Connecting Community and Nature Through Education
Read our November Newsletter!
See upcoming, winter programs and a travel grant opportunity for teachers!
2024 Was a big year for Montana Discovery Foundation
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.
Popular links
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.