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SUMMARY:SAS March 9th Program with Ashley Martens
DESCRIPTION:Old-Growth Forest Features and the Birds who Depend on Them\n\n\n\nAll forest stages have an important ecological role to play. The old-growth stage of a forest is especially important because of its structural and functional complexity. Micro habitats\, thick bark\, and standing dead trees provide food and shelter for many bird species. We’ll explore some old-growth forest features and some bird species that depend on them in Montana and the greater northwestern United States. Expect some hands-on learning. \n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker\n\n\n\nEver since hand-feeding chickadees with her grandparents as a young child\, Ashley Martens has sought out intimate relationships with nature through both scientific inquiry and mindful nature-connection.  After meandering her way through studying the life sciences in her young adulthood\, she finally settled on a B.S. in Biology\, an M.S. in Environmental Science\, and certifications in teaching yoga\, dance\, and meditation. Becoming a naturalist takes time and attention. With experiences ranging from hunting arrowheads in the gullies of high-desert Wyoming as a child\, to surveying woodpeckers in the backwoods of north Idaho\, to researching seabirds on a remote wildlife refuge island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca\, to reintroducing Mountain Quail in eastern Washington\, Ashley weaves all of her experiences into her work. She brings her values of lifelong-learning and community-building forward in her teaching and facilitation.  Her approach is to empower your learning journey by guiding you to learn from nature\, rather than simply learning about it.  She now serves as the Intermountain West regional manager for the Old-Growth Forest Network.  \n\n\n\nPhoto courtesy of Ashley Martens\n\n\n\nFor virtual attendance\, please register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2698835306866205785 Attendees\, whether in person or virtual\, are encouraged to share their bird sightings at this and every monthly program. SAS monthly programs are free and open to the public\, feather a special guest speaker the 2nd Monday of the mong\, September through May. For more information\, contact Chris Nixon at programs@sacajaweaaudubon.org
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/sas-march-9th-program-w-ashley-martens/
LOCATION:Hope Lutheran Church\, 2152 W. Graf St\, Bozeman\, Montana\, 59718\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Montana Master Naturalist Course
DESCRIPTION:Location: Evening classes will be held at Hope Lutheran Church. Field locations will vary. \n\n\n\nThrough classroom and outdoor instruction\, this 8-week course will deepen your experience and understanding of the fascinating landscape we call home. We will explore the local plants\, mammals\, birds\, geology\, and more. You will build a deeper connection with the land\, meet other nature-enthusiasts\, and join a state-wide community of master naturalists! Only offered twice a year. \n\n\n\n\nCourse is March 10 – May 9\, 2026\n\n\n\nEvening classes (classroom & field) – Tues / Thurs 5:30-7:30pm \n\n\n\nTwo Saturdays in the field – April 18 & May 9\n\n\n\n\n\nTuition:\n\n$450.00 SAS members\n\n\n\n$475.00 Non members   \n\n\n\n\n\nClass size is limited to 15 participants\n\n\n\nScholarships are available! Contact Cedar at thuja.sp (at) gmail.com\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Form Here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/hM-NLlSkteE_d_c8jwIGyQ
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/2026-montana-master-naturalist-course/
LOCATION:Montana
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SUMMARY:Spring Raptor ID Workshop with Steve Hoffman
DESCRIPTION:If you struggle with raptor identification or feel your raptor identification skills can be improved\, this opportunity may be what levels up your skills. You will learn the key details to look for in order to better identify all the raptors likely to be seen in our area. \n\n\n\nThis workshop includes a classroom session on Thursday\, March 12 at 6:30PM and an all day field trip on Saturday\, March 14 at 8:00AM.  You can still sign up for the classroom session if you can’t make it to the field trip.  \n\n\n\nTo register go to: Steve Hoffman Raptor ID Workshop \n\n\n\n$45 – Classroom and Field Trip SAS Member \n\n\n\n$60 – Classroom and Field Trip Non Member \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Hoffman has devoted his entire 44-year career to wildlife conservation. Steve founded HawkWatch International in 1986\, and has authored more than 50 publications and reports on raptor migration\, ecology and conservation. Steve is also the owner of Merlin Birding Tours and leads birding groups all around the world. Here in Bozeman\, he coordinates the local Bridger Raptor Migration Project.
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/spring-raptor-id-workshop-with-steve-hoffman/
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SUMMARY:March Wildlife Trivia - Backyard Birds
DESCRIPTION:SAS Wildlife Trivia Night at Lockhorn Cider HouseInterested in understanding more about the birds in your yard? Or\, are you ready to test your expertise?? Come join us as Caleb Carr of the Wild Birds Unlimited local Bozeman store test and expand your knowledge! The night is bound to be fun with trivia\, raffle prizes\, and prizes for best team\, best team name and best doodles!! Social hour begins at 6pm with trivia starting sharp at 6:30pm! Grab a cider\, choose your team name and enjoy a fun-filled evening while benefitting Sacajawea Audubon Society. Social starts at 6:00 at Lockhorn Cider House with Trivia kicking off at 6:30 pm on Tuesday\, March 17th.  Red-breasted Nuthatch photo by Doug McSpadden21 South Wallace Ave.\, BozemanSocial at 6:00pm\, first round at 6:30 pmThere are usually 4 rounds lasting until about 8:00-8:30 pm.Winning Teams include:Team with the most points at the end of 4 roundsBest Team Name!  (Creativity\, wit and humor all apply!)Best Doodles on answer sheets!  (again\, its all about creativity\, wit and humor!) \n\n\n\nALL ARE WELCOME! Come as an individual or as a team.  \n\n\n\nAll proceeds go towards supporting the Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve and Sacajawea Audubon Society!
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/march-wildlife-trivia/
LOCATION:Lockhorn Cider House\, 21 S. Wallace Ave.\, Bozeman\, Montana\, 59715\, United States
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SUMMARY:March Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discuss Graeme Gibson’s The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany\, Reprinted in 2021 with a foreword by Gibson’s wife and writer\, Margaret Atwood. Atwood writes: “What he was after [in this book] was the many ways birds have affected people throughout many centuries and many cultures.”  \n\n\n\nAnd Gibson himself explains: “It is about the richly varied and sometimes very intimate relationships that we have established with them [avian life] during the hundreds of thousands of years that we have shared life on earth.”  \n\n\n\nMany good bird books have been published in recent years\, but this 20 year labor of love is different. Canadian novelist and birdwatcher Gibson has assembled all manner of artistic forms that our affinity for birds have been expressed in; paintings\, poems\, essays\, stories\, creation myths\, scientific observations and even recipes. Contributors are legion: ancient and modern\, primitive and accomplished\, famous and obscure…. Gibson’s own graceful and erudite essays are as satisfying as are the other texts and illustrations. The literature is as diverse as Ovid\, Thomas Hardy\, Kafka\, Thoreau and T.S. Eliot. Birds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as Gilbert White\, Peter Matthiessen\, Farley Mowat and Barry Lopez. The book contains more than 100 stunning images of birds depicted in bestiaries\, folk art\, ancient sculpture and works of artists such as Audubon\, Landsdowne\, and Catesby.  \n\n\n\nThe Globe and Mail (Toronto) which judged this a Best Book of the Year states: “Put this on your list for those who love birds\, for those who appreciate fine writing and beautiful art\, and for those who wish to accompany a noble mind on a journey into the heart of things.” \n\n\n\nWe meet the third Wednesday of the month through April at Hope Lutheran Church\, Room 123 from 6:30 to 7:45 PM. We will meet this month on March 18th and hope to see you there. If you have any questions please call or email Hilary Johnson at (406) 599-1446 or ralphhilary@gmail.com. To join virtually please email Sarah Paulos ahead of time at Sarahmarilynpaulos@gmail.com.
URL:https://sacajaweaaudubon.org/event/march-book-club-march-18th/
LOCATION:Hope Lutheran Church\, 2152 W. Graf St\, Bozeman\, Montana\, 59718\, United States
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