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).
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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?...
