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 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 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: 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 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...