Wildflower Walks

A few wildflower-themed events are coming up later this month.

On Saturday, the Clark Fork Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society will hold its first plant sale of the season at the Missoula Farmers Market. More than 50 species of plants native to the state will be on sale. The sale is from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the market off the north end of Higgins Avenue.

On Monday evening, the Native Plant Society will head up to Pattee Canyon to view blue camas and arrowleaf balsamroot. Meet in the northwest corner of the Adams Center parking lot at the University of Montana at 6:10 p.m. to carpool, or in the Pattee Canyon parking lot at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 258-5439. (Here is some information on last year’s camas bloom in Pattee.)

As part of the Alpine Artisans’ annual Loon and Fish Festival, the Swan Ecosystem Center will take a wildflower hike to Holland Falls on Sunday, May 30. Meet at the Holland Lake trailhead at 11 a.m. The hike, led by Swan Ecosystem Center education coordinator Diann Ericson, will last about two hours. Participants are encouraged to bring a day pack with water, sunscreen, insect repellent, jacket, hat and snack. For more information, call (406) 754-3137.

Justin Grigg