The Secret Lives of Blue Butterflies by Krys Standley Broadcast 6.2021 and 5.15 & 5.18.2024 Listen: Heading out on a favorite hiking trail north of Missoula, the colors of springtime are vibrant. In the low, shaded areas near the trailhead, slender...
Mid-May Morning Bustle on Grant Creek by Cynthia Swidler Broadcast 5.2021 and 5.8 & 5.11.2024 Listen: It is dawn on this mid-May morning. An American Robin is singing its exuberant declaration of the day while accompanied by raindrop...
A Tale of Two Spiders by Ser Anderson Broadcast 5.2021 and 5.1 & 5.4.2024 Listen: I’d like to say I like spiders, but if I did it wouldn’t exactly be the truth. For two weekends in May, I visited a pale yellow goldenrod crab spider living on a bright...
Dandelions: Weed or Wonder? by Cassie Sevigny Broadcast 4.2021 and 4.24 & 4.27.2024 Listen: I looked out my window one spring morning to see the solid green yard below devoid of any flowers. The landscapers came by recently – maybe mowing chopped the...
Thunder Chickens By Lars Chinburg Broadcast 4.17 & 4.20.2024 Listen: This past weekend, my brother and I went traipsing around on top of Mt. Sentinel above Missoula, sniffing ponderosas, arguing about who was more out of breath, and generally...
