During the Montana Folk Festival, special attention is given to providing engaging educational hands-on activities for children and youth. The Family Area will be packed with interactive activities for children of all ages. Volunteers, educators and artists will be on hand to guide children through a variety of activities that promise to be as much fun as they are educational. The area will also feature tall trees and a shade area for rest.
The Family Area for children and their parents will be coordinated by the Clark Fork Watershed Education Project (CFWEP).
This is not a daycare or drop-off area. Parents must stay and participate with their children.
During the Montana Folk Festival, special attention is given to providing engaging educational hands-on activities for children and youth. The Family Area will be packed with interactive activities for children of all ages. Volunteers, educators and artists will be on hand to guide children through a variety of activities that …
Ripple is a newly recognized education and research center within the Montana University System. Located at Montana Technological University, Ripple is integral to the campus and the surrounding community. Ripple is expanding the mission and vision of the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program to other watersheds in Montana, currently working …
Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. It is the largest out-of-school youth development program in the state, reaching nearly 20,000 youth in all 56 counties each year. In Silver Bow County, we serve 100 members and 25 certified volunteers. 4-H offers more than 200 …
Paint a mini canvas to add to a larger canvas mosaic! All ages and artistic abilities are welcome to help honor our community and the creative spirit in this collaborative masterpiece!
Our mission is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife, their habitat and our hunting heritage. We provide funding for Permanent Land Protection and Land Conservation, Habitat Stewardship and Enhancement, Research for wildlife management, and Hunting Heritage Projects. Our Vision is to be the best membership-based conservation organization and …
Montana Wetlands and Waterfowl is the only Montana-based conservation and education organization focusing on waterfowl and their habitats. To do this, we work with area schools, other organizations, and agencies to hold educational events, presentations, and workshops. We have on-the-ground projects like our hen house program where we build duck nesting structures …
The Science Mine began in the 1990’s as a gleam or a dream in the eyes of a few individuals in Butte, Montana, where children could interactively play with and experience the wonders and sometimes counter-intuitive nature of the world around them. At the risk of omitting some of these …
Dalit Guscio of the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program and the Montana Osprey Program has been working with osprey in the Clark Fork for over ten years. She will walk through the process of banding osprey, our current understanding of food-chain effects from metals, and discuss the awesome evolutionary adaptations …
Joan Martin, owner of Martin’s Masks. Joan started Martin’s Masks in 2017 after the company she was working for as a laboratory technician closed its doors. She has always been an artistic person, if you asked the 5-year-old Joan what she wanted to be when she grew up, the answer …
