Crusty Snow is Special, Too

Crusty Snow by Drew Lefebvre Broadcast 2.2019 and 1.24 & 1.27.2024 Listen:   This morning, the Missoula valley sits under a blanket of fresh snow, and another few inches is forecast for tomorrow. I love the first day or two after a snowfall when everything is...

Small But Mighty: of Chickadees and Chief Plenty Coups

Small But Mighty: of Chickadees and Chief Plenty Coups by Hobie Hare Broadcast 4.2021 & 1.3 & 1.6.2024   Listen:   Black-capped Chickadees are supremely adaptive birds, and are highly regarded by rural, urban and suburban human residents who share...

Why No Two Snowflakes Look Alike

Why No Two Snowflakes Look Alike by Brooke Carlisle Broadcast 12.2015 & 12.20 & 12.23.2023 Listen:   You know the old saying “no two snowflakes are alike”? Well, there may be more truth to that than you think. I am from Hillsboro, Oregon, where the snow...

Cottonwoods: Winter Wildlife Refuge

Cottonwoods: Where Wildlife Take Refuge in Winter by Ellen Knight Broadcast 2.2010, 2.011, 3.2016, 12.6 & 12.9.2023 Listen:   Thinking about plants in winter recently, I remembered a particular good-sized cottonwood I saw while walking along a riverbank. What...

A Portrait Of Kehi-oo-leh, Rattlesnake Creek

A Portrait Of Kehi-oo-Leh, Rattlesnake Creek By Sarah Moody Broadcast 6.2013, 12.2019, and 11.29 & 12.2.2023 Listen:   I grew up in Missoula with the sound of Rattlesnake Creek pouring bedtime stories into my room, its chanting waters carrying me away to...