The Dancing Loon: A Close Call

The Dancing Loon: A Close Call By Janet Cass Broadcast 6.21 & 6.24.2023   Listen:   It’s a beautiful late-June day, perfect for walking around Clearwater Lake in Lolo National Forest. The trail to the lake opens onto a comparatively open area,...

Find the Toads, Count the Toads, Save the Toads

Find the Toads, Count the Toads, Save the Toads By Emma Swartz Broadcast 6.14 & 6.17.2023   Listen:   It’s June and I’m in a dreamy meadow deep in the backcountry of Mount Rainier National Park, looking for toads. My mission: find the toads, count the...

Camouflaged and Colorful Crawdads

Camouflaged and Colorful Crawdads By Krys Standley Broadcast 6.7 & 6.10.2023   Listen:   The most crawdads I’ve ever seen in one place were in a truck that had been taken ice fishing onto Canyon Ferry Lake and broke through at a pressure ridge, where the...

Coming to My Senses with Northern Harriers

Coming to My Senses with Northern Harriers By Mark Armstrong Broadcast 5.31 & 6.3.2023   Listen:   I have a confession to make. For years, I was obsessed with the goal of capturing photos of Northern Harriers. I chased these magnificent raptors on hikes...

Tufted Evening Primrose, Jewels of the Night

Tufted Evening Primrose, Jewels of the Night By Deb Drain Broadcast 5.17 & 5.20.2023   Listen:   One evening in late May, bundled up like it was mid-February, I wandered around the Rims area of Billings in search of native plants. It’s hard to imagine...