoy this course! Starts 3.24! www.montananaturalist.org/event/online...

A fun and rewarding event you don't want to miss! Your ticket is your donation -- all proceeds go to MNHC's summer camp scholarship fund to help break financial barriers for local families! Learn more and get your ticket today at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/save-t... #fundraiser #summercamps

Katie Hunt, @elevationscience.bsky.social Paleo Prep Lab Manager, shares the story behind one of their most exciting recent publications; a Barosaurus cervical vertebra representing the first occurrence of the genus in Montana. So cool!! #fossils #montanafossils youtu.be/4NkT0zuicn0?...

Join MNHC and UM Paleo Collections Manager and @pbseons.bsky.social co-host, Kallie Moore for a night of fossil facts and fiction. March 18th from 6:00-7:30. Tickets here and see you on Wednesday! www.montananaturalist.org/event/jurass... #fossils #jurassicpark #dinosaurs

From where beavers sleep to the depths of our oceans, Erin answers a few questions from our Wonder Wall! What do you wonder? Enter into the comments and maybe your question will be highlighted in our next Wonder Wall feature! #wonderwall #natureeducation #naturalhistory

MNHC is offering two exciting camps for Middle School Students this summer! Our Naturalist in Training, July 6-10 and STEEM, August 3-7! Learn more and register at: www.montananaturalist.org/summer-camps/ #missoulacamps #middleschoolcamps #natureeducation

Who knows the answer? Love talking dinosaurs? Join MNHC and UM Paleo Collections Manager and @pbseons.bsky.social co-host, Kallie Moore for a night of fossil facts and fiction! March 18th from 6:00-7:30. Tickets here: www.montananaturalist.org/event/jurass... #fossils #suethetrex #jurassicpark

The Montana Natural History Center is hiring Visiting Naturalist in the Schools (VNS) Field Trip Instructors! To learn more about this opportunity and to apply today, visit our website at: www.montananaturalist.org/employment-o... #montanajobs #natureeducation #teachingnaturalists

Six planets due to parade across night sky in rare celestial spectacle

Register today for MNHC's FIELD NOTES #writingworkshop! This virtual 6-part class includes publication and airing of your Field Note on @mtpublicradio.bsky.social. Open to everyone -- you don't have to live in Montana to participate! #naturewriting www.montananaturalist.org/event/online...

In part two of your Wonder Wall question — “What’s the difference between and bison and a buffalo?” — MNHC Collections Manager Alyssa talks more about how and why the two terms are so commonly used interchangeably in North America. #bison #buffalo #naturalists #language #montananaturalhistory

MNHC Collections Manager, Alyssa, answers a question from your Wonder Wall! Today she answers part one of: “What’s the difference between and Bison and a Buffalo?” Tune in tomorrow for part two as Alyssa talks more about how and why the two terms are so commonly used interchangeably.

Happy FIELD NOTES FRIDAY! Today, Brian Bush shares his piece on “The Long Lives of ‘Short-Lived’ Insects. Listen/read full piece here: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/th... Since 1991, Field Notes has inquired about Montana’s natural history aired on @mtpublicradio.bsky.social #fieldnotes

TWO awesome programs today at MNHC! Come for the dinosaur chat with Jason @elevationscience.bsky.social and stay for the annual GLM Cabin Fever Lecture! Learn more at: www.montananaturalist.org/events/ #fossils #glaciallakemissoula

Celebrating Intl Day of Women & Girls in Science with a nod to our STEEM (science, technology, engineering, environment & math) Summer Campers! www.montananaturalist.org/summer-camps/

Recent pic from our new game camera -- a raccoon and two foxes! Just what in the world do you think these three friends are up to? 🦊🦝💚

Open Air artist in residency at MNHC, Amanda Baker, shares more about her experience -- "... I would then spend several hours working with my camera, lighting, and staging to shoot the taxidermy specimens." #openair #montananaturalhistory #artists www.openairmt.org/artist-inter...

Our window for scholarship applications closes February 5th! Apply today and join us for fun and nature this summer! Learn more: www.montananaturalist.org/summer-camps/ #MNHCcamps #summercamps #scholarships

Thank you to everyone who joined us and Chris La Tray on Friday for a beautiful, winter evening of storytelling, community, connections, and listening. #community

Book review of Hush of the Land -- "Read Smoke’s stories, compiled so compellingly by writer Eva-Maria Maggi, and be transported to another time—and wild places that are still within reach." Full review at: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/bo...

What’s not to ❤️ about this heart-shaped caudal vertebrae from a ~150 million-year-old diplodocus found in Montana’s Bighorn Basin?! Come check out else paleontologist Jason Poole with @elevationscience.bsky.social is unearthing at MNHC! #fossils #montanafossils

Join MNHC and Chandra Brown of Freeflow Institute for an evening of creative imagining of and exploratory writing about systems and relationships. Everyone is welcome. Learn more at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/reimag... #writingworkshop #naturewriting #missoulaevents

"So where did the fossils and coal come from? How old are they? And what can they tell us about a Missoula from the prehistoric past?".... Read more about "The Ancient Plants That Fueled Early Missoula" by Kallie Moore here: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/th...

Get your Master Naturalist Certification! Our Spring 12 week Wednesday course is almost full, so don't wait to sign up. Learn more at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/spring...

Happy FIELD NOTES FRIDAY! Today, Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga shares “A Bee’s Guide to Overwintering”. Read/Listen more at: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/a-... Every week since 1991, #FieldNotes has inquired about Montana’s natural history and aired on @mtpublicradio.bsky.social.

Early morning visitors to MNHC left these little tracks. Who recognizes these curious footprints? HINT: These animals don't hibernate, but do pack on extra pounds in the winter months and enter a sort of lighter sleep state known as torpor when the winter temperatures get particularly frigid.

We're #hiring! MNHC is looking for Seasonal Naturalists to facilitate and lead a variety of activities and themed camps, connect youth to nature, and explore the outdoors with children of different age levels. Learn more & apply today! www.montananaturalist.org/employment-o...

Phenology is the observation of the seasonal and cyclic changes in the natural world, and a #phenologywheel or journal is a wonderful way to turn your nature observations into art. Want to learn more? Find helpful examples, templates, and tips at: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/ma...

FIELD NOTES! Today, Josh Boling reflects on the Winter Solstice (read by Allison De Jong). CONTINUED....
Read and listen more: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/a-...

MNHC Teaching Naturalist, Kevin, is talking winter wildlife wonders on today's Pea Green Boat @mtpublicradio.bsky.social -- tune in now and every Friday to hear Kevin and Vicki talk some of our state's natural treasures! www.mtpr.org/show/pea-gre...

WHOO HOO-- we won Downtown Missoula's "Most Creative" window display! Thank you to everyone who voted and enjoyed this bit of holiday cheer. We did have a few casualties with the windstorm🪿😝, but the rest of the flock would love your visit, so stop by MNHC and say hello!

Give the gift of nature, curiosity, education, stewardship, creativity, and wonder this year with an MNHC membership! Learn more about our membership levels and benefits to best fit you and your family. www.montananaturalist.org/membership-2/

So cool! Look what our partners at @elevationscience.bsky.social have been up to!

Milk and Cookie and MNHC hope to see you Nov 15 10AM-2PM at Tremper’s Shopping Center to STUFF THE BUS! You can also drop donations at MNHC until Nov 22. All donations go to Missoula Food Bank and Community Center, serving 1 in 5 people in Missoula County. THANK YOU for your generosity!

Join us for an evening with Mariah Gladstone, founder of Indigikitchen and celebrated advocate for Indigenous food sovereignty, as she shares stories and recipes from her new book! Tickets also include an entry to win a gift basket :). Learn more at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/indige...

This fall, MNHC hosted authors of "Saving the Big Sky: A Chronicle of Land Conservation in Montana," Bruce Bugbee, Robert Kiesling & John Wright. The book invites readers to participate in conserving cherished landscapes. Thank you to MCAT for this recording of the evening! youtu.be/FzfUtuIytf4?...

"While the book begins with a tale of her first darkness experience—synchronous fireflies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park—Henion is quick to point out that one doesn’t need to travel far to discover wonder in the dark..." www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/bo...

Thank you, public lands! We hope you're out and about celebrating today somewhere on the trail, in the trees, at the shore, watching wildlife, on a scenic fall drive…there are so many ways to enjoy and explore our beautiful public lands! #nationalpubliclandsday

THANK YOU to Emily Brown at KPAX-TV for this feature on our voyage to the varves and Glacial Lake Missoula! And THANK YOU to all who joined us for this field day! "The different outcrops are the books. The varves are the pages." -- Geologist, Jim Sheldon. youtu.be/kpnCzpnKfZg?...

"Smoke and I have done more than 25 events in the past year, each one unique. But last night felt different— ...By the time we began, every one of the 70 seats at the Montana Natural History Center was filled, with more people still on the waitlist...." open.substack.com/pub/evamaggi...

Pics from a few fantastic lectures and conversations hosted at MNHC this month! Thank you to everyone who joined us for Hush of the Land, with Smoke Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi, & Hunting Dinosaurs with Jason Poole! Up next, Saving the Big Sky on Sept 24th: www.montananaturalist.org/event/saving...

Grab a sack lunch and come talk dinosaurs and fossils with Jason every Friday from 1-2PM for BROWN BAG & BONES! Starts September 12th. Learn more: www.montananaturalist.org/exhibits/ #fossils #montanadinosaurs #paleotalks

Tickets on sale now! Join us for a rewarding night at MNHC's Fall Banquet & Auction. Learn more at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/mnhcs-...

MNHC is currently accepting applications for Visiting Naturalist in the Schools Field Instructors! Learn more at: www.montananaturalist.org/employment-o...

Dinosaur alert! New fossils arrived today from Elevation Science Institute’s @elevationscience.bsky.social summer dig in Southern Montana! These jackets include fossils from giants like sauropods, fearsome predators like Allosaurus, and even some mystery #dinosaurs we are still exploring! #fossils

Pics from MNHC's STEEM Wilderness Stewardship week! Campers learn about packing mules, trail and wilderness maintenance, and plenty of time enjoying and exploring some of the best of our backyard and beyond.