Montana Outdoor Science School

Adult Watershed Education Clinics:

Wildcrafting For Food And Medicine

Saturday May 10

9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fish Technology Center

This hands-on workshop will be outside, learning to identify and harvest common wild medicinal and edible plants for the Spring harvest. This will include the Spring green tops of herbs as well as whole plants. Each participant will take home their harvests from the day, as well as ideas on how to use our sense to understand the medicine of plants. We will also discuss ways to prepare the herbs into food and medicine.
Guest instructor Brendon Kelly, Great Turning Healing Center.
$10

Pre-registration required, call 582-0526

Green Building Panel

Tuesday May 13
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Bozeman Public Library

Sustainable architecture – what does that mean? A discussion about the collaborative process of sustainable architecture from the view points of an architect, a ‘green’ building consultant, renewable energy consultant and a sustainable material supplier. The architect will describe how a project can be integrated with its environment through light, views, textures, and materials while capturing the senses. The building is carefully designed to be energy efficient. The process will detail the skills and experience of the consultants to specify the appropriate materials and verify the accuracy of the building systems. Specific residential and commercial projects examples will be provided.
Guest lecturers include:
Vanessa Vanbeusekom, LEED-AP, AIA, NCARB, V2 Design
Casey Dudley, Kath Williams + Associates (Green building consultant and energy star verifier)
Dave Schaub, Refuge Sustainable Building Center
Conor Darby, Independent Power, Solar panel Consultant
FREE

Gallatin Valley Songbirds
Saturday, May 17
6:30 – 10:00 am
Mt. Ellis state land trailhead
Join local birders Rab Cummings and Matt Keefer to learn the birds of the grassland, transitional and montane habitats of the popular Mount Ellis state land trail. Emphasis will be on learning the skills to identify birds by both sight and song.
Bring: Binoculars, bird ID book, notebook and pencil. Dress for the conditions
Limit: 15
Terrain: Easy on and off-trail walking
$25


		The Watershed Festival promotes an awareness of and responsible stewardship towards the diverse natural resources found within our watersheds. This free community event serves hundreds of children and adults each year with more than twenty presenters and displays. There is something for everyone during Montana Outdoor Science School’s 10th Annual Watershed Festival. Come celebrate the return of spring and the important role that water and watershed plays in our lives on Saturday May 17, 2008, at the Fish Technology Center (just below the ‘M’). Activities for kids of all ages and adults.. The festival is FREE and open to the public. Come Hungry! Food Available
		WATERSHED FESTIVAL EVENTS 2008: Watershed Festival May 17 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Fish Technology Center This free community event is a wonderful opportunity for children and adults to learn about southwest Montana watersheds, why they are important and the roles that humans play in the landscape. Attractions will include educational exhibits by local organizations agencies and businesses working with watershed issues, such as: Audubon, Gallatin Local Water Quality District, Fish Wildlife and Parks, and the Fly Fishing Discovery Center. MOSS and Children’s Museum of Bozeman will provide fun, interactive and educational activities for children. A performance by the Equinox Teen Theatre group entitled "One Fish, Two Fish, Bat Fish, Moo Fish" will focus on a watershed theme. This play, performed during the afternoon of the 17th, will be written, directed and performed by the teen acting troupe. Guided hikes along the proposed Drinking Horse Mountain Trail with GVLT. Natural History Films. As always, there will be an opportunity to tie and cast flies with the Headwaters Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited. The Fish Technology Center will be giving tours of the facility and conducting fish dissections.		Saturday May 17 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Arts & Entertainment Storytelling by Shelly Bluejay Pierce Live Music by the Sing Fishers Bear Tales by Ben Mikaelsen Equinox Teen Theatre Water Education Fly-casting and Fly-tying Face Painting Fish Print T-shirts Learn from a live Black Bear Meet the Raptors Visit the Farm Animals Fish Dissections & Hatchery Tours Kid's Activities Related Events May 19 & 20 Adult Watershed Education Clinics: Wildcrafting For Food And Medicine Saturday May 10 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Fish Technology Center This hands-on workshop will be outside, learning to identify and harvest common wild medicinal and edible plants for the Spring harvest. This will include the Spring green tops of herbs as well as whole plants. Each participant will take home their harvests from the day, as well as ideas on how to use our sense to understand the medicine of plants. We will also discuss ways to prepare the herbs into food and medicine. Guest instructor Brendon Kelly, Great Turning Healing Center. $10 Pre-registration required, call 582-0526 Green Building Panel Tuesday May 13 7:00 - 8:30 pm Bozeman Public Library Sustainable architecture – what does that mean? A discussion about the collaborative process of sustainable architecture from the view points of an architect, a ‘green’ building consultant, renewable energy consultant and a sustainable material supplier. The architect will describe how a project can be integrated with its environment through light, views, textures, and materials while capturing the senses. The building is carefully designed to be energy efficient. The process will detail the skills and experience of the consultants to specify the appropriate materials and verify the accuracy of the building systems. Specific residential and commercial projects examples will be provided. Guest lecturers include: Vanessa Vanbeusekom, LEED-AP, AIA, NCARB, V2 Design Casey Dudley, Kath Williams + Associates (Green building consultant and energy star verifier) Dave Schaub, Refuge Sustainable Building Center Conor Darby, Independent Power, Solar panel Consultant FREE Gallatin Valley Songbirds Saturday, May 17 6:30 – 10:00 am Mt. Ellis state land trailhead Join local birders Rab Cummings and Matt Keefer to learn the birds of the grassland, transitional and montane habitats of the popular Mount Ellis state land trail. Emphasis will be on learning the skills to identify birds by both sight and song. Bring: Binoculars, bird ID book, notebook and pencil. Dress for the conditions Limit: 15 Terrain: Easy on and off-trail walking $25 BACK TO TOP