Beaver Neighbor

Beaver Neighbor By Rachel McKay Broadcast 11.2022 and 11.20 & 11.23.2024   Listen:   I spotted a shadow moving swiftly under the water of Trout Creek in northwest Montana, and my heart started to race. My partner had called me outside just fifteen...

Boxelder Bugs: Accessible Ambassadors for Nature

Boxelder Bugs: Accessible Ambassadors for Nature by Jen Elison Broadcast 11.2021 and 11.13 & 11.16.2024   Listen:   There I was, calmly taking a shower, when I realized I was not alone. Sitting on top of a bottle of shampoo waving its antennae and...

Reflections on Knowing a Wild Place

Reflections on Knowing a Wild Place by Allison De Jong Broadcast 5.2016, 9.2022, and 11.6 & 11.9.2024 Listen:   Montana has so much to offer for those who love wild places, and I’ve spent much of my time here exploring all the new spots I can in our lovely...

Bat Moms Do A Lot Of Hanging About

Bat Moms Do A Lot Of Hanging About by Laura Jenkins Broadcast 8.2009, 8.2020, and 10.30 & 11.2.2024 Listen:   Bats are wonderful, mysterious creatures: they swoop gracefully through the night, and sometimes through our nightmares. We fear what we don’t...

Jumping Spider Paddle Battle

Jumping Spider Paddle Battle By Irmi Willcockson Broadcast 11.2022 and 10.23 & 10.26.2024   Listen:   I love paddling my kayak, to get away even for just an hour or two. Sitting in my kayak one morning on a detention pond close to home, I watched a...