Elections are open!
Vote for your board officers ... here's a link to a little info about who's running & here's a link to the ballot. Results will be announced at the Annual Meeting in late June.
Desperately Seeking series coordinator ...
The popular online series MNPS Presents is seeking one or two volunteers to organize the series starting this fall. IF YOU ARE EVEN VAGUELY INTERESTED, please click here for more info.
Two early-bird workshops in SW Montana from Calypso chapter
- Native plants workshop April 27 in Divide, just south of Butte, about landscaping, dyeing with natives and planting for dye color
- Edible wild plant exploration June 22 & 23 in Pony, south of Three Forks, about edible & medicinal plants & ethical foraging -- offered at a discount to MNPS members until May 1st
MNPS 2024 Conservation Conference
MNPS biennial Conservation Conference, focusing on restoration practices, will be held at MSU in Bozeman on Thursday & Friday, April 11 & 12, 2024. Here's a link to the most current conference information: MNPS Conservation Conference information
Want to join us? Register HERE If you register after 4/1/23, you won't get in on the catered lunches. However, you can register in person at the conference.
2024 Annual meeting
The 2024 annual meeting is scheduled for June 28-30, 2024, at Camp Utmost in the Blackfoot Valley, near Clearwater Junction on Highway 200. Web registration opens April 1. Much information is available HERE
Of interest:
- “Montana Grasses,” authored by MNPS member & MSU professor Matt Lavin;
- “Glacier Wildflowers,” by MNPS member Shannon Kimball; and
- “Flora of Yellowstone,” written by MNPS member Whitney Tilt.
All three are from High Country Apps, which annually donates 5% of the proceeds from “Montana Grasses” to MNPS! (They also donate 5% from “Glacier Wildflowers” to the Glacier National Park Conservancy and 5% from “Flora of Yellowstone” to the Yellowstone Park Foundation.)