Montana Fens by Steve Shelly Broadcast 11.12 and 11.15.2019 Listen: Even as the deep snowpack buries much of the landscape in Western Montana, there are some very special wetland habitats that will not freeze at all this winter. These wetlands, known as fens,...
Wild Horse Island by Ruth Royter Broadcast 11.5 and 11.8.2019 Listen: Just the name – Wild Horse Island – sends the imagination soaring. The short boat trip to this island on the west side of Flathead Lake about ten miles north of Polson is magical. This is...
Geology of the Bitterroot Mountains by Mike Peterson Broadcast 10.20.2019 Listen: It is easy to imagine that Western Montana, dominated as it is by the Rocky Mountains, should be a great place to be a climber. I’m lucky enough to live in Missoula, where the...
Black-billed Magpies by Susie Wall Broadcast 10.8 and 10.11.2019 Listen: When I first moved out West, I was impressed by the large black-and-white bird I noticed strutting around my yard and campsites, its long black tail dragging on the ground behind it. The...
Lichens: Nature’s Weather Instruments by Erica Soon Olsen Broadcast 10.1 & 10.4.2019 Listen: While walking on the Kim Williams trail just outside of Missoula, I found myself noticing the abundant growth of lichens on the cliffs beside the trail. The...
