Elections are open
Vote for 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 people to organize the series starting this fall. IF YOU ARE EVEN VAGUELY INTERESTED, please click here for more info!
Edible Wild Plant Exploration
Held in Pony, MT, on Saturday & Sunday, June 22 & 23
Walk with expert Tomas Elpel through meadows and woodlands, learning to identify edible and medicinal plants and the techniques and essential guidelines for ethical foraging. Tom is offering this two-day class at a discount to MNPS members ($100/person) until May 1st. Starting May 1, registration is open to all until full. Limit 20. Visit Tom’s website for further information and to register for this incredible weekend: Class_Schedule/Foraging. Tom can be contacted at greenuniversityllc@gmail.com.
A Native Plants Workshop
Held in Divide, MT, from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, April 27 - including Landscaping, Dyeing and Planting for Dye Colors
Convening at the Grange in Divide, the morning will start with dyeing a scarf (participants will purchase; cost TBD) with local native plants, emphasizing simple design techniques. While the scarves are simmering in the dye pots, there will be a presentation on Landscaping with Native Plants. After lunch, we will plant native seeds for participants to start indoors for you to take home and transplant later outdoors (seeds and planting materials provided). Limit 20. For details and to register contact Catherine Cain at 406-498-6198; email her at nativeplants@montana.com.
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.
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, who 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.)