Surfing the Reef of the Rocky Mountain Front

Surfing the Reef of the Rocky Mountain Front by Heather McCartney-Duty Broadcast 8.2021 and 10.16 & 10.19.2024   Listen:   The sun breaks the eastern horizon, gleaming like a red laser across the calm sea. The waves lap gentle against the shore, ebbing...

Staking out Territory: Loons on Kintla Lake

Staking out Territory: Loons on Kintla Lake by Ginn Barber Broadcast 9.2021 and 9.25 & 9.28.2024   Listen:   A decidedly chilly morning found my husband and I trundling along a distant gravel road, watching steely dawn give way to golden light. Our...

Wooly Aphids…AKA “Blue Fuzzy-Butts”

Wooly Aphids…AKA “Blue Fuzzy-Butts” By Byron Weber Broadcast 9.1992, 10.2000, 10.2007, 10.2009, 10.2017, 10.2022, and 9.18 & 9.21.2024   Listen:   One of the sure signs of the arrival of autumn is the increase in the numbers of wool...

Of Mountains and Snails

Of Mountains and Snails by Krys Standley Broadcast 9.2021 and 9.11 & 9.14.2024   Listen:   On a mid-afternoon outing some years back, my young children and I made our meandering way across a flat mountain bench near our home. Hiking with children is, at...