Initially launched in 1998, an all-volunteer effort has planted more than 65,000 trees and shrubs for habitat restoration, engaged dozens of schools and local businesses, and built community support for a year-round center. Today, Montana Audubon and its partners are prepared to build on this foundation and establish the Center as a regional hub for placed-based education, conservation/environmental research and monitoring, citizen science, and Yellowstone River Basin natural history. Local governance from an Audubon Center Advisory Council, strong community partnerships, and exceptional education programming are the pillars supporting the growth and development of this project.

The Center’s site is a 54-acre former gravel mine bordered by 115 acres of city-managed park land. Beautifully situated along the Yellowstone River, the Montana Audubon Center includes three ponds for scientific research and exploration, and connectivity to the growing greenbelt trail system, an island on the river, and City parks. The site anchors the growing Yellowstone Greenway public trail system. This is an ideal location within Montana’s largest urban center providing easy access and a diversity of habitats and wildlife.

Meet at the picnic table in the visitor parking lot at 4 pm. Activity will be outdoors so bring water for hydration and dress for any inclement weather. Center will provide tools and gloves or if comfortable with your own tools, bring them along !