Connecting Community and Nature Through Education

Who We Are

The Montana Discovery Foundation is a nonprofit friends group of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. We have worked to connect community and nature through education since 1999.

The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest exists on the ancestral lands of the Blackfeet, Salish-Kootenai, Gros Ventre, and Crow Nations. We value the rights and sovereignty of all Tribal Nations and Indigenous people across Montana, including the Little Shell, Chippewa-Cree of Rocky Boy, Assiniboine, and Northern Cheyenne Tribes and Nations, and all students we serve whose ancestral lands exist within or outside Montana. Our education is presented through the lens of the 7 Essential Understandings of Montana's Indian Education For All curriculum.

The Montana Discovery Foundation has recently hired new staff, including an additional full-time position! We’re excited to share with you the great things ahead. Bear with us as we update our website, calendar, newsletter, and social media outreach.​

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Migratory Bird Day

A bird festival the first Saturday in May each year!

Celebrating Wildflowers

Wildflower and pollinator education for 4th grade and beyond.

Youth Forest Monitoring

Summer Citizen Science program for High School students.

SnowSchool

Our premier Snowshoe program for kids and adults.

Adopt-a-Species

Helping local schools teach about Montana wildlife.

Master Naturalist

Helena's Master Naturalist certification program.

More Programs

Snowshoeing, guided hikes, education, volunteering, and more!

Heritage Resources

Articles and information about HLCNF cultural and historical sites.

Interpretive Brochures

Self-guided hikes, resource guides, and other publications.

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