Fireweed: Bright, Persistent, and Unexpected By Erin Vielbig Broadcast 8.26 & 8.29.2026 Listen: Chamerion angustifolium is native not only to Montana, but much of the northern hemisphere. It is also one of the first plants to truly capture my...
Lunch with a Dragonfly By Marian McKenna Broadcast 8.19 & 8.22.2026 Listen: It is not every day that you share a lunch moment with a beautiful insect. It was an unseasonably warm spring day in western Montana. I was between the horse barn and the...
Whortling Along with Whortleberries By Allison De Jong Broadcast 8.12 & 8.15.2026 Listen: I’d never heard of whortleberries until I met my husband. We were on the first of what would be many hikes to Glen Lake in the Bitterroots, when he stopped, a...
Speed on the Prairie By Shane Morrison Broadcast 8.5 & 8.8.2026 Listen: When doing field work, I drive the dirt roads that stretch for miles across the grasslands. I drive slowly as the roads are rutted and rough and cross open cattle range. I often...
Caching in on Cohesion By Eden Donahue Broadcast 7.29 & 8.1.2026 Listen: When a friend suggested the backcountry Master Naturalist course through Swan Valley Connections years ago, I couldn’t resist. I was an avid day hiker but had not experienced...
