About the Montana Native Plant Society

  Welcome to the Montana Native Plant Society Home Page.

Here's what's new:

- The 2012 Summer Field Trip booklet is now available online. Each Chapter also includes its own activities with updates and contacts, so use the booklet to plan your summer outings and check the chapter pages for any additions or changes that may occur. (5/1) 

- Steve Shelly recently shared a U.S. Forest Service press release announcing a new service on the Celebrating Wildflowers website. Here is a link to a page on that site listing some prime wildflower viewing areas in Montana. Vipond Park is one of those sites, and you can find a tour guide and species list for that area on the Calypso Chapter page on this website. (4/14) 

- Online Registration for the Annual Meeting is now available. Deadlines apply, so register soon while you are thinking about it. For all the information on the Annual Meeting including access to a printable registration form, check the Annual Meeting Page.  (4/13)

- The Spring Kelseya is online, now in high resolution format. Go to the Kelseya page to view this stunning PDF file. (4/4)

- The 2012 Election is underway... check out the election page and vote by mail, email, or whatever way you choose - but vote and win your chapter some money in the process. (4/2)

- Pryor Mountains and Pine Butte Peatlands Important Plant Area documents were added to the IPA page linked on the Conservation Page  (4/2)

• - We are continuing with the Kelseya archive program with new additions and summaries being added on a regular basis. These past issues contain a wealth of information on Montana native plants and are very interesting. (1/12)

 MNPS is a non-profit organization chartered in 1987. Today we have over 600 members. Membership is open to individuals, families, and organizations within and outside Montana. Members can affiliate themselves with local chapters or join at the state level.

 ACTIVITIES are conducted at the local chapter and state levels. The MNPS addresses plant related issues across Montana through committees for conservation, and Landscaping/Revegetation

 KELSEYA, the MNPS newsletter, is published four times a year and is included with your membership. Kelseya contains timely articles about Montana plants and their communities, listings of chapter and state meetings and field trips, and updates on native plant issues.

 An ANNUAL MEETING of the MNPS brings together members from throughout the state to some of the most beautiful places in Montana to learn and socialize through field trips, workshops, and other programs.

If you have questions about activities in your area, or seek information about plants or resources in your area, please contact the chapter closest to you (click on Chapters to the left on this page): Calypso (Dillon, Butte, Southwest Montana; Clark Fork, (Missoula, West Central Montana); Kelsey (greater Helena area); Flathead (Northwest Montana, Glacier Park); Maka Flora (Eastern Montana); Valley of Flowers (greater Bozeman area).

For general questions, including becoming a member or chapter policies or programs, contact our Vice President, Karen Shelly:  kmshelly@msn.com

For comments on this web site, including updates and corrections, contact Bob Person