Pelicans have “horns”?! MNHC teaching naturalist Kevin talks caruncles!

#montananaturalhistory #pelicans #natureeducation #officehours

Happy Fossil Friday from Elevation Science and the Montana Natural History Center!

Jason Poole takes a closer look at dinosaur vertebrae; their structure and the pathologies that can reveal injury and life history.

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#paleontology #fossilfriday

Please join MNHC and Jane Kapler Smith on April 15th from 6-70:30PM for a fascinating look into post-fire landscapes and the wonders you can find there. Tickets available at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/after-...

HAPPY 406 DAY, Montana! What are some of your favorite natural treasures (like Blodgett Canyon seen here) that you have experienced or encountered in our famous area code?

Please tune-in for a conversation with Mandela at The Trail Less Traveled and MNHC's Erin Vielbig this Sunday, April 5th, from 6-7PM on the Trail 103.3 where the two talk nature education and the importance of connecting community with our wild spaces.

#natureeducation #montananaturalhistory

Live! Pledge week episode: Allison De Jong is the voice behind many of your favorite ‘Field Notes’ This week on ‘The Write Question,’ for a live, pledge week episode, host Lauren Korn speaks with Allison De Jong: the Montana Natural History Center’s Communications Coordinator and the editor of ‘Mon...

MNHC's Allison De Jong speaks with Lauren Korn of @mtpublicradio.bsky.social's The Write Question about her experiences on what it means to teach, learn from, and uplift nature writers in our Montana community.

#FieldNotes #naturewriting #natureconnections

Unveiled today! New addition to MNHC's exhibit hall! 😉

#aprilfools

"So much joy sprang up that I learned to keep a sharp eye out for meadowlarks so I could point them out to my mother. What son doesn’t want to cause his mother to sing?"

Frm Rick Davenport's Field Note: Song of the Meadowlark. Listen here: www.montananaturalist.org/blog-post/so... #fieldnotesfriday

Some mid-week magic from Freezout Lake. Sound up. #snowgeese

MNHC educator, Christine Morris, is teaching this spring course with the MOLLI program at the University of Montana. Space is still available - learn more about "The Science and Nature of Awe" and register today at: www.campusce.net/umtmolli/cou...

Joining in this daydream with @elevationscience.bsky.social!!

Register today for MNHC’s FIELD NOTES #writingworkshop. This virtual 6-part class includes publication and airing of your piece on @mtpublicradio.bsky.social!

Open to everyone — you don’t have to live in MT to participate & enjoy this course! Starts 3.24! www.montananaturalist.org/event/online...

A fun and rewarding event you don't want to miss! Your ticket is your donation -- all proceeds go to MNHC's summer camp scholarship fund to help break financial barriers for local families! Learn more and get your ticket today at: www.montananaturalist.org/event/save-t...

#fundraiser #summercamps

This Fossil Turned Out to Be a Huge Discovery YouTube video by Elevation Science Institute

Katie Hunt, @elevationscience.bsky.social Paleo Prep Lab Manager, shares the story behind one of their most exciting recent publications; a Barosaurus cervical vertebra representing the first occurrence of the genus in Montana.

So cool!! #fossils #montanafossils

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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 and see you on Wednesday! www.montananaturalist.org/event/jurass...

#fossils #jurassicpark #dinosaurs

From where beavers sleep to the depths of our oceans, Erin answers a few questions from our Wonder Wall!

What do you wonder? Enter into the comments and maybe your question will be highlighted in our next Wonder Wall feature!

#wonderwall #natureeducation #naturalhistory

MNHC is offering two exciting camps for Middle School Students this summer! Our Naturalist in Training, July 6-10 and STEEM, August 3-7! Learn more and register at: www.montananaturalist.org/summer-camps/

#missoulacamps #middleschoolcamps #natureeducation

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 Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at same time in curved line across sky Six planets are set to parade across the sky this weekend in a rare celestial spectacle, experts have said. For the next few days, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible at the same time in the night sky – although binoculars or a telescope will be needed to spot the latter two planets. Continue reading...

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? 🦊🦝💚

Amanda Baker: A Multiplicity of Animals — Open AIR Spring 2025 Artist-in-Residence at Montana Natural History Center

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

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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