Book Review: Eight Bears

Book Review: Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future by Gloria Dickie By Allison De Jong Award-winning journalist Gloria Dickie’s Eight Bears is a that takes you places: you’re going on a world tour, visiting Peru and China, Vietnam and Ecuador, India and arctic...

Wildflower Wednesday: Blanketflower

What is it about showy yellow flowers? Is it their brightness? Their cheer? The fact that they look like golden bits of sunshine dropped in a meadow or on a hillside? This #WildflowerWednesday we are loving on blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), another stunner in...

Ask a Naturalist: Winter Vetch

You asked: “What is this plant I’ve been seeing all over Mount Sentinel and the south side of Missoula?” The answer: This is winter vetch (Vicia villosa), also known as hairy vetch. It is non-native, introduced throughout North America from Europe...

Wildflower Wednesday: Penstemon

Is there anything lovelier than the deep bluish-purple of penstemon blossoms echoing the azure of the sky on a summer’s day? Penstemons come in an array of colors, from deep blue to all shades of purple to yellow to white. We have 36 species in Montana, though...