2017
A special publication of the
Earth Day weekend events Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks: The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise. Saturday, April 22 8:45 a.m.-noon:
Teller Wildlife Refuge work day, fence removal, weeding, nesting platforms). In the Bitterroot Valley near Corvallis.
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.:
Missoula Art Park events, 335 N. Pattee St. • Earth Day Explorations in Art and Science, begins at Missoula Art Museum, 9:30 a.m.-noon Join Watershed Education Network and Missoula Art Museum for a discovery field trip to the Clark Fork River to examine and draw aquatic specimens. This is an all-ages workshop. • En Plein Air Coffee Club, meets at Missoula Art Park, 10 a.m. Meet up with artist, organizer and Adventure Cycling tour specialist Whitney Ford-Terry for an informal morning bicycle
ride with coffee. Bring your own coffee brewing setup and stove. Beans provided by Black Coffee Roasting Co. Visit therethere.space/ coffeeclub for details. • Free Bike Tune-Ups, Missoula Art Park, 11 a.m.1:30 p.m. FreeCycles offers free tuneups to get your bike ready for spring.
Join Missoula In Motion, city of Missoula Public Art and city parks for a bike tour of public art and champion trees. The ride will begin at Missoula Art Museum, travel along family-friendly routes, end at FreeCycles, and last about 2 hours.
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.:
Missoula Parks & Rec’s Run for Trees at Silver Park
• Saturday+ Earth Day Conversation with By the Bike Artists, Missoula Art Park, noon-1 p.m. Gather in the Missoula Art Park for an engaging conversation with artists of the park’s inaugural exhibition inspired by bicycles, By the Bike: Anne Appleby and Kim Reineking, Whitney Ford-Terry, Keith Goodhart, Jeremy Hatch and Patrick Zentz.
10 a.m.-1 p.m.:
• Earth Day Art and Arbor Ride, begins at Missoula Art Park, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
2-5 p.m.:
Clark Fork River cleanup at Caras Park
1-5 p.m.:
Wildlife Habitat Gardens tour, University of Montana Native American Center. ($10)
1-3 p.m.:
Rally and March for Science from Caras Park along the Clark Fork River
Tree planting, Milltown State Park, meet at bluff overlook,
1353 Deer Creek Road
3-7 p.m.:
MUD’s Earth Day celebration at Free Cycles, 732 S. First St. W. Theme: Environmental and Climate Literacy. Engaging conversations, panels, teach-ins, workshops, kids’ activities, the Earth Day Expo, and of course local vendors, beverages and music.
7-10 p.m.:
UM FLAT celebration at Free Cycles
6 p.m.:
Global Gauntlet (fundraiser for Montana World Affairs Council), 5th Annual Global Team Trivia Fundraiser, DoubleTree Hotel Ballroom. Enjoy a casual dinner menu, live auction and lively team trivia.
Sunday, April 23 Noon-4 p.m.:
DIG DAY. Put food gardens in Missoula yards. Meet at Caras Park.