2022 is going to be full of outdoor educational events! Check out events and activities happening below:
Billings Pollinator Festival ( (June 20 - 26): https://www.pollenation.org/about
Canyon Creek Nursery's Garden Speaker Series: Coming Soon!
Billings Community Seed Library Educational Workshops: Coming Soon!
Where to Buy Native Plants
click here for a PDF list of native plant providers
Books
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy
A Taste of Heritage, Crow Indian Recipes & Herbal Medicines by Alma Hogan Snell
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, by Michael Moore
Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie, by Kelly Kindscher
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Links
Montana Native Plant Society (https://www.mtnativeplants.org/)
Montana Natural Heritage Program (http://mtnhp.org/)
Montana Field Guide (http://fieldguide.mt.gov/)
Flathead Conservation District Pollinator Planting Guide (https://flatheadcd.org/wp-content/uploads/Pollinator-Planting-Guide.pdf)
https://www.greatbearnativeplants.com/
https://www.canyoncreeknursery.net/
https://mmwildflowerseeds.com/
Composting in Billings
Source: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-make-seed-bomb#:~:text=In%20a%20bowl%2C%20mix%20together,Now%20for%20the%20fun%20bit!
Source: https://www.ci.billings.mt.us/2038/Community-Gardens-Food-Security