Observing Deer Around the Year: White-tailed Deer Phenology

Observing Deer Around the Year: White-tailed Deer Phenology By Mary Shaw Broadcast 11.10 & 11.13.2021   Listen:   I am an explorer at heart. I love wandering in a forest, over a mountain ridge, around just this next bend in the trail to see what’s there,...

A Tale of Tails

A Tale of Tails by Ed Monnig Broadcast 10.26 & 10.29.2021   Listen:   This past summer in my backyard on the edge of Mount Jumbo, a most unusual bird hopped across our native plantings. It looked like a Spotted Towhee or perhaps an American Robin, but...

Gus, the Champion Larch

Gus, the Champion Larch by Jen Elison Broadcast 10.19 & 10.22.2021   Listen:   Visitors to Montana’s Jim Girard Memorial Tamaracks Grove near Seeley Lake have differing reactions when viewing Gus for the first time. I was awed by the 163-foot height,...

Marvelous, Moisture-Loving Moss

Marvelous, Moisture-Loving Moss by Pam Carlton Broadcast 9.21 & 9.24.2021   Listen:   Take a walk through the forest, or along a river or stream, and you will find moss. Now take a look around your neighborhood. You may need to look a little more closely...

Reflections on the Ponderosa Pine, Montana’s State Tree

Ponderosa Pine by Terry Habeger Broadcast 9.14 & 9.17.2021   Listen:   My love affair with the ponderosa pine started with trips through the forest, on my way to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It continued with hiking and biking trips through Pattee...