Ongoing Events/Regular Meetings (mostly Msla)
Note: Check with listed contacts or web sites to be sure times or locations have not changed. List starts with each day of week, then lists events that occur on multiple days of the week at the end. Send updates here.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
MUD Tool Library. 1527 Wyoming St by Home Resource. New hours: Saturday 10am-3pm; Sunday 10am-3pm
Missoula Winter Market-- An indoor market for local food, arts, crafts, kids activities. From Oct 26, 2012 to April 28, 2013. Friday nights 5:30 to 8:30pm and Saturday/Sundays from 10 am to 2pm. More info 406-540-1881 or http://missoulawintermarket.com/
Urban Herbs Volunteer Learning Days
Help out a local sustainable grower, learn to grow herbs, and have some fun and a meal! :
April 13 & 14-Sat. and Sun.: 10am-5pm May 5, 12 & 19 -Sunday: 10am-5pm
April 20 & 28 -Sunday: 10am-5pm May 26 & 27-Sun and Mon.10am-5pm
RSVP the day before to indicate if you are vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous.
SATURDAYS
Heirloom Winter Market INDOORS at the Missoula Fairgrounds. The farmers market season now goes all year -- it just moves inside. WHEN: Saturdays, November to April, from 11am to 2pm. WHERE: Missoula Fairgrounds Floraculture Building. Local veggies, grains, teas, meat, baked goods, jam, soap, honey, salsa, pesto, cider, warm drinks, music, kids activities, & more. Eat local all year! More info: project.heirloom|a t|gmail.com or 406.546.2463
Missoula Farmers Market 8:30am until noon, April 28 to Oct 20, North end of Higgins Avenue, Msl. Fresh local produce, flowers, baked goods, coffee over 100 vendors.
Clark Fork River Market WHEN: Saturdays, May through October, 8 am to 1 pm. WHERE: on the river, east of Caras Park & Higgins Street bridge. Features LOCAL produce, meat, dairy, flowers, plants, food vendors, value added products, and crafts made from farm products. Demo's on cooking, composting, gardening, welcome. Contact 542-0539.
The historic Moon-Randolph Homestead, part of Missoula's Open Space System, Saturdays from 11 am-5 pm, from May through October (fire danger and weather permitting). Visitors can picnic in the apple orchard, check out funky artifacts, take an historic tour or nap under the trees.
Missoula Urban Demo Project workshops, many Saturdays. Click here for list of workshops.
Missoula Urban Demo Project volunteer workdays -- last Saturday of each month from 10am to 2pm.
5 Valleys Audubon field trips many Saturdays.
Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge tours--some Saturdays (weather permitting) 9am to noon
Western Montana Vegetarian Society potlucks second Saturdays-- All welcome. WHEN: NOON; WHERE: 102 McLeod Avenue/corner of Higgins, home of Missoula Universal Unitarian Fellowship. Bring a dish to share or a donation to help cover costs. For more info -- see www.NewDawnMT.com Or Email: newdawnmt[at]gmail.com Note: see Sept 10 entry for different location that month.
Community folk dances sponsored by Missoula Folklore Society. WHEN: first & third Saturdays, Oct to May, 7:30-11pm. WHERE: First Saturdays -- Missoula Senior Center (705 S. Higgins); 3rd Saturdays, Union Hall, (208 E. Main St, upstairs).
SUNDAYS
Milltown Bridge Market, Summer Sundays, 10 am to 2pm. Fresh veggies and crafts. Info
Target Range Farmers Market. Summer Sundays 10am to 2pm at Target Range School (4095 South Ave W)
Missoula Carousel Farmers Market. Summer Sundays 10am to 2pm. Caras Park by the Carousel.
Visit Sundog Ecovillage near Potomac, MT. First Sundays between 3pm and 8pm, Sundog is open to people interested in learning about ecovillages. Please RSVP (406) 244-2247. More info at website.
Occupy Helena's community discussion series on Corporate issues --Every 2nd Sunday (2/26, 3/11, from 1-3pm and 3/25 from 3-5pm). See www.occupyhelena.org
Join Balanced View participants worldwide for a clarity meeting livestream: Sundays, 7:30-8:30 pm, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Balanced View is a grassroot movement based on education in the nature of the mind as the effective means of creating a world of innovative caring people working together for a powerful change in society. CheyenneRivers@balancedview.org www.balancedview.org
MONDAYS
UM Sustainable Campus Committee meets first Monday (usually) of the month (note April meeting will be April 8 to avoid being April Fools). WHEN: NOON to 1:30 pm; WHERE: UM's UC room 329. Check this site for exact sites, and updates on time & place. or email UM Sustainability Coordinator.
UM Recycling Commitee meets 2nd Mondays. All welcome. WHEN: 1:30 to 3pm; WHERE: UM's UC room 215. For more info, contact <UM_Recycle{at}mso.umt.edu>
Occupy Missoula's General Assemblies are held Mondays, 6-8pm at Union Hall (208 E. Main, upstairs). To help in a working group, contact occupymissoula\at\gmail.com. To sign up for OM's list-serve go to: http://confluence.bigskynet.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymissoula
1000 New Gardens increases food security by installing food gardens for Missoulians. The group meets at UM FLAT (633 5th Street East, right by UM) on Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 during UM fall & spring semesters. If you can dig it, email 1000NewGardens|at|gmail.com.
UM CAN (Climate Action Now) meets Mondays at 6:30pm at UM FLAT, 633 5th Street E. by UM. Working to reduce reliance on fossil fuels & promote sustainability. Latest news at canhasawebsite.wordpress.com Email umclimateactionnow|a t|gmail.com
MontPIRG meets during UM semesters on Mondays from 6:30 to 8pm in University Center room 216. For more info, see www.montpirgstudents.org
Missoula City Council meets. Mondays, 7pm at 140 W. Pine.
Missoula Conservation District monthly meeting--Regulates projects that disturb streams, undertakes conservation projects (including education & restoration work). WHEN: 2nd Monday of each month, 7-9pm. WHERE: USDA Service Center at 3550 Mullan Road (just west of the intersection of Mullan Road & Reserve). For meeting agenda, call 829-3395.
Montana Native Plant Society works to restore the Toole Native Prairie on the south side of the Clark Fork River just east of Higgins Bridge in Missoula. All welcome. WHEN: 6:30pm til dusk. April-Oct-ish. What-- pulling weeds and planting native plants and seeds. More info, contact John at 542-2640.
TUESDAYS
MUD Seed Library volunteers meeting. Tuesdays at 9am at MUD. For info, call 493-7113. Or 493-1556
Occupy Missoula's Forums are Tuesdays, 6 pm at the Union Hall (208 E. Main, upstairs). To sign up for the Occupy Missoula list-serve go to: http://confluence.bigskynet.org/mailman/listinfo/occupymissoula
UM Society for Ecological Restoration meets on 2nd & 4th Tuesdays every month at 6pm; WHERE: UM Forestry Greenhouse. More info: www.cfc.umt.edu/UMSER
Northern Rockies Rising Tide, grassroots organization confronting causes of climate change, meets every Tuesday at 6pm at Missoula FreeCycles (732 S. First St W). All welcome. Info: 208-220-2133. or email northernrockiesrisingtide{at}gmail
Wild Mercy --readings of environmental & nature writing. Free to all. Tuesdays at 7pm; WHERE: UM FLAT studio (on alley) 633 5th St. E. Msla. Schedule:
Feb 19 Jim Giese & Melissa Mylchreest Feb 26 Nick Littman & Caroline Stephens
March 5 Erin Axelrod & Richard Manning March 12 Heather Griffith & Hudson Spivey
March 19 Katie LeBlanc & Terray Sylvester March 26 Sheryl Noethe & Nick Engelfried
Missoula Air Quality Advisory Committee monthly meeting: WHEN: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7-9pm; WHERE: City-County Health Dept., 301 W. Alder, Missoula; 2nd floor conference room.
Missoula Water Quality Advisory Committee monthly meeting WHEN: 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7-9 PM; WHERE: City-County Health Dept. (301 W. Alder, Missoula; 2nd floor conference room). For agenda, call 523-4890. This group helps develop water quality policy for Missoula city and county.
Montana Outdoor Writers Club meets every second Tuesday at 7pm at Union Club bar (208 E. Main, Missoula). Open to anyone interested in writing & reading about the outdoors. More info, 503-545-8913.
UM chapter of Amnesty International meets Tuesdays, Sept to May, 6:30 p.m. WHERE: room 224 in UM's UC. For more info, call (847) 334-9885
UM Wilderness Lecture Series (Free). Tuesdays from Feb to March 2013, from 7 to 8:30pm. WHERE: UM's Gallagher Business bldg room 122. Available for UM credit as NRSM 371. Sponsored by UM's Wilderness Institute. Theme for 2013 is
Wilderness on the edge: The emerging roles of wild lands in changing landscapes.
Rocky Mountaineers monthly meeting & speaker. All welcome. WHEN: Second Tuesdays, business meeting at 6pm; speaker at 7pm; WHERE: Trailhead, 221 E. Front St, Msl.
Missoula Farmers Market 5:30 to 7pm, July 3 to Aug 28, North end of Higgins Avenue, Msl. Fresh local produce, flowers, baked goods, coffee over 100 vendors.Â
WEDNESDAYS
UM Ecology seminars, 4-5pm; UM North Underground Lecture Hall, during UM fall and spring semesters.
Planned Parenthood Leaders & Advocates meets every Wednesday from 5-6:30pm; in UM's UC 224. All welcome. More info, email <pplaum|a t|gmail.com>
We the People--Missoula, meet most Wednesdays, 5:30-7PM in Jeannette Rankin Peace Center's back meeting room. 519 S. Higgins, but enter by the back door on the alley.
FreeCycles volunteer night- Wed from 6-8pm. ALL WELCOME at 732 S. 1st W. Learn repair skills, help maintain the community shop, have fun with fellow cyclists. For more program info, contact: Bob Giordano <mist AT strans.org>. Free Cycles hot line: 541-7284
Blue Skies Campaign meets every other Wednesday (in weeks when Monday falls on an even numbered day) at 7pm in UM's Rankin Hall first floor meeting room. All welcome. More info, contact nicke.activism\at\gmail.com Working Groups meeting on Wed are: Corporate Campaign; Direct Action Support; Outreach; Fundraising
UM Students for Economic & Social Justice meet Wednesdays, Sept to May, at 7pm in UM's UC 215 (or check the room use list on doors at UC). Visit face book page or email MontanaSESJ[at]gmail.com
Community Action for Justice in the Americas, Africa & Asia (CAJA3) works for social, environmental & economic justice & human rights. CAJA has public meetings most Wednesdays at 7 pm, in Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins, Msl (enter via alley). Confirm meetings with Rita justpeace4all[at]yahoo.com or 544-9026. Like CAJA on facebook.
THURSDAYS
MUD Tool Library new location--1527 Wyoming St. by Home Resource. New hours --Thursday 4-7pm; Saturday 10am-3pm; Sunday 10am-3pm
Orchard Homes Farmers Market. Summer Thursdays 4:30 to 7pm at Orchard Homes Country Life Club (2537 South 3rd Street West).
City of Missoula Green House-Energy Conservation Team- Meetings. WHEN: 2nd Thursdays from noon to 2 pm. WHERE: City Council chambers, 140 W. Pine St. See Missoula's Greenhouse Gas Energy Efficiency Plan here See also this web site GGEC Team
Missoula County Conservation Roundtable lunch meeting. WHEN: third Thursdays from noon to 1 pm. WHERE: Public Library Board meeting room. Contact 406-880-7346 or ross[at]mtvoters.org
Native Plant Garden volunteer night. Every Summer Thursday from 4-6pm. Native plant lovers of all ages work in the garden & share info. Tasks include planting, weeding, mulching, watering. Volunteers get free wildflowers. Garden map & directions.
Missoula Open Lands Citizen Advisory Committee meets on third Thursdays at 6pm at a location noted on the agenda . All meetings are open to the public.
Blue Skies Campaign meets every other Thursday (March 21, April 4, etc) from 6 to 7pm in UM's Rankin Hall first floor meeting room (Bull Pen). All welcome to help work on efforts to protect Mondana communities from incrased coal train traffic. Efforts include: community outreach to local businesses, to planning protests and rallies. For more info, contact Nick Engelfried at nicke.activism/at/gmail.com
American Indian Film Series. WHEN: Thursdays from 5 to 7pm from now until May 9. WHERE: UM's Payne Family Native American Center room 201. Free & open to all. Read more
Transition Missoula monthly strategy sessions, First Thursdays, 6-8pm at UM FLAT 633 5th Street E. by UM. Help develop and execute plans to make Missoula more resilient. For more info, contact Anne Little solianna.mt@gmail.com
UM Peace & Justice Film Series. Students for Peace & Justice took a break from the film series in Spring 2013 to put on Peace Week at UM. April 15-20. For more info, email David
Missoula Health Board meets. WHEN: 3rd Thursday of each month, 12:15 pm, Health Board Conference Rm (210), 301 W. Alder. 2nd floor.
Children of the Earth Tribe Chant Circle. First & Third Thursdays, 7:30-9pm, Rankin Peace Center Community room (519 S. Higgins, Msl). Sing/chant world music songs of peace, love and our connections to the earth. New songs welcome. All welcome, no experience required. Contact: laviniajean@gmail.com or 544-2178
Get your Low Cost Bike Helmets at St Pat's Hospital Trauma Dept (they're tired of trying to put people's brains back in their skulls). WHEN: Certain Thursdays from noon to 3pm. WHERE: old Western Montana Clinic (515 W. Front St. in Msla). More info: Michelle at 329-5660.
FRIDAYS
SAVE meetings 11:30-12:15 every Friday with Lee Brown at Hellgate
UM Edible Campus Committee meets Fridays at 4pm. WHERE: UM's UC room 216. Help us grow more food on campus. Check the facebook page here.
SATURDAYS
Heirloom Winter Market INDOORS at the Missoula Fairgrounds. The farmers market season now goes all year -- it just moves inside. WHEN: Saturdays, November to April, from 11am to 2pm. WHERE: Missoula Fairgrounds Floraculture Building. Local veggies, grains, teas, meat, baked goods, jam, soap, honey, salsa, pesto, cider, music, kids activities, & more. Eat local all year! More info: project.heirloom|a t|gmail.com or 406.546.2463
Missoula Farmers Market 8:30am until noon, April 28 to Oct 20, North end of Higgins Avenue, Msl. Fresh local produce, flowers, baked goods, coffee over 100 vendors.
Clark Fork River Market WHEN: Saturdays, May through October, 8 am to 1 pm. WHERE: on the river, east of Caras Park & Higgins Street bridge. Features LOCAL produce, meat, poultry, dairy, flowers, plants, commercial food vendors, value added products, and crafts made from agricultural products. There is space for weekly demo's on cooking, composting, gardening, whatever. Contact 542-0539
The historic Moon-Randolph Homestead, part of Missoula Open Space System, is open Saturdays from 11 am-5 pm, from May through October (fire danger and weather permitting). Visitors can picnic in the apple orchard, check out funky artifacts, take an historic tour or nap under the trees.
5 Valleys Audubon field trips many Saturdays.
Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge tours --some Saturdays (weather permitting) 9 a.m. – 12 noon
Missoula Prairiekeepers invite you to help with Grassland Restoration (Apr-Sept)
Community folk dances sponsored by Missoula Folklore Society. WHEN: first & third Saturdays, Oct to May, 7:30-11pm. WHERE: usually Union Hall, 208 Main St. Missoula.
SUNDAYS
Visit Sundog Ecovillage near Potomac, MT. On the first Sunday of each month between 3pm and 8pm Sundog is open to people interested in learning about ecovillages. Please RSVP (406) 244-2247. More info at website.
Blue Skies and Coal Don't Mix Campaign meets Sundays at 7:30pm in University of Montana's UC Tech Lounge. All welcome. For more info, contact nicke.activism\at\gmail.com.
Join Balanced View participants worldwide for a clarity meeting livestream: Sundays, 7:30-8:30 pm, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Balanced View is a grassroot movement based on education in the nature of the mind as the effective means of creating a world of innovative caring people working together for a powerful change in society. CheyenneRivers@balancedview.org www.balancedview.org
WEEKENDS
MUD Tool Library 1527 Wyoming St by Home Resource. New hours are: Thursday 4-7pm; Saturday 10am-3pm; Sunday 10am-3pm
Missoula Winter Market-- An indoor market for local food, arts, crafts, kids activities. From Oct 26, 2012 to April 28, 2013. Friday nights 5:30 to 8:30pm and Saturday/Sundays from 10 am to 2pm. More info 406-540-1881 or http://missoulawintermarket.com/
Volunteer for Conservation in beautiful Montana. Summer 2012, the UM Wilderness Institute will take volunteers into the Big Snowy Mountains and Middle Fork Judith River Wilderness Study Areas. Volunteers will work with experienced field leaders to map and monitor weeds, inventory campsites and recreation impacts, and monitor wilderness character. Info on wilderness program here.
PROTECT & ENJOY THE
ROCKIES ON WILDERNESS TRIPS. Volunteers needed for summer field
projects. Join experienced leaders for 2-4 day trips in roadless backcountry.
We will monitor weeds, wildlife, trail conditions, signs, and other information
critical to understanding and managing northern Rockies wildlands. Contact
Beverly at 406-240-9901 or thegreatburn[at]yahoo.com for info or
sign up.
MULTI DAYS
Montana Natural History Center programs-- open Tues-Fri from noon-5pm; Saturdays noon-4pm. Admission: $2 adults, $1 kids. See www.MontanaNaturalist.org for info on Saturday Discovery Days, Wednesday pm lectures, Thursday miniNaturalist program,etc. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
FreeCycles Open Bike Shop time (tools, parts, help for those in need, free service): Monday-Thursday, 2-6pm, Saturday, 11am-3pm. Bike Well classes (repair, safe riding, bike laws). Tues: 7-8 pm, Wed: 5-6pm, Thurs: 1-2pm. just show up. WHERE: 732 S. 1st St. W (3 blocks west of Orange, just south of the river). For more info, contact: Bob Giordano <mist AT strans.org>. Free Cycles hot line: 406-541-7284
Volunteer for Veggies with Garden City Harvest. Help plant, weed, water, and harvest a garden near you. Garden organizers, locations, work times & days are here. Call garden organizer before coming the first time. Gardens at: River Road, Orchard Gardens, Meadow Hill School, at 2nd & Inez Streets, on Northside near baseball fields (Cooley & Holmes, St) and near UM student housing.
Various Days
Wilderness Institute Citizen Science summer backpack/monitoring trips start June 22. Work with experienced field leaders to map and monitor weeds, inventory recreation impacts, and evaluate wilderness character of sites in the Northern Rockies. Learn about invasive species, monitoring methods, native plants, and the natural history and wildlife of these majestic landscapes. Backcountry experience is helpful but not necessary. Dinners provided. Transportation is available from Missoula and select towns in the study area vicinity. Some trips are day hikes, some are multiple day camping trips. Dates include: June 22, 23, 27-30; July 6-7, 11-15, 19-21, Aug 1-4, 8-11, 15-18. Call 406.243.5361or email citizenscience@cfc.umt.edu with questions or to register
Community Council monthly meeting dates:
• Bonner — 2nd Monday, 7 PM, Bonner School Library
• East Missoula — 3rd Monday, 7 PM, East Missoula Community Hall
• Evaro-Finley-O’Keefe — 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 PM, Evaro Community Center
• Lolo — 2nd Tuesday, 7 PM, Lolo Community Center
• Seeley Lake — 1st Monday, 6 PM, at the Historic Barn on Hwy 83.
• Swan Valley — 3rd Tuesday, 7 PM, Swan Valley Community Hall
• West Valley — 2nd Thurs., 6 PM, Frenchtown Fire Station
MORE INFO at www.co.missoula.mt.us/rural/communitycouncils.htm
Western MT Vegetarian Society holds public veg/vegan potlucks 5 times per year around western Montana. For dates, times, email: NewDawnMT@gmail.com, or go to facebook: Western Montana Vegetarian Society
