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Category Archives: Missoula
Native plants for the holidays
The Montana Natural History Center and Bitterroot Flower Shop will hold a “Fall Wreath Creation” workshop at the Fort Missoula Native Plant Gardens – just in time for the holidays. MNHC will provide advice on identifying native plants in fall … Continue reading
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Give back, get out on Public Lands Day
Saturday, Sept. 24, is National Public Lands Day, and several opportunities to lend a hand or get outside are available in Montana. In Missoula, volunteers are needed for four service projects. Missoula Parks and Recreation is leading a cleanup and … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, Glacier National Park, Hiking, Missoula, Montana, Mount Sentinel, Rattlesnake
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A few wildflower events for August
Just as wildflowers begin to dwindle in August, so, too, do wildflower events. Here are a few coming up this month: The Montana Natural History Center is offering its “miniNaturalists at the Gardens” preschool program from 10 to 11 a.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Bitterroot Mountains, Hiking, Missoula, Montana, Summer, Wildflowers
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Crazy Canyon in color
I’ve spent the past few mornings enjoying the summer bloom up in Crazy Canyon, at the Pattee Canyon National Recreation Area on Missoula’s east side. One of my favorite wildflowers is in abundance right now – pinedrops, above. I like … Continue reading
Posted in Missoula, Montana, Mount Sentinel, Pattee Canyon, Summer, Wildflowers
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Why the big bloom this year?
Missoulian reporter Gwen Florio has a nice write-up about the seemingly abundant wildflowers this spring and summer. Here’s what the experts she checked in with had to say: Morgan Valliant, the city of Missoula’s conservation lands manager, says it’s more … Continue reading
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Wildflower Walk for July 14
Owl clover Orthocarpus tenuifolius Description: 4- to 16-inch tall spike of yellow flowers interspersed by purple-tipped bracts. Linear or linear-lobed leaves that overlap and become bracts in the flower spike. Usually found in open areas of plains and hills with … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Missoula, Montana, North Hills, Summer, Wildflowers
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Short wildflower season for me
This has been a great year for wildflowers in western Montana, but Wildflower Walks has been on hiatus, as you’ve probably noticed. I’ve been recovering from personal injuries – a bad case of Achilles tendinitis in one leg and then … Continue reading
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June bloom events in western Montana
June is here, and western Montana wildflower-related events are picking up. On Tuesday, June 7, join the Flathead Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society and Glacier National Park biologist Tara Carolin for a two-hour walk up the Columbia Mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Flathead Valley, Glacier National Park, Hiking, Idaho, Missoula, Montana, Spring, Summer, Wildflowers
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Wildflower events for Mom and more in May
I’m a little late for a couple of early May wildflower events, but here’s what’s going on the rest of the month: The Clark Fork Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society has a Mother’s Day outing to see trilliums … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Missoula, Montana, Rattlesnake, Seeley-Swan Valley, Spring, Swan Range, Wildflowers
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Wildflowers 2011, the story
Spring’s first wildflowers have arrived, and one of the first places you can find my reports is in my Twitter feed. However, unless you check often, those tweets can quickly pass. Enter Storify. I’ve been experimenting with this new tool … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Missoula, Montana, Spring, Summer, Wildflowers
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