Montana Audubon

05/22/2026

📢Attention high school students, college students, and recent college grads! Scholarships are available to attend Wings Across the Big Sky, Montana’s premier birding festival, June 12-14, 2026 in Kalispell, MT.

Thanks to Flathead Audubon and Five Valleys Audubon, 20 student scholarships are available to cover festival costs!

Flathead Audubon has 10 scholarships available to students or recent college grads of any age from anywhere in the US. Click the link to apply! https://forms.gle/3F48D1Bzp9eoYxyi7

For Missoula-area residents, Five Valleys Audubon is providing 10 scholarships as well. Please email them at [email protected] for more information on how to apply.

After you are awarded a scholarship, you can register for the festival, enter your assigned code, and all your festival costs will be covered. Click below to register:
https://montanaaudubon2022.regfox.com/2026-wings-across-the-big-sky-birding-festival

05/21/2026

Montana’s public lands belong to all of us — and the call to protect them is growing louder. 🏔️🦅

Read the latest guest column from Montana Audubon Executive Director Larry Berrin at the Flathead Beacon where he shares why Montanans are calling for stronger public lands protections — and why leaders should listen.

Read our piece, then help spread the word by sharing with fellow public lands lovers and advocates.

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/05/19/are-montana-leaders-listening-to-the-calls-for-public-lands-protections/

05/21/2026

Join us in Billings next Tuesday, May 26, to learn about how communities, nonprofits, and YOU can access new public funding to invest in conservation, public access, and working lands right here in northwest Montana.🌱

At these events, you’ll:
🦅 Hear how HB 932 works and what kinds of projects are eligible for funding.
🦉 Learn about new community grant programs through Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
🐦‍⬛ Share your ideas for projects that could benefit Livingston, Billings, Paradise Valley and beyond.

We’ll be joined by experts including Mike Mershon of Montana Wildlife Federation, Heather Bilden of Coulee Creek Ranch, and Peter Dudley of Montana Audubon!

We hope you’ll join us and help shape the future of Montana’s lands and wildlife! 🏔️

05/21/2026

Thank you to Naturalist Journeys, LLC, one of our 2026 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival sponsors!

Join us this year in Kalispell, Montana from June 12 to 14 for the 25th annual festival for a weekend full of birds and community.

Learn more about the festival and register online: https://mtaudubon.org/events/wings-across-the-big-sky/

05/20/2026

A recent guest column in support of public lands and the critically important Land and Water Conservation Fund, by Montana Audubon's Executive Director, Larry Berrin.

Missoula Current: https://missoulacurrent.com/public-land-protection/

Missoulian: https://missoulian.com/opinion/column/article_20944868-8fd9-4e5d-9dbe-3ba5a178dc43.html

Billings: https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/column/article_80e52642-3b40-54af-830a-c04cdf911608.html

Helena: https://helenair.com/opinion/column/article_b04cbf42-a446-522f-9fca-d753f59b19ec.html

Bozeman: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/guest_columnists/larry-berrin-are-montana-leaders-listening-to-calls-for-public-lands-protections/article_938f3a00-6ad0-43b1-9147-237ade6417eb.html

Montanans don’t always agree on politics. But when it comes to public lands, and the wildlife that depend on them, there is a remarkable and enduring consensus: these places matter,

05/14/2026

Thank you to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, one of our 2026 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival sponsors!

Join us this year in Kalispell, Montana from June 12 to 14 for the 25th annual festival for a weekend full of birds and community.

Learn more about the festival and register online: https://mtaudubon.org/events/wings-across-the-big-sky/

05/12/2026

📣 Reminder! Virtual training for our Common Nighthawk Citizen Science Survey is tonight at 7pm via zoom. Fill out our Survey Interest Form at our citizen science website and you will receive a zoom invitation via email.
https://montanabirdsurveys.weebly.com/nightjars.html

Join us for a presentation about the natural history, ecology, identification, and conservation of Common Nighthawks and how to get involved in surveying them around Montana.

Visit our citizen science website for more information on this survey, or email Casey at [email protected] with any questions!

Special thanks to our funding partners L.E.A.W. Family Foundation and MFWP.

05/08/2026

Will you be in Billings on May 27th? Come join us and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks for Common Nighthawk Survey Training at the Montana Audubon Center in Billings at 6:30 pm!

Join us for a presentation about the natural history, ecology, identification, and conservation of Common Nighthawks and how to get involved in surveying them around Montana.

No RSVP required, we hope to see you there!

Visit our citizen science website for more information on this survey, and email Casey at [email protected] with any questions!

Special thanks to our funding partners L.E.A.W. Family Foundation and MFWP.

05/08/2026

Thank you to Moraway Adventures, one of our 2026 Wings Across the Big Sky Birding Festival sponsors!

Join us this year in Kalispell, Montana from June 12 to 14 for the 25th annual festival for a weekend full of birds and community.

Learn more about the festival and register online: https://mtaudubon.org/events/wings-across-the-big-sky/

05/07/2026

Will you be in Miles City on May 26th? Come join us and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks for Citizen Science Common Nighthawk Survey Training at MFWP Miles City at 7 pm!

Join us for a presentation about the natural history, ecology, identification, and conservation of Common Nighthawks and how to get involved in surveying them around Montana.

No RSVP required, we hope to see you there!

Visit our citizen science website for more information on this survey, and email Casey at [email protected] with any questions!

Special thanks to our funding partners L.E.A.W. Family Foundation and MFWP.