The Bird Count Of Christmas And ‘One Magpie Dancing’

The Bird Count Of Christmas And ‘One Magpie Dancing’ By Brian Williams Broadcast 12.24 & 12.27.2019 Listen:   Once the last trickle of migrating birds passed through Montana in early October, my binoculars sat idle for a few weeks, until...

The Short-Tailed Weasel: Life Sped Up

The Short-Tailed Weasel: Life Sped Up By Carol Alette Broadcast 2.8.2015 and 12.17 & 12.20.2019 Listen:   While some animals get off comparatively easily in the winter by hibernating, or by gorging and then fasting, the short-tailed weasel has to hunt every...

Super-Morph: Botanist In The Produce Aisle

Super-Morph: Botanist In The Produce Aisle by Peter Lesica & Annie Garde Broadcast 11.2 & 11.3.2014 and 12.10 and 12.13.2019 Listen:   As the temperature drops and the leaves turn brown and drop as well, it gets hard for a botanist in Montana to find...

Eagle Watching At Rogers Pass, 2008

Eagle Watching At Rogers Pass, 2008 by Russ Van Paepeghem Broadcast 11.26 and 11.29.2019 Listen:   At 5,610 feet, in October, it’s cold. I have coffee waiting in a thermos and a stove to warm it or myself, if the wind blows too hard. I’m seated in the snow with a...

Thermophiles: Multitudes In The Hot Spring

Thermophiles: Multitudes In The Hot Spring by Shelly Pace Broadcast 11.19 and 11.22.2019 Listen:   Perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to enjoy a relaxing soak in one of Montana’s numerous hot springs. Sometimes it’s enough to simply picture yourself there as you...