Rattlesnake Stories: A Guide to the Ice Age in the Rattlesnake Valley and Beyond

Kallie Moore- Collections Manager for UM’s Paleontology Center

11/17/2024

Winter is coming...but not like it did during the Pleistocene Epoch. Join us as we travel back over 10 thousand years to meet the Ice Age animals that roamed Montana, including the Rattlesnake Valley, and to learn about the environment they lived in. The talk will give an overview of what an Ice Age is, describe some of the megafauna, and wrap up with how the ice formed our modern landscape including on Mount Jumbo.

Rattlesnake Stories: Animal Stories Along the Creek

Andrea Stephens- Director of Undergraduate and Field Education, UM Wilderness Institute

with Justin Tofflemier- UM student

02/11/2024

Join us for a glimpse into the lives of wild animals living amongst us right in town! Students and staff from the UM Wilderness Institute will share photos and stories from 4 years of game camera surveys along Rattlesnake Creek. We'll hear about moose in surprising places, beavers eating unexpected things, and find out what our local black bears are up to day and night.

Rattlesnake Stories: Chinese Burials in the Lower Rattlesnake

Leif Fredrickson- Director of Public History , UM History Department

10/8/2023

What was Missoula’s Chinese community like in the late 1800s? Where is the Chinese burial ground? How has it affected subsequent development and our collective understanding of our town?

Rattlesnake Stories: Mt. Jumbo Elk Herd

Jeff Gicklhorn- City Conservation Lands Manager

03/10/2024

Jeff Gicklhorn will report on the elk population, their management and monitoring, and considerations in the seasonal closure dates. Join us to learn more about Mt. Jumbo’s iconic elk herd!

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Rattlesnake Stories: History of Rattlesnake Wilderness Designation

Pat Williams- Former US House Representative

with

Steve Woodruff- Retired Journalist

3/19/2023

Not many cities are blessed with a wilderness area in their backyard. How was the Rattlesnake Wilderness conceived? It didn’t just happen! Here, Steve Woodruff chats with former US Congressman Pat Williams about his experience stewarding the legislation that created the Rattlesnake Wilderness.