Gallatin Nature Society

Calling all nature lovers, journalers, and curiosity seekers. Improve your memory, connect and learn about nature, and feed your creative side - no experience or art skills necessary. Join naturalist and educator Christy Howard from the Gallatin Nature Society and the amazing Montana Raptor Conservation Center as we learn about and nature journal the amazing Great Horned Owl, Bu, and another raptor this December. Then join us as we take apart owl pellets, learn to draw owls, and more.

Artist and educator John Muir Laws states it simply, "Nature journaling is collecting and organizing your observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook using words, pictures, and numbers. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to begin. These skills can be learned by anyone, and you can develop them with deliberate practice. Start now: you can do this, and the world is waiting." Whether you seek creative inspiration, want to enhance your observational skills, participate in citizen science, or crave a mindful journey through the natural world, this course offers friendly art instruction and engaging practice sessions. No artistic talent required—just a love for nature and keen observation.

Join us as we attend the Museum of the Rockies lecture: Are Hobbits Real? We will meet outside of the auditorium at 515pm. Just look for the stuffed luna moth.

The unexpected discovery of a tiny human relative in Indonesia over twenty years ago has forced paleoanthropologists to rethink what it means to be human. Join science writer and editor of PBS Eons Dr. Paige Madison for Are Hobbits Real? as she invites you to meet the smallest and most enigmatic of our ancient relatives, Homo floresiensis, also known as the hobbit.

MOR's Presenting Prehistory: A Paleontology Lecture Series explores recent paleontological findings and current hypotheses as conveyed by scientists actively exploring how life on Earth has changed. Discoveries made by paleontologists continue to shed new light on the deep past of the planet and the creatures that arose here.
Refreshments will be provided post-lecture during the speaker meet-and-greet.
Hager Auditorium
Free and open to the public.

Calling all nature lovers, journalers, and curiosity seekers. Improve your memory, connect and learn about nature, and feed your creative side - no experience or art skills necessary. Join Naturalist and artist Christy Howard as we meet up to learn about nature and then journal our findings. Join us for the drinks, the science/nature exploration, the journaling, or all three. Open to beginners and all ages. Bring your own journals/paper, supplies, and sense of wild wonder.