Caching in on Cohesion By Eden Donahue Broadcast 7.29 & 8.1.2026 Listen: When a friend suggested the backcountry Master Naturalist course through Swan Valley Connections years ago, I couldn’t resist. I was an avid day hiker but had not experienced...
Tenacious Beauty: In Awe of Alpine Wildflowers By Allison De Jong Broadcast 7.15 & 7.18.2026 Listen: It was a sunny, gorgeous Sunday in late July. My husband, two friends and I had scattered ourselves across the broad alpine meadow of Goat Flat in...
A Crescendo in Spring: Discovering the Elegant Mariposa By Dawn Gelderloos Broadcast 7.15 & 7.18.2026 Listen: Spring came gradually, and all at once, in the Ninemile area, west of Missoula. Early on, when the grasses were still brown, the first sign...
A Heritage of Huckleberries By Hilary Oliver Broadcast 7.8 & 7.11.2026 Listen: My son was two years old the first time I heard him say “mmmmm” when he tried a new food. He was riding in the backpack baby carrier. Sun was spilling through the forest canopy...
Sky Full of Swallows By Cedar Lloyd Broadcast 7.1 & 7.4.2026 Listen: The sweet smell before a storm. Sky full of swallows. A cacophony of chirps. Rocky Mountains bruised purple. Dark clouds resting just above them, waiting to break. Each plume of...
