Free and open to the public. No companion animals please.

Late June, date TBA, Spring Wildflower Hike to Packer Meadow/Lolo Pass. Join us for this annual 8 mile hike on the Lee Ridge or (depending on conditions) the Lewis and Clark/Nez Perce Trail as we hike from Lee Creek campground (Hwy 12) up to Packer Meadow to see the spring wildflowers and hopefully see the purple Camas blooms in Packer meadow. This is a moderately strenuous hike. Horticulturist Adrienne Hopkins will help us identify wildflowers and plants along the way. Bring your lunch and plenty of water. Watch for more info as we monitor spring snow conditions.

Saturday June 27 - Service Outing, Weed Pull and Demo Project Tour in Sawmill Gulch Elk Habitat.
Along with some Great Old Broads for Wilderness, help remove houndstongue (a weed) from elk winter range in the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. Meet at the main Rattlesnake Trailhead north of Missoula at 8 a.m. We’ll be done by noon, giving volunteers a chance to recreate or head home for chores. We’ll clip the seedheads (triangular sticktights) from houndstongue toward the top of the meadow. We’ll also take an interpretive-sightseeing 1+ mile hike through the wildland-urban interface forest thinning demonstration project and learn about the latest habits of the North Hills Elk Herd, which winters in the area. Long sleeve shirt, long pants, sturdy footgear, work gloves, and protective eyewear are required. Bring your own gloves and hand clippers if you have them. We will have gloves and clippers on hand for those who don’t have their own. Contact Bert Lindler 542-7645 or blindler(at)montana.com

Old Growth Western Red-Cedars & Fishing, Great Burn Backpack
Saturday & Sunday, July 18 & 19 - This trip is full, sign up on the waiting list in anticipation of cancellations.
Just 30 miles west of Missoula lies the famed Great Burn Roadless Area. In addition to jagged granite peaks and expansive sub-alpine meadows, hidden pockets of ancient western red-cedar–spared by the great fire of 1910–remain in several drainages. Some of these giants are more than 500 years old! If you love untouched forests and pristine waterways, this trip is for you. It is an easy 10 mile (round-trip) overnight backpack up the west fork of Fish Creek. Anglers, bring your fly rod for a chance to catch westslope cutthroat, and possibly rainbow and brown trout. Space is limited. To sign up, email trip leader Bob Clark at bob.clark(at)sierraclub.org.

Saturday, July 25th - Ninemile Watershed Restoration Day
Join Sierra Club and Trout Unlimited for a volunteer service day at Little McCormick Creek (a tributary of Ninemile Creek) northwest of Missoula, on Saturday, July 25th. Volunteers are needed to implement a variety of restoration work including; collecting fish and invertebrate data, installing erosion controls, hand-pulling weeds, and plant rescue in important westslope cutthroat trout habitat.

The work is part of a watershed restoration project being implemented by Trout Unlimited, Sierra Club, Lolo National Forest, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to improve Little McCormick Creek, an important tributary of Ninemile Creek in the lower Clark Fork River drainage.

To join our work crews (from Missoula) meet at the Missoula Public Library parking lot at 8:00 am or (from the Ninemile) meet at the Ninemile Ranger Station at 9:00 am. We will return to Missoula by 5;00 pm

The community is invited and lunch and transportation will be provided. For more information call 406-549-1142

Saturday & Sunday August 8 & 9 - Great Burn Backpack, Fishing & Service Outing
Enjoy the high country of the Great Burn and help clean up lakeshore campsites. This trip takes you to Cedar Log Lakes on the Montana side of the Bitterroot divide. The trail winds along the divide in and out of Idaho, past Kid Lake to Upper Cedar Log Lake. Indian paintbrush, beargrass, hemlock, and sub-alpine fir are among the variety of flora to be found here. Fauna includes; moose, bears, and wolves. Cutthroat trout swim the waters of these high mountain lakes so bring your rod and MT fishing license. Plan to spend time packing up trash and cleaning up heavily-used campsites. This is a joint trip with Sierra Club and Great Burn Study Group. Space is limited. To sign up, email Beverly Dupree at thegreatburn(at)yahoo(dot)com

Public Lands Day - Saturday, September 26th Ninemile Watershed, Service Project
Join Sierra Club and Trout Unlimited for a volunteer service day at Little McCormick Creek (a tributary of Ninemile Creek) northwest of Missoula, on National Public Lands Day - Saturday, September 26th. Volunteers are needed to plant grasses and deciduous seedlings in an important westslope cutthroat trout tributary.

The work is part of a watershed restoration project being implemented by Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Lolo National Forest, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to improve Little McCormick Creek, an important tributary of Ninemile Creek in the lower Clark Fork River drainage.

To join our work crews (from Missoula) meet at the Missoula Public Library parking lot at 8:00 am or (from the Ninemile) meet at the Ninemile Ranger Station at 9:00 am. We will return to Missoula by 5:00 pm

The community is invited and lunch and transportation will be provided. For more information call 406-549-1142

Get Involved - To find out more about participating in these Montana Chapter Sierra Club outings, or if you'd like to share your favorite wild places by leading a hike or canoe trip in your region, please contact the Outings Coordinator, John Wolverton at: yodelingdog (at) hotmail dot com

For information on over 270 national and international Sierra Outings, visit: www.sierraclub.org/outings/ or call (415) 977-5522