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MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER – EVENTS

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ButterflySip and Sketch
Butterflies with Nancy Seiler

Enjoy an evening of painting butterflies, led by artist Nancy Seiler.

As you sip wine, Nancy will explain a variety of techniques to help you create a butterfly work of art in her stunning pen-and-paint style. We will have real specimens to paint from and all the materials you need to experiment or hone your technique. Two glasses of wine (or non-alcoholic beverage) included.

Wednesday, September 7   |   7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.   |   $25

Register here.


FortMissoulaFort Missoula Native Plant Garden Program
Soup and Spud Fest 2016!

Come celebrate the beautiful weather and end-of-summer atmosphere at the Native Plant Garden. Enjoy a variety of soups, baked potatoes with fixin’s, drinks, and garden tours. Bring your friends! Meet new people! Relax, eat, drink, and enjoy the outdoors at the Garden!

Kids welcome–we have a sand tracking pit, giant hollow log, plenty of hidden trails and fort-building materials.

Thursday, September 8 | 5:30-7:00 p.m. | $5

Click here for more info.


DinosaurMuseumNaturalist Field Weekend
Dinosaur Fossils

Participate at a real dinosaur dig site at the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center in Bynum!
Learn about the geology of the area, how to ID dinosaur bones, and how to find fossils. Get involved with digging, making plaster jackets, and closing the sites for fall.
We will camp each night at the Two Medicine Dinosaur Center. Relax after a good day digging fossils with an outdoor dinner. Breakfasts and sack lunches are also provided.
We’ll meet at MNHC and travel to and from Bynum in the MNHC bus.

3 p.m. Friday, September 16 to 7 p.m. Sunday, September 18 | $300/ $280 MNHC members

Register here.

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