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July 2009

July 5 (Sun)

Stark Mountain Lookout Bird & Plant trip. with MT Native Plant Society. Info: Kelly 258-5439.

GREYWATER WORKSHOPS in MISSOULA-- Recycled bath and laundry water (known as greywater) can irrigate home gardens and orchards. Learn how to build simple, low-cost systems that can increase your backyard harvest, protect the aquifer, and lower your water bill.
WHEN: July 5, 10 am to 3 pm-- Laundry direct greywater installation workshop
This system uses washing machines internal pump to move greywater across flat sites.
Participants will learn design principles, basic plumbing skills, infiltration strategies, and how to integrate greywater and rainwater harvesting systems.
Cost (includes lunch): $20-$50 sliding scale, with a 20 % discount on second workshop (July 18). Workshops require 10 participants to run, and space is limited, so sign up now!
Contact Summer Nelson at 406.880.1038
For a consultation at your site, contact Cleo Welfle-Erskine or Oskar Cole at 406.546.4566.

July 7 (Tues)

Eco-Farm Tour - sponsored by AERO. WHEN: 1 - 4 pm. WHERE: Home Acres Orchard. 839 Groff Lane, Stevensville. Reserve your space by calling AERO office in Helena, 406/443-7272, Limit 50. Orchard includes 18 varieties of apple, pear, apricot, berries, plums. Orchards are usually monoculture, but these farmers try to maintain a rich and diverse understory that encourages a strong population of beneficial insects, which in turn helps to maintain a natural ecological balance in the orchard. Plantings include clovers, medics, grasses, wildflowers and herbs and wildlife plantings for birds.

July 9 (Thurs)

Understanding River Channel Migration—An educational presentation on how rivers move over time, why this is important to river health, and how understanding channel migration helps us protect rivers, lives and property. WHEN: 6 PM, July 9; WHERE: Missoula Public Library, 301 E. Main St. » Presentation by Karin Boyd of Applied Geomorphology. Refer to the Streamside Protection website for more info: www.co.missoula.mt.us/rural/StreamProtection

MT Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC), created by Senate Bill No. 22 in the 2009 legislative session, will hold its first meeting on July 9 at 9 a.m. in room 172 of the capitol. WPIC will decide what issues to discuss and how to allocate staff and committee resources toward resolving those issues. An agenda and other meeting information is available on the WPIC website at leg.mt.gov/water. New this interim, and also available on the committee's website, is an audio guide to the work of the WPIC. The aim of this new feature, "Water World", is to provide another way for interested Montanans to follow and participate in the committee's work.
If you have questions, please contact Joe Kolman at 444-9280 or email jkolman.

July 9-12

Bird Watching trip to Glacier Park with Five Valleys Audubon. Cost $10 donation. Call Larry Weeks at 549-5632 to make arrangements. Make your own campsite reservations by calling 1-800-365-2267 for the St. Mary's (July 9-10) and Fish Creek (July 11) campgrounds.

July 10-12

July 10,11,18

Forest Stewardship Workshops - 1-day workshops on setting property goals, plant identification, property delineation, stewardship inventory techniques, data summarization and interpretation, cost analysis, and the legal issues of forest land ownership. WHERE: Swan Ecosystem Center in Condon. Register for them at the MSU Extension Forestry website: www.cfc.umt.edu/extensionforestry.

July 11 (Sat)

4th Annual Bitterroot Floating Weed Pull. Volunteers float Bitterroot River from Darby Bridge to Wally Crawford Fishing Access pulling noxious weeds along the way. Volunteers meet at Wally Crawford between 8 and 8:45 to catch the shuttle to the Darby Bridge so float can begin at 9 am and finish by 3 pm, followed by a BBQ and prize drawing (sponsors Ravalli County Weed Districy & USFS). More info, email Melissa or call (406) 777-5842

Beer Brewing Part II WHEN: July 11, 1pm. WHERE: MUD
learn beer bottling and sterilization processes. Come ready to enjoy the fruits of your labor!
For those of you who missed the first beer brewing workshop, dont despair. We will be starting a new batch of home brew using a different method- whole grain mash, so you will be able to see the whole process. This workshop is 50% off for those that attended Beer Brewing Part 1.

July 17-19

Montana Native Plant Society State Meeting

July 18 (Sat)

TRAIL MONITORING WORKSHOP - one-day workshop featuring Tim Peterson from Great Old Broads for Wilderness, Durango, CO. Phil Knight, Montanans for Quiet Recreation Coordinator, will be signing people up for monitoring trips, and MQR will loan digital cameras and GPS locators to those who dont have them. If you DO, please bring them. We'll learn to document abuse from off-road vehicles in key areas on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. This information will be used to support trail protections during Forest Service actions, and also to educate citizens and local officials in order to help protect our public lands. Please RSVP to Carolyn Lewis, or call 406-225-3668.

GREYWATER WORKSHOPS in MISSOULA-- Recycled bath and laundry water (known as greywater) can irrigate home gardens and orchards. Learn how to build simple, low-cost systems that can increase your backyard harvest, protect the aquifer, and lower your water bill.
WHEN: July 18, 2009, 10 am to 3 pm--Branched drain greywater installation workshop
This system uses gravity to send greywater from the shower to the garden.
Participants will learn design principles, basic plumbing skills, infiltration strategies, and how to integrate greywater and rainwater harvesting systems.
Cost (includes lunch): $20-$50 sliding scale. Workshops require 10 participants to run, and space is limited, so sign up now!
Contact Summer Nelson at 406.880.1038
For a consultation at your site, contact Cleo Welfle-Erskine or Oskar Cole at 406.546.4566.

July 18-19 (Sat-Sun)

Old Growth Western Red-Cedars & Fishing, Great Burn Backpack -- Just 30 miles west of Missoula lies the famed Great Burn Roadless Area. In addition to jagged granite peaks and expansive sub-alpine meadows, hidden pockets of ancient western red-cedar, spared by the great fire of 1910, remain in several drainages. Some of these giants are more than 500 years old! An easy 10 mile (round-trip) overnight backpack up the west fork of Fish Creek. Anglers, bring your fly rod. Space is limited. To sign up, email trip leader Bob Clark at bob.clark(at)sierraclub.org.

July 20-22

Montana Floodplain Resource Seminar at UM-Helena College of Technology. Info and registration, at www.mtfloodplain.mt.gov or call 406-444.0862

July 23 (Thurs)

Wildfire Hazard Reduction for Your Forest - 1-day workshop on reducing fire risk on your property. WHERE: Lubrecht Experimental Forest in Greenough. Register for them at the MSU Extension Forestry website: www.cfc.umt.edu/extensionforestry.

MUD Mingle. WHEN: July 23, 6-9pm. Potluck at MUD

July 24 (Fri)

Crown of the Continent Celebration & Art Auction Fundraiser—WHEN: 5 PM, July 24
Alpine Artisans and the Swan Ecosystem Center have joined hands as co‐producers of the 2nd annual “Crown of the Continent” celebration at the beautiful Mercer Ranch in the heart of the
Swan Valley. This fund raising event features a steak pitchfork fondue, Drum Brothers, and silent and live auctions of artwork and outdoor experiences guided by area guides. Proceeds benefit land acquisition for the Swan Valley community forest, cultural arts corridor, cultural tourism development, and arts education for our community youth. For info and tickets, email
swan or call SEC at 754‐3137 or Martha at 593‐5706.

July 25 (Sat)

Ninemile Watershed Restoration Day. at Little McCormick Creek (a tributary of Ninemile Creek) northwest of Missoula. Help collect fish and invertebrate data, install erosion controls, pull weeds, and rescue plants in key trout habitat. Part of a watershed restoration project of TU, Sierra, Lolo National Forest, and MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks. If coming from Missoula, meet at Missoula Public Library parking lot at 8 am or (from the Ninemile) meet at the Ninemile Ranger Station at 9 am. Return to Missoula by 5 pm. All Welcome; lunch and transportation provided. Info, call 406-549-1142

Blackfoot River Clean Up—WHEN: begins 8:30 AM, July 25. WHERE: meet at 3898 Rainbow Bend (between mile marker 8 & 9 on Hwy 200 east). Free BBQ follows the cleanup.
» Contact Marietta Pfister, Blackfoot Home & Community Club for more info: 244‐5442.

July 27-Aug 6

River Assessment & Monitoring course by Dave Rosgen at Lubrecht Experimental Forest. register at www.wildlandhydrology.com

July 31-Aug 2

August 2009

Aug 1

Rain Barrel Water Catchment (how to make). WHEN: Aug 1, 1pm. WHERE: MUD

Aug 5 (Wed)

UM Sustainable Campus Committee meets. WHEN: 3:10-4:45pm; UM Main Hall 004 (downstairs). For more info, email cherie.peacock

Aug 6 (Thursday)

UM Recycling Committee meets to hammer out a budget, plan recycling parties, and celebrate UM Recycling's debut on youtube. All Welcome. WHEN: 11am; WHERE: UM Facilities Services' conference room. For more info, email UM Recycle

Aug 7-8

Aug 8 (Sat)

Sheep Mountain Research Natural Area in Rattlesnake Mountains. MT Native Plant Society field trip. All welcome. Info: Steve 329-3041

Basics of Small Engine Repair. WHEN: Aug 8, 1pm; WHERE: MUD
How to repair/maintain common household tools like weed-wackers and lawn mowers

Aug 8-9 (Sat-Sun)

Great Burn Backpack, Fishing & Service Outing. Enjoy the high country of the Great Burn and help clean up lakeshore campsites. This trip takes you to Cedar Log Lakes on the Montana side of the Bitterroot divide. The trail winds along the divide in and out of Idaho, past Kid Lake to Upper Cedar Log Lake. Indian paintbrush, beargrass, hemlock, sub-alpine fir, moose, bears, and wolves. Bring your rod and MT fishing license. Plan to spend time packing up trash and cleaning up heavily-used campsites. This is a joint trip with Sierra Club and Great Burn Study Group. Space is limited. To sign up, email Beverly Dupree at thegreatburn(at)yahoo(dot)com

Aug 11-13

Children’s Environmental Health Summit: Greening our Schools and Daycares. Sponsored by MT Children’s Environmental Health Network, EPA and DEQ. WHERE: Holiday Inn-Parkside in Missoula. Evening events on 8/11 and 8/12 are free; Registration for the Summit, 8/12-8/13 is required. Contact Diana Hammer for info, 457-5040.

Aug 13 (Thurs)

The Power of Community in Uncertain Times. Visionary thinker Margaret Wheatley leads a discussion on planning to survive as a community by taking care of one another. WHEN: 7pm; WHERE: MCT. $5 suggested donation. Sponsored by WORD, Sundog Ecovillage, Living Art and Rocky Mountain Development Group. For more info email Chris or call 244-2466.

Aug 15 (Sat)

Annual Blackfoot River Weed Pull. WHEN: Aug 15, 10am-noon. WHERE: Russell Gates Fishing Access, Highway 200, MM35. Persecute spotted knapweed and leafy spurge along the Blackfoot River. Bring gloves & we'll provide the trash bags & drinks! For more info, contact Ali

Aug 20 (Thurs)

Garden City Harvest Farm Party at the PEAS farm. Live music, great food, good times with your friends and neighbors. More info at 406-523-3663 or email GCH

Aug 21-23

Aug 22 (Sat)

The Basics of Seed Saving. WHEN: Aug 22, 1pm. WHERE: MUD
Last April Burpee's sold out of all its seeds and had to put thousands of orders on backorder. Don't let this happen to you! Learn how to collect and store your precious heirlooms for next season, and tell you which seeds are hybrids and which are sterile. Also, keep your eyes open for a Seed Saver Swap in late October!

Aug 22-23 (Sat-Sun)

THE GREEN ECO SHOW. WHERE: Western Montana Fairgrounds Missoula
for more info, call 1-405-846-1252 or email

Aug 28 (Fri)

MUDs ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY FUNDRAISER. WHEN: Aug 28, 5-11pm. WHERE: MUD
Dance the night away to some great live music, indulge with local beer and a silent auction. A delicious dinner and entertainment are included in the entrance fee. All proceeds directly benefit MUD and help ensure that next year will be as fruitful and productive as this past year.

Aug 28-30

September 2009

Sept 2 (Wed)

UM Sustainable Campus Committee meets. WHEN: 3:10-4:45pm; UM Main Hall 004 (downstairs). For more info, contact cherie.peacock[at]mso.umt.edu.

Sept 4-6

Ennis Fly Fishing Festival. carpool with Sierra Club. Email Bob or call 406-549-1142

Sept 10 (thurs)

Sleven's Island Ramble through an old growth cottonwood gallery with MT Native Plant Society. Info: Marilyn 243-6642

Sept 11-12 (Fri-Sat)

Missoula Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days. Missoula Water Quality District collects household haz waste for safe disposal. Help protect your drinking water. Details here. To volunteer, email Pam or call 258-4890

Sept 20 (Sun)

Rankin Peace Center annual fundraiser party. Caras Park

Sept 26 (Sat)

National Public Land Day -- one of the many service opportunities (more added later):

Ninemile Watershed Restoration Day. at Little McCormick Creek (a tributary of Ninemile Creek) northwest of Missoula. Help plant grasses & trees in key trout habitat. Part of a watershed restoration project of TU, Sierra, Lolo National Forest, and MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks. If coming from Missoula, meet at the Missoula Public Library parking lot at 8:00 am or (from the Ninemile) meet at the Ninemile Ranger Station at 9:00 am. We will return to Missoula by 5 pm. All Welcome; lunch and transportation provided. Info, call 406-549-1142.

October 2009

Oct 1-2

UM River Center and MT chapter of American Water Resources Association's joint conference in Missoula. WHERE: Holiday Inn, Parkside. Theme: Waters that Cross Divides. Field trip to Milltown on Sept 30.

9th Annual Montana Water Law Conference will be held October 1-2, at the Best Western in Helena, MT. The program will address recent changes from the 2009 Montana Legislature, as well as new and developing policy questions. It will also update attendees on water permitting and case law developments in Montana. For the agenda and registration info, visit here or call (800) 574-4852. Organized by The Seminar Group, a for-profit continuing-education company.

Oct 3 (Sat)

Clark Fork River Superfund tour. leaves Missoula 8am, arrive Berkeley Pit 10am. Includes Silver Bow Creek work, Greenway, Anaconda golf course, Warm Springs ponds, ranch land reclamation and more. For info, contact Vicki at UM Watershed Health Clinic.

Oct 29 (THurs)

UM's Day of Dialogue on Diversity

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Ongoing events, meetings, film series, trips, service projects, etc

Note: Check with listed contacts or web sites to be sure that 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 end.

Mondays

Missoula Conservation District --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 drew.rozean AT grizmail.umt.edu

Montana Master Naturalist Class -- February 23-May 11, with two Saturday field trips.- explore local natural areas and learn the natural history of Montana plants and animals from local experts. Open to all. Mondays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Price: $295, including $50 non-refundable deposit required to hold your spot.

Tuesdays

1000 New Gardens group meets on Tuesdays at 5pm in UM's UC Commons, and will continue through the summer -- because they have a lot of digging to do to put in 1000 gardens in the next 5 years. If you can dig it, and want to connect with this group, email 1000 New Gardens or call 214-6664

UM Wilderness Lecture Series Theme: Wilderness Expeditions: Journeys in Conservation. Tuesdays, 7pm, February to April. WHERE: UM's Gallagher building, room 106. Schedule:

Missoula Water Quality Advisory Committee meets 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.

MontPIRG meets during the UM semester on Tuesdays at 6pm (location: TBD-- check back later). For more info, see www.montpirg.org or contact sheenarice[at]gmail.com or at 406-490-9777

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 or leave messages at ASUM Box 32 in UM's UC.

UM Students for Economic & Social Justice meet Tuesdays, Sept to May, at 7pm in UM's UC 329. For more info, email Svein

Bitterroot Water Forum(streamside setback committee) meets WHEN: 3rd Tuesday of each month (except June-Aug) from 3-5pm, WHERE: Hamilton library basement meeting room.

Missoula Prairiekeepers invites you to help with Grassland Restoration projects.

Wednesdays

UM Sustainable Campus Committee meets first Wednesday (usually) of the month: WHEN: 3:30-5pm; WHERE: UM campus. Check this site for exact sites, and updates on time & place

UM Ecology seminars, 4-5pm; UM North Underground Lecture Hall. (during UM academic year).

FreeCycles volunteer night- Wed from 7-9pm. 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

Community Action for Justice in the Americas (CAJA) works with grassroots organizations throughout the Americas for social and environmental justice. CAJA has open, public POTLUCK meetings one Wednsday per month, 7 pm, Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. Contact Cassidy Randall at cassidyrandall AT yahoo.com or 529-4422 for info. Check out their blog at cajistas.blogspot.com

City of Missoula Greenhouse Gas-Energy Conservation Team - Meetings. WHEN: 2nd Wednesdays of Oct, Dec, Feb, April, from noon to 1:30 ppm. WHERE: Mayor's Conference room. Contact: 728-6049 or <g-cbrown at bigsky.net>. See Missoula's Greenhouse Gas Energy Efficiency Plan here

Thursdays

Blue-Green Alliance meetings first Thursdays of each month. WHEN: 5pm ish (after work). WHERE: Union Hall, 208 E. Main (below the Union Club in the back conference room). Continuing to discuss how to use economic stimulus funds to promote good green jobs in MT. For more info, contact Dennis Daneke 406-549-8067 .

Six Advanced Birding Workshops offered by 5 Valleys Audubon on from Feb 19 to Mar 26. WHEN: 7-9:30pm; WHERE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Regional Office on Spurgin Road, Msl. The first session (2-19) teaches birding by ear. Later sessions devoted to--gulls (2-26), raptors (3-5), sparrows (3-12), shorebirds (3-19), flycatchers (3-26). Cost: $15 per session or $60 for all six sessions. To sign up, email Larry Weeks or call 549-5632.

Workshop Series for Intermediate Birders. Five Valleys Audubon offers 3 classes (April 9, 16 & 23) and a field trip (April 11). WHEN: 7-9:30pm; WHERE: Fish, Wildlife & Parks Regional Office at 3201 Spurgin Rd, Msl. Includes: hawks, eagles, owls, waterfowl, woodpeckers, shorebirds, warblers, sparrows and birding by ear. Cost: $35. To sign up, email Larry Weeks or call 549-5632. Limited to 30 participants.

Natural History Nights at the Roxy! Third Thursday of the month starting in October. Tickets only $5 each at 7 pm, (concessions opens 6:30pm). For film descriptions, please visit our EarthVision Media Library on www.wildlifefilms.org 2009 Calendar of Films:

March 19: Satoyama: Japan's Secret Water Garden and Norfolk Broads
April 16: My Halcyon River and Beetlemania

Peace & Justice Film Series. UM Students for Peace & Justice & Jeannette Rankin Peace Center announce the 8th Peace & Justice film series. Select films feature guest speakers. All films followed by lively & respectful discussions. WHEN: Films usually show Thursdays at 5:30 pm & repeat at 7:30 pm. WHERE: UM's UC Theater, 3rd floor of the University Center. Films are free (contributions help bring more films). Parking is free after 5 pm. For more info, call JRPC at 543-3955 or Sean at 721-4166 or email Info[at]PeaceAndJusticeFilms.org. The 2009 schedule will be linked here when available.

Native plant garden (work) party -- every Thursday 7-8 pm during the growing season, at 8th & Grant Streets in Msl. If possible, bring a wheelbarrow, grain shovel or snow shovel, garden rake, weed whacker, and a love of wildflowers. Get free wildflowers and free gardening advice.

GlobalWarmingSolution.org meets 2 Thursdays a month; at 7pm at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins, Msl (enter through back alley) For further information: call 542-8089 or info AT globalwarmingsolution.org . ALL WELCOME.

Missoula Health Board meets. WHEN: 3rd Thursday of each month, 12:15 pm, Health Board Conference Rm, 301 W. Alder. 2nd floor.

Sustainable Business Council Sustainability Lecture series. WHEN: 3rd Thursdays of Sept, Nov, Jan, March & May; Social time at 5:30 pm; speaker at 6pm. Locations vary. Details at www.sbcmontana.org

Sierra Club (MT chapter) monthly Open House. WHEN: Feb26, Mar27, Apr23, May 22, 6-7:30pm; WHERE: MCT Center for the Performing Arts at 200 Adams St (corner of East Broadway & Adams) in Missoula. Use the theater entrance. For more info: Contact Chapter Chair Jeff van den Noort <jeff[at]vdnc.com> or staff person <bob.clark[at]sierraclub.org>

Fridays

The Garden Show on KUFM radio (89.1 FM) with organic farmer/extension horticulturalist Helen Atthowe. How to make the most of your garden in Missoula's climate. No matter the color of your thumb. WHEN: 3:55pm - 4pm

Saturdays

5 Valleys Audubon has many Saturday field trips.

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.

Clark Fork River Market WHEN: Saturdays from May to October, 8 am to 1 pm. WHERE: near Caras Park, between Higgins Street bridge, the Millennium Bldg, and the river in downtown Missoula. Features LOCAL produce, meat, poultry, dairy, flowers, plants, commercial food vendors, value added products, and crafts made predominantly 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’s 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.

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)

Montana Natural History Center is open Saturdays noon-4pm. Admission: $1 adults, $0.50 kids. Kids Activities, 2 pm Saturdays. Free with admission. Children must be with an adult. Programs about 1.5 hours. Great for kids ages 5 and older, unless otherwise noted. Also open Tues-Fri from noon-5pm. Call 327-0405.

WEEKENDS

Volunteer for Bitterroot Wilderness this Summer! Explore the Sapphire & Blue Joint Wilderness Study Areas in the Bitterroot National Forest and contribute to the conservation of this unique area. Volunteers will work with experienced leaders to map and monitor weeds and wilderness character, and inventory campsites. Join us for 3-5 day backpacking trips and help conserve these unique Wilderness Study Areas. Learn about invasive species, native plants, monitoring methods, and the natural history of the Sapphire and Blue Joint Areas. Backcountry experience is helpful but not necessary. Dinners are provided and transportation is available from Missoula. Volunteers receive t-shirts and prizes. To sign up and for more information visit www.cfc.umt.edu/wi or contact the Wilderness Institute, 406-243-5361, email wi.
1) June 19-22, Weasel Creek Area (Fri-Mon): creeks and meadows in the Sapphire Mountains
2) June 26-29, Chain of Lakes (Fri-Mon): Faith, Hope and Charity Lakes, and surrounding area
3) July 3-7, Skalkaho Trail (Fri-Mon)
4) July 10-14, Reynolds Lake (Fri-Tues)
5) July 17-20, Deer Creek Area (Fri-Mon): Blue Joint Area from Deer Creek to Reynolds Lake
6) July 31-Aug 4, Razorback Ridge (Fri-Tues)
7) Aug 7-10, Nez Perce Pass to Peyton Rock Area (Fri-Mon):views of the Bitterroot Mountains
8) Aug 14- 17, Chicken Creek Area (Fri-Mon):Explore Chicken Creek up to Razorback Ridge
9) Aug 21-23, Nez Perce Pass (Fri-Sun): Travel state line trail Nez Perce Pass to Reynolds Lake.

International Wildlife Film Festival/Media Center showcases great wildlife films & art and those who make them. Shows start at 1:30 pm on Saturday & Sunday at the Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Avenue, Missoula. Saturdays feature children's films, and Sundays feature winning films from past festivals. $4 adults, $3 students/seniors, $2 for kids under 13.

PROTECT & ENJOY THE ROCKIES ON WILDERNESS TRIPS WITH GREAT BURN
Volunteers needed for summer field projects. Join experienced leaders for 2-4 day trips in the roadless backcountry. We will monitor weeds, wildlife, trail conditions, signs, and other information critical to understanding and managing northern Rockies wildlands. Contact Beverly Dupree at 406-240-9901 or thegreatburn[at]yahoo.com for more information or to sign up. Dates and locations are listed below.

Great Burn Study Group 2009 Summer Monitoring Schedule
July 3-5            South Fork Fish Creek THIS TRIP IS FULL
July 10-12        Ward-Eagle
July 17 - 19      West Fork Fish Creek THIS TRIP IS FULL
July 24-26        Meadow Creek/Upper North Fork/Rawhide - THIS TRIP IS FULL
July 318/2      Roland Point
Aug 7 9         Sheep Mountain THIS TRIP IS FULL
Aug 7 8         Petty Mountain
Aug 14-16       Sheep Mountain THIS TRIP IS FULL
Aug 21 - 23     Moose Mountain
Aug 28-30       Rawhide
Sept 4-6           Bighorn Weitas
Sept 11-13       Mallard Larkins

MULTI DAYS

FreeCycles Open Bike Shop time (tools, parts, help for those in need, free service): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3-7pm, Saturday, 11am-3pm. Bike Well classes (repair, safe riding, bike laws). Tues: 7-8:30pm, Wed: 5:30-7pm, Thurs: 1:30-3pm. 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 with planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting at a garden near you. Bring a sun hat, sunblock, water and your love of veggies & dirt. Garden organizers, locations, work times & days are here. Please call your garden organizer before coming the first time. Gardens are 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.