Operation Propagation: A Ponderosa Pine Story by Jen Elison Broadcast 1.2022 and 2.18 & 2.21.2026 Listen: Last winter, a forest of 48 ponderosa pine trees grew in my dining room. What began as a hike to enjoy an early autumn afternoon transformed...
A Season with a Robin Family By Deb & Gil Gale Broadcast 2.11 & 2.14.2026 Listen: A robin’s nest sits in the paper birch tree near our porch, on a platform of branches midway up the trunk. Though empty now, in the depths of winter, the...
Fata Morgana: Mirage in the Mountains by Chris Paige Broadcast 1.1996, 3.2019, 12.2021, and 2.4 & 2.7.2026 Listen: My husband and I were skiing recently on a gloriously sunny day in a secret powder paradise. Several inches of fluff billowed up with...
The Long Lives of “Short-Lived” Insects By Brian Bush Broadcast 1.28 & 1.31.2026 Listen: Slogging through a cold mountain stream is one of the best ways to experience Montana’s incredible biodiversity. From the sharp chatter of a Belted Kingfisher...
The Pileated Woodpecker: Red-Headed Wonder By Dawn Gelderloos Broadcast 1.21 & 1.24.2026 Listen: Winter leaves its mark here in the Ninemile Valley, just northwest of Missoula. Fields and pastures, now covered in patches of ice and snow, stand quiet and...
