February Program – A Birding Tour of Montana’s Wildlife Refuges with Dan Ellison

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

Upland Sandpiper photo by Dan Ellison Explore some of Montana’s Wildlife Refuges and Important Bird Areas (IBA) with Dan Ellison as your guide. This program will take you on a tour from Medicine Lake to Stevensville, Broadus to West Glacier, and points in between....

March Program – Owls of Montana

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

NOTE:  Normally March is dedicated to the Natural History Lecture Series featuring a topic and weekly lecture during the month.  .  However, LCAS was unable to host a lecture for each week in March and opted for a regular monthly program meeting.  This month's...

April Program Meeting – Birding Adventures in Argentina

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

WHEN:  Tuesday, April 9, 7:00PM  Cookies and Conversation 6:30PM – 7:00 WHERE:  Montana WILD Education Center, 2668 Broadwater Ave. Helena MT Chucao Tapaculo photo by Jim Smith Eager to share their birding adventures in Argentina, Leslie and Jim Smith will describe their bird and wildlife...

May Program: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding and Beyond

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

Acclaimed author Sneed B. Collard III shares the stories behind his award-winning memoir Warblers and Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding and other bird titles such as Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests and his new picture book, Birds of Every...

September Program – Bluebirding in Montana

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

Bluebirding in Montana Courting Western Bluebirds by Jane Brockway Have you ever driven along a rural road in Montana and wondered about all those bird houses on the posts? The original Mountain Bluebird Trail, located on Sloan Road outside of Ronan, MT, is still...

October Program – Citizens Science in Our Montana Watersheds

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

Citizens Science in Our Montana Watersheds Common Nighthawk by Amy SeamanMissouri River Survey Join Montana Audubon’s Amy Seaman and Caroline Provost for a tour of the research and citizen science outreach they completed during the recent summer's survey season. Sites visited include waterfalls throughout...

November Program – The Misunderstood Bat

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

long-eared myotis - Photo by Tom Forwood Jr. For some, bats are associated with spooky haunted houses, witches on broomsticks and other forms of Halloween iconography – but for others, bats are among the most fascinating animals on earth. Join Tom Forwood, naturalist and...

Sevenmile Creek Presentation

Carroll College

Meadowlarks and Marsh Wrens: The Seasons and Surprises of One Place and Over 140 Bird Species On any day of the year in Helena - regardless of the season - birds are doing something interesting outside. In March when the sun reflects intensely from...

Free

December Program: A Galapagos and Ecuador Birding Travelogue

Montana WILD Education Center 2668 Broadwater Ave, Helena, MT, United States

Toucan BarbetSachatamia, Amagusa, Mindo area, EcuadorPhoto by John Winnie *PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE* Take a break from winter and join wildlife ecologist and photographer, John Winnie Jr. for an hour of exotic birds, wildlife and wild places. We'll take a virtual visual natural history...

Christmas Bird Count 2019

Jorgenson's Restaurant 1720 11th Ave, Helena, MT

Pine Grosbeak by Bob Martinka Last Chance Audubon would like to welcome members and friends of LCAS to join us for the 2019 Christmas Bird Count (CBC).  This family friendly event will take place on Saturday, December 14 with an evening potluck to follow. ...

Free