Montana State Parks event schedule July
By Moosetrack Megan

Posted: June 30, 2017

Kids Family Game Night

Date
Saturday July 1, 2017

Time
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Location
Lone Pine State Park

Contact
Brian Schwartz
(406) 755-2706 ext, 3

Description
Kids Family Game Night – Join the park rangers for a night of games and a campfire with music and stories. Bring your own s’mores. Located at the picnic shelter.

$4 per child

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Little Saplings: Forest Friends

Date
Friday July 7, 2017

Time
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Location
Lone Pine State Park

Contact
Brian Schwartz
(406) 755-2706 ext, 3

Description
Little Saplings Jr. Ranger Club – Forest Friends! Kids ages 4-7 come learn about nature. Play a game, hear a story, and make a craft. Located at the park picnic shelter.

$5 per child
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Crow Family Dynamics

Date
Friday July 7, 2017

Time
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location
Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Contact
Aaron Kind
(406) 252-1289

Description
Crow Family Dynamics- Come join us for a talk as Sharon Stands Over The Bull will be discussing the traditions and unique cultural aspects of Crow families.

FREE

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Crow Family Dynamics

Date
Friday July 7, 2017

Time
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location
Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Contact
Aaron Kind
(406) 252-1289

Description
Crow Family Dynamics- Come join us for a talk as Sharon Stands Over The Bull will be discussing the traditions and unique cultural aspects of Crow families.

FREE
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Full Moon Hike

Date
Saturday July 8, 2017

Time
8:30 PM – 10:00 PM

Location
Lone Pine State Park

Contact
Brian Schwartz
(406) 755-2706 ext, 3

Description
Full Moon Hike – Learn about nocturnal animals and the moon on this 1-mile hike. After the hike, enjoy the full moon rising at the overlook. Bring a flashlight. No dogs, please.

$4 per person. Preregistration required

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Wilderness Walk

Date
Saturday July 8, 2017

Time
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Location
Makoshika State Park

Contact
Chris Dantic
(406) 377-6256

Description
Join Makoshika’s Park Ranger on a Wilderness Walk in Makoshika on Saturday, July 8, 2017. The walk is part of the Montana Wilderness Association’s Backcountry Wilderness Walk Series held statewide each year. This year¿s hike in Makoshika will be on the Vista Trail, a road to trail project that provides three miles of non-motorized trail in the park accessing some of the more remote areas of the park. The four-mile round-trip hike is rated as moderate in difficulty; please bring anything you may need to be comfortable, such as appropriate clothing and footwear, insect repellent, water, etc.

For more than 50 years, the Montana Wilderness Association has been working with communities across the state to protect Montana’s wilderness heritage, quiet beauty, and outdoor traditions. The grassroots conservation proved instrumental in the passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act and in the designation of all 15 wilderness areas in Montana, and currently has more than 5,500 members.

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Montana Shakespeare In the Parks – Macbeth

Date
Thursday July 13, 2017

Time
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location
Makoshika State Park

Contact
Chris Dantic
(406) 377-6256

Description
Makoshika State Park will host Montana Shakespeare in the Parks in their Glendive performance of Macbeth, directed by Kevin Asselin. Concessions will be provided; attendees should bring what they may need to be comfortable at an outdoor theater event, such as appropriate clothing and insect repellent.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is the only fully professional touring theatre program in the state currently producing Shakespeare¿s plays, the only Shakespeare company in the country to reach as extensively into rural areas, and the only company in the state that offers its performances free to the public, guaranteeing accessibility to all.
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Art of Rabbit Knows Gun

Date
Friday July 14, 2017

Time
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Location
Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Contact
Aaron Kind
(406) 252-1289

Description
Art of Rabbit Knows Gun- Join us as Crow artist Rabbit Knows Gun will be presenting and selling his artwork in the visitor center.

FREE
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Little Saplings: Outstanding Owls

Date
Friday July 14, 2017

Time
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Location
Lone Pine State Park

Contact
Brian Schwartz
(406) 755-2706 ext, 3

Description
Little Saplings Jr. Ranger Club – Outstanding Owls! Kids ages 4-7 come learn about nature. Play a game, hear a story, and make a craft. Located at the park picnic shelter.

$5 per chld

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AmeriCorps at Makoshika

Date
Thursday July 20, 2017

Time
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Location
Makoshika State Park

Contact
Chris Dantic
(406) 377-6256

Description
Americorps at Makoshika – Rachel Swanwick is Makoshika’s AmeriCorps member this summer. Rachel comes to us from New Jersey. She has a BA in Environmental Science from Brandeis University. While she is here she will be creating a curriculum for the park so we can give students more educational services. At this program you will learn more about Rachel and she will share information about her projects as well as her future plans.
Please bring anything you may need to be comfortable, such as warm clothing, insect repellent, water, etc. A free BBQ will be offered at this program.

A campfire program schedule is available at the Makoshika Visitor Center.

Contact Sue Veroye at (406) 377-6256 for more information.

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Little Saplings: Beautiful Bats

Date
Friday July 21, 2017

Time
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Location
Lone Pine State Park

Contact
Brian Schwartz
(406) 755-2706 ext, 3

Description
Little Saplings Jr. Ranger Club – Beautiful Bats! Kids ages 4-7 come learn about nature. Play a game, hear a story, and make a craft. Located at the park picnic shelter.

$5 per child

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Peyote Stitch Beading

Date
Friday July 21, 2017

Time
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location
Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Contact
Aaron Kind
(406) 252-1289

Description
Peyote Stitch Beading- Amy ¿Doonie¿ Young will be presenting and selling her beadwork, as well as giving demonstrations on Peyote Stitch Beading.

FREE

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Living with the Land

Date
Saturday July 22, 2017

Time
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Location
Pictograph Cave State Park

Contact
Richard Tooke
(406) 254-7342

Description
Fischer describes the American Indian struggle for survival, often overcoming harsh conditions, their triumph over hardships, and their spiritual and creative achievements. This inspiring talk enhances our understanding of how native people lived, covering various themes regarding camp life, food, clothing, and medicine. Fischer, an artist who was raised in a traditional Indian environment, has been sharing traditional knowledge for the past thirty years.

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Little Saplings: Fascinating Flowers

Date
Friday July 28, 2017

Time
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Location
Lone Pine State Park

Contact
Brian Schwartz
(406) 755-2706 ext, 3

Description
Little Saplings Jr. Ranger Club – Fascinating Flowers! Kids ages 4-7 come learn about nature. Play a game, hear a story, and make a craft. Located at the park picnic shelter.

$5 per child
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Drum Practice with the Pryor Mountain Boys

Date
Saturday July 29, 2017

Time
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location
Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Contact
Aaron Kind
(406) 252-1289

Description
Drum Practice with The Pryor Mountain Boys- Enjoy the sounds of traditional Crow drumming with a drum practice by The Pryor Mountain Boys taking place outside our visitor center.

FREE

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