American Dippers: Lighting a Spark By Jen Elison Broadcast 7.2 & 7.5.2025 Listen: I first heard about the notion of spark birds while listening to NPR’s This American Life. Instantly captivated by the idea of a single bird catapulting an ordinary...
The Gift of Silence By Francine Miller Broadcast 6.25 & 6.28.2025 Listen: Last week when all was quiet and sunrise was coloring the sky, I thought how lucky I am to know silence. I was thrilled to watch the sky turn pink, fade to dark purple and then...
Wildflower Regeneration After the Rice Ridge Fire By Jean Pocha Broadcast 6.18 & 6.21.2025 Listen: The mountain range north of my home in the Blackfoot Valley was smoke-covered for 56 days during the Rice Ridge fire in 2017. The continual smoke,...
Sounds of a Summer Evening at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge By Pam Murphy Broadcast 6.11 & 6.18.2025 Listen: The road dissecting Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge meanders from agricultural to wetland to forest habitats. Bird sightings abound, and a...
Shimmers of Courage and Grace: Black-Chinned Hummingbirds By Dawn Gelderloos Broadcast 6.4 & 6.7.2025 Listen: On a clear June morning, I made for the pine bench on our land near Stoney Creek, just west of Missoula. Spring had arrived and the creek...
